David J. O'Brien
@davidjobrienauthor.bsky.social
Author, Poet, Ecologist, Teacher. Irishman in Pamplona.
Two kids, two cats, one lizard, many fish.
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Two kids, two cats, one lizard, many fish.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00M60M6Y0
https://davidjmobrien.wordpress.com
https://www.facebook.com/DavidJMOBrien/
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This whole section really.
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This whole section really.
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My conversation with the man behind The Rewildlife YouTube channel, Jack Morley. Learn about practical rewilding, communication about nature and much more. 🌍🦤
How can we communicate conservation issues without alienating the very people we need to reach? And what happens when a creative professional decides to transform four fields in Wicklow into a biodiversity haven while documenting every step for others to follow?
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July 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
My conversation with the man behind The Rewildlife YouTube channel, Jack Morley. Learn about practical rewilding, communication about nature and much more. 🌍🦤
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Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister subject to death threat following his plans to reduce pollution in Lough Neagh
www.independent.ie/farming/news...
www.independent.ie/farming/news...
Police launch investigation after Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister says he received a death threat
Police have said that an investigation has been launched after Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Andrew Muir said he received a death threat.
www.independent.ie
June 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister subject to death threat following his plans to reduce pollution in Lough Neagh
www.independent.ie/farming/news...
www.independent.ie/farming/news...
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Two of the five cheapest cars for sale in Ireland are full EVs. If charged at home, those EVs cost a fraction to run compared to the petrol equivalent.
Driving 50 km/day, the EV costs less than €1 to charge on the cheapest night rate versus €5 for petrol, saving nearly €1,500 each year.
Driving 50 km/day, the EV costs less than €1 to charge on the cheapest night rate versus €5 for petrol, saving nearly €1,500 each year.
January 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Two of the five cheapest cars for sale in Ireland are full EVs. If charged at home, those EVs cost a fraction to run compared to the petrol equivalent.
Driving 50 km/day, the EV costs less than €1 to charge on the cheapest night rate versus €5 for petrol, saving nearly €1,500 each year.
Driving 50 km/day, the EV costs less than €1 to charge on the cheapest night rate versus €5 for petrol, saving nearly €1,500 each year.
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There's a secret code that service workers use with other service workers to get great service and free shit and it's making eye contact and treating people with respect.
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
There's a secret code that service workers use with other service workers to get great service and free shit and it's making eye contact and treating people with respect.
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I always do these things and I pretty much never get bad service around the world and I do think there’s a correlation
There's a secret code that service workers use with other service workers to get great service and free shit and it's making eye contact and treating people with respect.
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 PM
I always do these things and I pretty much never get bad service around the world and I do think there’s a correlation
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“Activism should never be “easy”, and has never been easy. You never revolt because you think you will succeed. You revolt because you are desperate, and angry. ”💥- from my interview about my brand new book FRANKENPOLITICS by @christiansarkar.bsky.social
www.wicked7.org/frankenpolit...
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Frankenpolitics: An Interview with George Tsakraklides - The Wicked 7 Project
George Tsakraklides has a diverse background in the sciences, having trained in molecular biology, chemistry, food science, and Earth sciences. He has also worked in data analytics and marketing scien...
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November 28, 2024 at 4:51 PM
“Activism should never be “easy”, and has never been easy. You never revolt because you think you will succeed. You revolt because you are desperate, and angry. ”💥- from my interview about my brand new book FRANKENPOLITICS by @christiansarkar.bsky.social
www.wicked7.org/frankenpolit...
www.wicked7.org/frankenpolit...
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I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
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Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
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🌊 The Baltic Sea - balancing pressures in a changing ecosystem
We have published an updated Ecosystem Overview highlighting the pressures impacting this ecosystem.
📄 doi.org/10.17895/ice...
ℹWe talk to Carolyn Faithfull & Riikka Puntila-Dodd who led this work www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
November 26, 2024 at 12:01 PM
🌊 The Baltic Sea - balancing pressures in a changing ecosystem
We have published an updated Ecosystem Overview highlighting the pressures impacting this ecosystem.
📄 doi.org/10.17895/ice...
ℹWe talk to Carolyn Faithfull & Riikka Puntila-Dodd who led this work www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
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Oh, but here's a great Nature write-up that I used as a source on the Three Mile Island issue. Again, it's not easy to fit big conversations into tweets, but the climate issues we face require a serious reckoning with surging energy demands to prop up bubble economies like generative AI. Cheers!
Nuclear power for AI: what it will take to reopen Three Mile Island safely
As Microsoft strikes a deal to restart a reactor at the notorious power station, Nature talks to nuclear specialists about the unprecedented process.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Oh, but here's a great Nature write-up that I used as a source on the Three Mile Island issue. Again, it's not easy to fit big conversations into tweets, but the climate issues we face require a serious reckoning with surging energy demands to prop up bubble economies like generative AI. Cheers!
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I highly recommend the episode, along with legacy media coverage of massive accounting issues around data centre emissions (e.g., this piece by the Guardian). I wrote on the technical challenges (paired with PR hype cycle) around the Three Mile resurrection project, too, but that's behind paywall.
Data center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse?
Emissions from in-house data centers of Google, Microsoft, Meta and Apple may be 7.62 times higher than official figures
www.google.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I highly recommend the episode, along with legacy media coverage of massive accounting issues around data centre emissions (e.g., this piece by the Guardian). I wrote on the technical challenges (paired with PR hype cycle) around the Three Mile resurrection project, too, but that's behind paywall.
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4. You can read more about it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental grants promised to farmers in England frozen
Scheme to fund activities such as hedge-planting paused owing to budget constraints, sources say
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:36 PM
4. You can read more about it here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I think enough days have passed to make this sting a little less than when I wrote it. Forgive me if not....
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How do you like them eggs?
The Price of Eggs The price of eggs: A simple reason To make a significant decision. Perceiving puppetry, The president with …
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November 28, 2024 at 8:14 AM
I think enough days have passed to make this sting a little less than when I wrote it. Forgive me if not....
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I love this Joelle Taylor poem that takes the form of a school report
November 16, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I love this Joelle Taylor poem that takes the form of a school report
wow. just wow.
November 24, 2024 at 3:43 PM
wow. just wow.