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category national | environment | press release author Wednesday October 18, 2006 08:25author by Environmentalist

Dublin City Council becomes the first council in Ireland to buy eco-friendly bio-fuel cars

Wednesday 18th October at 11.15 a.m. at the Mansion House the Lord Mayor Councillor Vincent Jackson will officially accept delivery of a fleet of Ford Focus Flexi-Fuel vehicles (FFV) on behalf of Dublin City Council.

Full press release

http://www.dublincity.ie/press_news/press_releases/dubl...s.asp

Wednesday 18th October at 11.15 a.m. at the Mansion House the Lord Mayor Councillor Vincent Jackson will officially accept delivery of a fleet of Ford Focus Flexi-Fuel vehicles (FFV) on behalf of Dublin City Council.

For more info check www.dublincity.ie

Related Link: http://www.dublincity.ie/press_news/press_releases/dublin_city_council_first_local_authority_to_buy_

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Get Real
author by Realistpublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 08:33author address author phone

Do you not think you are going a little overboard? The new cars only make up 10% of their entire fleet.

Good news
author by Helenpublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:33author address author phone

That's brilliant, cheered me up this morning!

not a lot of positive feeling towards DCC here
author by hedgehogpublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:34author address author phone

Perhaps they could engender a more positive response among the public if they ceased their attack on our democratic rights of assembly as expressed through their illegal and continuing poster removal policy.

Galway Green Mayor Neil O'Brolchain has already implemented measures to use biofuels and rejected the mayoral gas guzzler in favour of a hybrid vehicle.

So DCC are not the first to take eco measures on a council fleet.

Is he going to lead by example?
author by Paul O'Donnellpublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:40author address author phone

What about the Lord Mayor's official car, he will soon be the proud owner (for a few months anyway) of 07-D-01 - part of long-standing deal with Volvo (I think) who provide a top of the range model every year. Will the Lord Mayor's new limo run on bio-fuel too?

Look on the brightside
author by Carthage Buckleypublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:55author address author phone

Lets take a little look on the brightside here. I know that our Government and councils don't always get things right and we readily criticise them for it. So it is only right that we commend them on any positive action they take. This year there will be 18 more environmentally friendly vehicles on the road. And these are vehicles which are heavily used.

Also on the plus side the fuel is produced in Cork and sourced from Maxol not Shell.

Bull Roar.
author by number 17 - legalise freedom campaignpublication date Wed Oct 18, 2006 16:17author address author phone

Can Jackson , NOT accept delivery ,on behalf of 'Envirnometal D.C.C.' of the Six Toxic waste products that is dumped into our Water every day.

We only use half of one percent of the total water supply to drink.

The rest of the contaminated water is washed down the sinks and drains as a waste disposal method for the chemical industry at one part per million and more.

You are being poisoned and lied to.

And skip the Lord stuff.

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