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MINAMATA, JAPAN
The story of a mercury poisoning disaster by Robert Emmet Hernan
June – August 2022
Wildlife Bridges
Bridges over, or under, road systems to reduce roadkill and preserve access to habitats
1 May 2022Why the US isn’t ready for clean energy
Making clean energy isn’t enough: We also have to move it
1 Apr 2022Michael Northrop, “Financing fails to deliver at COP26”
Finance is uniquely positioned to save the planet, but has already financed 1.5֯ C of warming,
1 Mar 2022An Taisce action on Kilkenny cheese factory planning decision
An Tasice’s role in protecting the heritage and environment of Ireland
1 Feb 2022Why are Protesters Mourning the EU Taxonomy?
Should the EU allow some natural-gas and nuclear energy projects to be labeled as green investments in its sustainable investment Toxonomy
1 Jan 2022Andrew Phillips and Charles Seaford, “The Climate Consensus. The Public’s Views on How to Cut Emissions: Results from the Climate Calculator,” DEMOS
A viable path to meeting the 2030 target chosen by the UK public
1 Nov 2021EU Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly, “Ethical lobbying in a post-COVID world”
If enough people want to change an approach, want to redefine ethical lobbying in a post-COVID-19, climate-challenged world, then change can happen.
1 Oct 2021The climate science behind wildfires: why are they getting worse?
Why wildfires are raging across the world
1 Sep 2021Rationale for revision of Reports section of “irish environment” magazine + Ten Environmental Reports
A revision to Reports section of “irish environment” magazine
1 Aug 2021Ireland’s Boglands | A Hidden Wilderness – The Ethnographer
An intimate look at Irish bogs
1 Jun 2021Agriculture and Water
An EEA report on the adverse impacts on water resources from agricultural practices
1 May 2021Frank Convery and Thomas Sterner, “Framing the Challenge Towards a Deep Climate Collaboration (China, European Union, India, US) – DCC4”
On getting the four largest greenhouse gas emitters (China, the European Union, India and the US) to find ways to collaborate on climate action
1 Apr 2021Ciara Brennan, James Orr, Peter Doran, Alison Hough, Dean Blackwood & Laura Neal, ‘Delivering environmental justice in NI and on the island of Ireland: A briefing for the Department of Justice NI’
Overcoming barriers to environmental justice in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, with some urgent priorities for the NI Department of Justice
1 Mar 2021An Outsiders’ View of the Irish Climate Change Advisory Council: Spot On
An independent evaluation on how the Irish Climate Change Advisory Council can build on its strengths
1 Feb 2021Covid, Climate and Health: The Lancet Countdown
Converging crises of health, Covid-19 and climate breakdown
1 Jan 2021Bialowieza Forest: The Last Primeval Forest in Europe – To The Last Tree Standing (Greenpeace)
The last primeval forest in Europe is reconstructed virtually, it goes viral, then is virtually destroyed, leaving one virtual tree standing. A viral lesson
1 Dec 2020Ariel Brunner of Birdlife International on “Saving Europe’s Environmental Laws”
On saving the critical EU Birds and Habitats Directives
1 Nov 2020James FitzGerald, “Home Turf”
Balancing bogs as museums, that present an unrivaled historical and ecological record, and as living landscapes.
1 Sep 2020James FitzGerald, “Agriculture Under Ireland’s New Coalition”
Environmentalists will have to remain vigilant and ensure that the new Irish coalition sharpens its commitments on climate policies impacting agriculture
1 Jul 2020Report on Destructive Nature of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Ireland
Report from Friends of the Earth Ireland on why and how subsidies for gas are causing more GHGs and environmental harms.
1 Jun 2020John Sweeney, “Looking Beyond Our Living Room Window”
How do we protect the earth after the virus crisis has passed. What lessons have we learned.
1 May 2020