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We need transparency on data centre water use in Ireland. And also do big users like Amazon get preferential rates?

The Environmental Impact Assessment for this project would be a interesting read !

The costs of Trump’s campaign to censor climate science [FREE TO READ] Datasets have been removed, federal websites scrubbed and thousands of Noaa staff purged. Experts warn disaster defences are at risk

Financial Times story regarding effects of recent US government science funding affecting @Scripps_Ocean: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

With maybe 125,000+ invasive sika deer in Wicklow alone, this is what native forest creation looks like.

• No woodland flora can grow
• Oak aside, trees flop over once tube is removed, deer then kill tree
• Trees may not even be genuinely native

For our forests' sake, a LOT more deer must be shot.

Public consultation 101 - Failed

House of Lords move to make bird-safe glass mandatory in new buildings All new buildings in England could be required to use bird-safe glass and other wildlife-friendly features, under amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill proposed in the House of Lords. The cross-party push follows criticism of the government's plans by its own Animal Sentience Committee, which warned of risks to millions of birds, hedgehogs, rabbits and other wild animals. Campaigners say the measures are low-cost, practical and could save countless lives.

All new buildings in England could soon be required to incorporate bird-safe glass and other wildlife-friendly features, after peers in the House of Lords tabled a series of amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill:

EPA licensing rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached Public records about North Cork Creameries’ operations paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing

North Cork Creameries is a member of Bord Bia's 'Origin Green' greenwashing programme despite 125 non-compliance notices since 2020 and listing on the EPA's top polluter watchlist 🙈

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

EPA licensing rules to protect our fragile rivers are being repeatedly breached Public records about North Cork Creameries’ operations paint a disquieting picture of how regulators are performing

Precisely the question I keep asking myself:

'It begs the question: what on earth is the point of the EPA licensing regime if companies – in broad daylight, visible to us all – repeatedly breach the rules meant to protect our fragile rivers?'

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Online Tool Prevents Bird Collisions in Flyways Across the World Today, BirdLife and DEG Impulse launched AVISTEP in four new countries- Egypt, Kenya, Laos and Uzbekistan. Read on to find out how this helps the planet’s migratory birds.

BirdLife and DEG Impulse launched AVISTEP in four new countries- Egypt, Kenya, Laos and Uzbekistan. Read on to find out how this helps the planet's migratory birds....

www.birdlife.org/news/2024/09...

Dairy plant says it is 'not connected' to major Cork fish kill after EPA wastewater report North Cork Creameries said there was no link to its site and the fish kill near Lombardstown, “a full 10km away from our facility”.

Whether or not they caused the horrific fish kill, serious questions need to be asked why North Cork Creameries has been repeatedly in breach of their EPA discharge licence.

Do we need 46,000 fish to be directly attributable to their pollution to stop it? 🧵

www.thejournal.ie/fish-kill-ri...

Invasive species

Unique Highland juniper forest given special European status in UK first - Trees for Life

"In a UK-first, a genetically unique juniper forest at Trees for Life’s Dundreggan rewilding estate in the Scottish Highlands has been awarded a special European designation to protect and enhance its globally significant diversity."

treesforlife.org.uk/unique-highl...

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Time to call timber on forestry targets and use €1.3bn on other schemes Farmers are never going to plant enough trees to meet the target of 8,000ha per year and it’s time the Government accepted that and thought of a new way to pay farmers to store carbon.

Time to call timber on forestry targets and use €1.3bn on other schemes?

At a time we are looking for funding to incentivise farmers to restore nature there is a large pot of money sitting idle. share.google/PKW6IHDkAVDH...

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Tomorrow, 12.15pm. The Four Courts

Dr Ahmed El Mokhallalati, The Ditch and Uplift bring our legal challenge against government over illegal weapons flights through Irish territory and the export of dual use goods to Israel during its genocide in Gaza.

Truth is on our side.

The Peacock butterflys may be seduced by the exotic Buddelia but fortunately they remember to lay their eggs on the nutritious nettle.

🔴⚠️🔥♨️🇬🇷🇹🇷The E.#Mediterranean is engulfed by smoke of #wildfires from the #Balkans to #Turkey.Last 6hrs by meteosat-12 #MTGI1 with main fires in #Greece and Turkey.#Evia #Messinia #Kythira #Crete.Devastation in the forests of #Karabük and the city of #Bursa #climateemergency

Image of a big with water and red moss in the foreground and conifer trees in the background.

Photo of sundews on moss.

