Engineering consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) has opened an office at North Point House, Blackpool, Cork.

I AM a 76-year-old bloated public service pensioner. I wish to thank the media for drawing attention to my seriously obese condition.

THE recent report on the World Energy Outlook for 2009 from the OECD’s International Energy Agency highlighted the need for greater energy efficiency and “green growth” – including nuclear as well as renewable energy.

THE first part of the fourth report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published on February 3, states with 90% certainty that global warming is anthropogenic and if we humans continue in a ‘business as usual’ manner, the consequences are likely to be apparent during this century and will be serious, if not catastrophic.