John Tyndall is the man who figured out why the sky is blue, yet he remains a relatively unknown figure, writes Frank McGovern

RESEARCH carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which shows that grassland could be potentially an important “sink” for carbon dioxide, has been hailed as significant by a senior office holder in the Irish Farmers’ Association.

EARLY research by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shown that Irish fields could be a potentially important method of absorbing greenhouse gases.