The painstaking work of "footing turf," as the process of drying peat for burning is known, ... The European Commission, which lists over 100 Irish bogs as Special Areas of Conservation, ...

Turning wetlands into fuel brings cheap energy to the countryside, but at a cost to ecosystems that trap carbon in the ground ...

LULLYMORE, Ireland — For centuries, the Irish have used peat from bogs to fuel the home fires. Stories of families coming together to bring home “the turf,” as peat is called in Ireland ...

The EU has designated Irish peat bogs as “priority” conservation regions under its Habitats Directive, meaning Ireland must protect these natural habitats from harmful activities, such as turf ...

EU gives Ireland two months to halt peat-cutting in conservation areas or face court European Commission says dialogue with Ireland on bog issue has been ‘long’, having started in 2011 ...

At a Nantucket cranberry bog, conservation group launches its biggest restoration project. February 16, 2024. ... Natural peat beneath the bog shows it was a wetland prior to human intervention, ...

On Ireland’s peat bogs, climate action clashes with tradition ... The Irish government says turf-cutting has ended on almost 80% of the raised bog special areas of conservation since 2011.

Ireland has lost over 70% of its blanket bog and over 80% of its raised bogs, according to estimates published by the Irish Peatland Conservation Council and National Parks and Wildlife Service ...

CLONBULLOGUE, Ireland (Reuters) -As wind turbines on the horizon churn out clean energy, John Smyth bends to stack damp peat - the cheap, smoky fuel he has harvested for half a century.