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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 2020On saving the critical EU Birds and Habitats Directives
1 Nov 2020Balancing bogs as museums, that present an unrivaled historical and ecological record, and as living landscapes.
1 Sep 2020Environmentalists will have to remain vigilant and ensure that the new Irish coalition sharpens its commitments on climate policies impacting agriculture
1 Jul 2020Report from Friends of the Earth Ireland on why and how subsidies for gas are causing more GHGs and environmental harms.
1 Jun 2020How do we protect the earth after the virus crisis has passed. What lessons have we learned.
1 May 2020Trump’s attempt to build a seawall at Doonbeg rejected by Irish planning authority
1 Apr 2020The recent Green Wave in Irish politics and how it will affect the formation and operation of the new Irish government
1 Mar 2020While the big GHG emitters, including the United States and China, shunned their responsibility at the Madrid talks, cities, states, regions, businesses, and especially the youth showed courage.
1 Feb 2020The Irish government current positions on climate action seem like Green Washing rather than any substantive change of heart or mind.
1 Jan 2020She attributes her hyperfocus and “outside-the-box thinking” to being on the autism spectrum, viewing her condition as an advantage for addressing the current climate crisis
1 Nov 2019Comments on status of environmental movement on island of Ireland
1 Sep 2019How people are trying to structure litigation to hold those responsible for the GHGs that are driving climate emergencies
1 Aug 2019Bill McKibben on the first time he realized Trump’s effects on the environment, the Green New Deal, learning about climate refugees, and more.
1 Jul 2019The Oireachtas takes on a stronger role in holding the Government and public bodies to account for climate actions
1 Jun 2019On Public Participation Networks, Fracking, Fossil Fuel Divestment, Sustainable Development Goals, High Court decision on constitutional right to protection of the environment, Environmental Law Implementation Group
1 May 2019Describing the worst country in Europe, and 48th out of 60 countries, on climate change performance as a laggard is a bit of an understatement
1 Apr 2019On the environmental work of Bryson Charitable Group in energy and recycling
1 Mar 2019On the impact of Brexit on protection of the marine environment in Northern Ireland
1 Feb 2019Interview with Anne-Marie McDevitt, Project Manager of Nature Matters Northern Ireland, on implications of BREXIT for NI environment
1 Jan 2019The Union of Concerned Scientists’ assessment of the current status, and usefulness, of nuclear power in US
1 Dec 2018