Happy #BogDay. The most misunderstood ecosystems on our planet have been ridiculed, drained, burned, and destroyed throughout modern history. These water purifiers, carbon keepers, storytellers, and beautiful places deserve our respect, today and every day.

Sans intervention immédiate, les derniers reporters de Gaza vont mourir 21 juillet 2025 L'AFP travaille avec une pigiste texte, trois photographes et six pigistes vidéo dans la Bande de Gaza depuis le départ de ses journalistes staff courant 2024. Avec quelques autres, ils sont aujourd'hui les seuls à rapporter ce qu'il se passe dans la Bande de Gaza. La presse internationale est interdite d'entrer dans ce territoire depuis près de deux ans. Nous refusons de les voir mourir. L'un deux, Bashar, collabore pour l'AFP depuis 2010, d'abord comme fixeur, ensuite comme photographe pigiste, et depuis 2024 comme principal photographe. Samedi 19 juillet, il est parvenu à poster un message sur Facebook: « Je n'ai plus la force de travailler pour les médias. Mon corps est maigre et je ne peux plus travailler ». Bashar, 30 ans, travaille et vit dans des conditions égales à celles de tous les Gazaouis, allant d'un camp de réfugiés à un autre camp au gré des bombardements israéliens. Depuis plus d'un an il vit dans le dénuement le plus total et travaille en prenant d'énormes risques pour sa vie. L'hygiène est pour lui un problème majeur, avec des périodes de maladies intestinales sévères. Bashar vit depuis février dans les ruines de sa maison de Gaza City avec sa mère, ses quatre frères et sœurs et la famille d'un de ses frères. Leur maison est vide de tout aménagement et confort, à part quelques coussins. Dimanche matin, il a rapporté que son frère aîné était « tombé, à cause de la faim ». Même si ces journalistes reçoivent un salaire mensuel de l'AFP, il n'y a rien à acheter ou alors à des prix totalement exorbitants. Le système bancaire a disparu, et ceux qui pratiquent le change entre les comptes bancaires en ligne et l'argent liquide prennent une commission de près de 40%. L'AFP n'a plus la possibilité d'avoir un véhicule et encore moins de l'essence pour permettre à ses journalistes de se déplacer pour leurs reportages. Circuler en voiture équivaut de toutes les façons à pre…

🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.

They are out of energy and they are starving to death.

I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.

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Native flora include whin bushes and briars.

Dublin Airport’s Marty Whelan advert breached rules with emissions claim DAA breached advertising rules when it ran a radio ad voiced by Marty Whelan talking up its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Dublin Airport’s Marty Whelan advert breached rules with emissions claim.

Its time that we had real sanctions for misleading adverts and greenwashing.
www.independent.ie/irish-news/d...

'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.

"A single AI query - for example, a request to ChatGPT - can use about as much water as a small bottle you'd buy from the corner shop. Multiply that by billions of queries a day, and the scale becomes clear." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Caroline O’Doherty: Ministers vague on who should lead charge against illegal peatland destruction The online small ads reveal an industry in good health, with drivers wanted for diggers and tractors and produce on sale for delivery countrywide.

"Maybe they should ponder why people use environmental regulation and planning consultations to try to regulate developments and activities.

A clear answer is, as the past week shows, because the Government and its agencies can’t or won’t." m.independent.ie/irish-news/c...

Will Kneecap be inviting Helen from Wales ?

Losing ~1/2 of microwave satellite data used for hurricane forecasting represents a significant danger to public safety, increasing the odds of a ‘sunrise surprise'--a realization from first-light visible images that a system has become much better organized overnight--something IR imagery can miss.

1.4m hawthorn/whitethorn plants imported in 2024 In 2024, there have been over 1.4m crataegus (hawthorn/whitethorn) plants imported into Ireland from within the European Union (EU).

There are numerous reasons why, for many years, I've been a strong advocate of natural regeneration over planting.

Here's just one: chances are those 'native' trees were imported from the EU, like the 1.4 million hawthorns in just the first 7 months of 2024.
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...

What is Coillte's role in this project ?

Medical professionals urge the EU to phase-out PFAS, including in the healthcare sector Over 150 medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, people working in the healthcare sector, and experts on PFAS, have sent a letter to leading European Commission officials, urging them to pha...

👏🏾 Over 150 medical professionals have sent a letter to leading European Commission officials, urging them to support a full phase out of PFAS #foreverchemicals, including in the healthcare sector 👉🏼 chemtrust.org/medical-prof...