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Sat 07 Jul 2007Green gatheringHorizons Sylvia ThompsonLong-standing environmental activists and recent converts to the Green agenda will gather in Woodbrook House, Killanne, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford for the Irish Green Gathering from August 17th-19th. The event, which is hosted by Giles and Alexandra Fitzherbert of Woodbrook House, is billed as a low-budget, family-friendly, not-for-profit festival run on renewable energy only.The highlight is the extensive music programme but there will also be workshops and stands. The Feasta Energy and Climate Change group is hosting a talk on Saturday evening, August 18th between economist Richard Douthwaite and Green Party Deputy Leader and TD, Mary White, about carbon taxation and tradable emission allocations. See www.feasta.org and www.irishgreengathering.com or call 053-9255671 for further information.