Washing machines use up to 19 billion cubic meters of water annually. They also emit an estimated 62 million tonnes of CO2-eq greenhouse gases each year.

Enerpower (CoolPartner 032) recently announced the completion of a 180kWp rooftop solar array system for the Costello & McDermott facility in Ballinrobe County Mayo.

Humankind marked a grim milestone last month as we reached ‘Overshoot Day’ for planet earth. 

Earth Overshoot Day is the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for the year. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year.

Consumption of Coffee worldwide for 2020/21 is projected to be 167.23 million bags. This is an increase of 1.9% for the year 2019/20. With all this Coffee, comes a lot of waste. We bin an estimated 22,000 single-use coffee cups every hour in Ireland.

Guelder rose is a deciduous, upright shrub. Guelder-rose usually grows by lakes and in hedgerows. They sometimes reach as high as 4 meters.

The Wild Cherry Tree (Crann silín fiáin) is one of Ireland's most attractive native trees. Its beauty, and its fruit, have made it one of Ireland’s most respected, protected trees throughout history & it continues to be a popular tree around the country today.

Its scented flowers are particularly appealing to insects & it’s easily recognizable, white cherry blossoms are a joy for any fortunate individual who may lay eyes on them.

Last week, Transdev Dublin Light Rail Ltd. (CoolPartner 40) had the honour of welcoming students from the Development Education Centre, St Vincent’s, Navan Road, to the Luas Broombridge Depot in Dublin.

Each week on our One Little Thing Series, we will have one small action which any individual can take to fight Climate Change, which when done collectively in our community (and beyond) can make a big difference!

This week we are discussing how Riding your bike, even once a week, instead of driving can make a huge difference.

We are 044 - A big welcome to Kilbaha Gallery who join our CoolPartner Community today, 04.08.22

Do you want to Bring Bees & Butterflies into your garden this summer by sowing wildflowers in your garden?

Then, why not try our One Little Thing this week & create a small wildflower patch in your garden.

Each week on our One Little Thing Series, we will have one small action which any individual can take to fight Climate Change, which when done collectively in our community (and beyond) can make a big difference!

We have been working with the team at IP2DC to Make Planet Earth Cool for almost one year. It's been truly a pleasure working with them throughout the year. They joined our CoolPartner community as CoolPartner 008 and have been supporters of the Cloudforests mission from the very beginning.

We are delighted to announce that our first batch of Gift Trees will be planted on Cloudforest One in Lahinch, Co.Clare later this year. Our work on this unique development, called Our Gift Tree Grove will commence in August & will be finished by October. 

One of our incredible CoolPartners, Re:Sure (CoolPartner 013) has reached an incredible milestone. They now monitor over One Thousand CCTV Sites, which is a massive achievement.

This week we will be discussing how simply switching to LED light can have a significant reduction in lighting-related energy demand and emissions for individuals & businesses. 

We are delighted to announce that HSSCU Woods, developed in partnership with The Health Services Staffs Credit Union (CoolPartner 033) will be located at our spectacular Cloudforest Five site in Mountoven, Camp, Co. Kerry on the fabulous Dingle Peninsula. 

Paul Caldwell from the Cloudforests Endurance Team has stepped up his preparations for the Rift Iceland Race, which is only two weeks away. The Rift is a 200 km (125 miles) off-road bike race through the dark lava fields in the highlands of Iceland.

Recently, mac-Group (CoolPartner 023) attended The Irish News 2022 Workplace and Employment Awards, where they were shortlisted for the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year’.

Our newest Community Teams side, Na Déise U15  Ladies Football Team based in Modeligo and Touraneena had an unbelievable weekend last weekend as all roads lead to GAA’s National Games Development Centre at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown for the John West Féile Peile na nÓg Ladies Football Finals 2022.