Earth Hour

This year's Earth Hour takes place between 8pm and 9pm this Saturday March 29th. Earth Hour seeks to
inspire people to take action on climate change by having individuals, businesses and public offices turn off all lights for one hour. Last year, 2.2 million people and 2100 businesses in Sydney turned off their
lights, reducing the city's energy consumption by 10.2%. We hope that you will join us in turning off the lights for Earth Hour 2008. For more information on the event, visit here
and for a very quirky option, see here

greenbox news: focus on profile

We've been busy publicizing our members, and here is some info on that guys:

EU flower news: A special publication has just been produced by EU Commission. The focus is the island of Ireland, the Greenbox, Kingfisher trail and the regional EU flowers are the main features of this publication. This new publication was promoted at ITB Berlin - the biggest Tourism Fair in Europe.
We'll put a link on this blog and on our site soon. For now, you can see an earlier EU Flower publication, focusing on the whole EU here: Flowers in Ireland are on page four and five.

Mary Mulvey (CEO) and Jerome O'Loughlin of Ireland Ecotours were on Dave Fanning's drivetime radio show on RTE1 on Thursday. They did a great job representing the Greenbox. Don't worry, if you missed it, you can listen here

We've also featured in other places: A French edition of the Greenbox times, which focused specifically on the Greenbox ecolabel packages has been produced. Already, it has been featured at French tourism trade shows.

We regularly get mentioned on various tourism and consumer websites. Here's an example: go!

Environment Fourm

Environment Forum

9 April 2008 Venue Stormont Hotel, Belfast
Cost £229.12
The conference aims to promote awareness and discussion of the key environmental issues facing Northern Ireland’s policy-makers and decision-takers but also provides some examples of groups taking proactive measures to promote better environmental management.
Contact details 028 9261 9933
bookings@bmfconferences.com
www.bmfconferences.com

The Sustainable Energy Awards 2008

The Sustainable Energy Awards 2008 are now open for nominations.
The annual Awards, which are presented by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) and sponsored by ESB Customer Supply, encourage, recognise and reward excellence in energy management in the industrial, commercial and public sectors.
For a full list of the Award categories and details on how to enter - Click Here

Closing date for nominations is April 25th

Two Websites that You Should Look At

Here are two websites that i think you should check out:

Available funding from:
www.cleanerproduction.ie

Public Event:
www.greenerireland.ie

More Greenbox Exposure

Hi Everyone

Check out the link below to see another article on the Greenbox:

http://www.hippyshopper.com/2007/10/ecotourism_holi.html

The Energy Show 2008

The Energy Show 2008

16th – 17th April 2008, RDS Dublin

Ireland’s national showcase for energy - The Energy Show 2008 - takes place in the RDS Main Hall on the 16th and 17th of April. Organised by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), the event is the perfect forum for suppliers and business customers of sustainable energy technologies and services to meet, share views and transact business.
The Show’s format will include a 2-day trade exhibition coupled with a seminar programme covering all aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy relevant to all sectors of Irish business.
In light of the current energy challenge facing business, SEI is encouraging professionals with an interest in - or responsibility for - energy use, to attend and find out how the latest sustainable energy technologies and practices can further inform their profession and ultimately benefit their business.
As part of this year’s event, SEI will host a number of special seminars over the two days on important sustainable energy related issues including -
Renewable Energy Solutions for Large Buildings; How to Design Energy Efficient Commercial and Public Buildings; Best Practice in Design and Optimisation of Industrial Equipment; Energy Management for Medium-Sized Organisations.
For further information on The Energy Show 2008 - including details on how to register for the exhibition and seminars - log onto www.sei.ie/energyshow or email energyshow@registrationdesk.ie

Seminar places are limited so early registration is advised