Shauna Corr

Stop printing the opinions of billionaires and calling it news

A post on X by Kyle Langford, with a composite photo showing him standing outside the gates of Auschwitz, and the caption: "My zero unemployment plan", with an emoji of factory chimneys.

I know there's a risk of amplifying the fascist horror show, but I think we need to be aware of just how far things are going, especially as this man is a Republican candidate for governor of California. All the old safeguards are being deliberately torn down, and the unspeakable normalised.

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

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Finally some good news for NI folks - @LizKimminsSF has announced a new grant scheme to help folks buy electric or hydrogen fuel cell cars.
While the money is coming from @transportgovuk.bsky.social - grants of £3,750/ £1,500 are available for vehicles under RRP £37k #climate #transport

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Moy Park fined £4,000 at court over multiple breaches of its permit contrary to ‘pollution prevention and control regulations’ says @daera_ni

Three lives lost in today's shooting in Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh - a woman in her 40s and two children, a boy and a girl - all from the same home as a man, who remains in serious condition in hospital.
There are no words. My deepest condolences to those who loved them 💔

.. "For the first time, it feels like Justice is not just a dream but a direction.

"The ICJ has recognised what we have lived through - our suffering, our resilience and our right to our future."

Danilo Garrido @greenpeace.org said: "This is the start of a new era of climate accountability at a global level."

Flora Vano, Vanuatu women-led community leader, said: "Tonight I'll sleep easier...

It also found the right to a healthy, clean and sustainable environment is fundamental to all other human rights & that intergenerational equity should guide interpretation of all climate obligations...

🔥BIG news today on states' obligations on #climatecrisis 🔥

The world's highest court [ICJ] has ruled countries are obligated to regulate businesses on the harm caused by their emissions regardless where it happens... 🧵

Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.

Our new paper out today: www.livescience.com/animals/land...

The World’s Highest Court Can’t Ignore the World’s Biggest Climate Culprit: Fossil Fuels - Center for International Environmental Law ICJ must name fossil fuels as the culprit in the climate crisis and declare States’ legal duty to phase them out and bring polluters to justice.

Tomorrow, the #ICJ rules on climate justice - and #FossilFuels are finally on trial.

Why does it matter? Our new blog explains why naming and phasing out fossil fuels is a legal and moral necessity.

Read more👉 bit.ly/4kPEEBU

#ClimateJustice

Thousands in Irish public money spent on pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa Products made from milk, with the natural fat removed and replaced with vegetable oil, were among those promoted in trade missions and campaigns.

"Ireland had the fourth highest emissions in Europe for dairy production ... 'The problem is that the dairy production that we have a lot of, is far beyond what the capacity of the ecosystems can carry in terms of water, in terms of energy ...'"

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BP appoints new chair to oversee shift back to fossil fuels Albert Manifold, ex-boss at buildings material company CRH, to take over from embattled Helge Lund

Ex-CEO of cement giant CRH takes over as chair of…BP, with a specific mandate to accelerate its ecocidal business model.

Yes, this is indeed the very same CRH who sponsor the ‘CRH Chair of Climate Science’ in TCD. 🤢🤮

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Thank you Amanda

Check out the new article by @brigitte-whl.bsky.social linking Irish dairy giants to “mediocre” milk powder in West Africa

With @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social @premiumtimesng.bsky.social

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How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...

She adds that @agriculture_ie "must cease suspect practices and look to transition away from exporting" FFMP "with an eye to reducing dairy production emissions and refocusing on domestic food security and sustainable farming"
Full investigation here...
www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...

Thousands in Irish public money spent on pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa Products made from milk, with the natural fat removed and replaced with vegetable oil, were among those promoted in trade missions and campaigns.

Ireland's @SocDems foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson has it out at Irish dairy "exploiting markets abroad by funding propaganda about sub-par products does not have a place in such a model" following our fat-filled milk powder probe👇@DeSmog
www.thejournal.ie/investigates...

How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...

Just published in collaboration with The Journal and Premium Times our investigation linking Irish dairy giants to “mediocre” milk powder in West Africa

With✍️ @phoebecooke.bsky.social‬, @shaunacorr.bsky.social and Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social

How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa In a packed function room in Lagos, Nigeria, the jaunty sounds of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Sir Duke’ start to play. Then, as a giant sparkler and confetti cannon erupt, a curtain slowly parts to reveal a spin...

🔴 NEW: How Ireland’s ‘Mediocre’ Milk Powder Made it Big in West Africa

📝 @brigitte-whl.bsky.social @phoebecooke.bsky.social @shaunacorr.bsky.social with Beloved John @premiumtimesng.bsky.social 👇

www.desmog.com/2025/07/14/i...

Thousands in Irish public money spent on pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa Products made from milk, with the natural fat removed and replaced with vegetable oil, were among those promoted in trade missions and campaigns.

🚨NEW 🚨
Thousands in Ireland’s public money spent helping wealthy firms pushing cheap substitute 'milk' in West Africa.

Working w/ @desmog.com @premiumtimesng.bsky.social we’ve spent months investigating Irish fat filled milk powder exports - now published here @thejournal.ie 👇
jrnl.ie/6762380

PR, DoJ, Police divided For immediate release, 14 July 2025 POLICE DIVIDED OVER PALESTINE ACTION PROTESTS Cardiff, 12 July, extended detention and raids Derry, 12 July, no arrests The spectrum of responses on Saturday r...

Ever more surreal, ever more oppressive. Elderly people in Cardiff holding cardboard signs supporting Palestine Action get their doors stoved in, homes raided and food apparently tested for radioactive materials.
Cardboard: the new weapon of mass destruction. 🧵
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

*Third heatwave this summer*
Don’t forget to leave water out for the little creatures, like birds and insects. They need help in the baking heat

Artificial grass catches fire at Derbyshire farm in heatwave A plume of black smoke is rising from a farm in Stanton, near Swadlincote.

This has to be the most 2025 headline so far of this crazy year.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today’s office #AugherTwelfth

Oh, the joys of a cuppa joe in the sun while the computer warms up. Rewilding parts of the garden mean I also get to enjoy the birds singing, crickets chirping, butterflies fluttering by and bees buzzing from one flower to the next - when you let grass grow, nature really shows up for you 🥰

At least 1,500 fish killed in Cork river. Early indications are that a chemical entered the water says @InlandFisherIE. Species worst impacted were brown trout and European eels

OPINION: New dashboard tracking water quality at swimming spots a positive step... but more frequent testing needed Minister Muir says the "new dashboard reflects our commitment to public health and environmental transparency"

OPINION: New dashboard tracking water quality at swimming spots in NI a positive step... but more frequent testing needed #TheEarthsCorr
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