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MINAMATA, JAPAN
The story of a mercury poisoning disaster by Robert Emmet Hernan
June – August 2022
Putin may not be as dumb as he seems
Instead of chasing some fantasy Empire, maybe he is invading Ukraine to capture its natural resources
1 Apr 2022Opposition to environmental regulation
First attack the regulations, then the budget, then the people advocating environmental protection
1 Feb 2022Glasgow City Council bans polluters from public spaces during COP26
Thanks to Glasgow
1 Sep 2021EU’s “Fit for 55” and the carbon border tax
Is the fitness program more than an exercise in alliteration?
1 Aug 2021Lessons from the COVID pandemic for climate breakdown
First of all, trust the scientists
30 Jun 2021One Very Dark Day for Fossil Fuel Companies
And a bright shining moment for the rest of us
1 Jun 2021First there were big fossil fuel companies manipulating information on climate breakdown
Now the big meat and dairy companies are at it
1 May 2021Continuing to extend the reach of environmental litigation
Manchester, France, and Nigeria
1 Mar 2021Extending the reach of environmental litigation
Coroners, deportation, and the Amazon
1 Feb 2021Government takes abstraction to the next level
New Water Bill is strong on verbiage, weak on commitment
1 Dec 2020Ireland’s 2020 Proposed Climate Action Bill: Its Latest Faux Pas
Deja Vu All Over Again
1 Nov 2020Exhausted from reading or hearing about coronavirus, BoJo and Trump
Try the daily news on climate change to feel better?
1 Sep 2020There has been a call for wildlife crime busters in the Gardaí
Maybe beefing up prosecution of environmental crime within the Irish EPA would work better
1 Aug 2020Idling engines make the devil’s work
They can harm and kill, and for no good reason.
1 Jul 2020A broad and deep climate action plan that is not centered on carbon pricing?
Yep, it’s possible, and American enviros seem to think they have such a plan
1 Jun 2020