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Let's make polluters pay for the damage they do. Please sign the petition
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Make polluters worldwide pay for a greener future
While the cost of living and climate crises rage on and oil and gas companies' profits soar, something is shifting… More and more of us want big polluters to pay for the damage they cause to our plane...
foe.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save Ladys Island Lake, Co. Wexford
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too?
my.uplift.ie
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Israel digs itself into a deeper hole
Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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When you consider the *ecocide* alongside the genocide being perpetrated in Gaza, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians and their homeland.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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‘Some big polluter is breathing sigh of relief’: Questions remain over Blackwater fish kill

Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident.

www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
‘Some big polluter is breathing sigh of relief’: Questions remain over Blackwater fish kill
Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident, say environmentalists
www.irishtimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The fly agaric came out in force for the Ulster Wildlife AGM yesterday at Killeavy
September 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Nobody to blame, just an unfortunate accident we are doomed to repeat and repeat with no way of knowing how to stop it.

This country is ran by people who have no interest in nature.
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Why does the COP30 logo look like one for a petrol company?
Is that meant to be a red flame or a dying leaf? Probably both.
September 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
www.irishtimes.com/video/video/...
If only there was as much land rewilded as there are golf courses
Turning a Celtic Tiger golf course into native woodland
The former Glen of the Downs Golf Course greens are now covered in 80,000 native trees, planted by Anke and John Moran. Video: Dan Dennison
www.irishtimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Help save Beer Mill Farm. Matched funding for your donation 👇
A Crowdfunder to save Beer Mill farm - 112 acres of rare, species rich land in Devon. There's matched funding, so your donation would be doubled. Please chip in if you can. @guyshrubsole.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @rewildingbritain.org.uk
PLEASE SAVE BEER MILL FOR NATURE
Help us save 112 acres of rare, species-rich land in Devon for nature
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🎉BREAKING: The High Seas Treaty has reached 60 ratifications — enough to enter into force!

This landmark agreement creates a pathway to help protect the high seas — waters beyond any one country’s authority that cover nearly half our planet. https://oceana.ly/3VqpI2Y
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Just 1 day left to speak up for nature! Across Europe, our forests are thinning, our rivers are drying, and our wildlife is vanishing. Now the European Commission wants to weaken the laws that protect them. Tell them to keep their #HandsOffNature. Speak up now: environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
How can individuals & groups be more resilient and effective in climate action? New book: The Psychology of Climate Action looks at this.

Touches on anger, moral considerations, activist burnout, perception of protests, and general theories of socio-ecological change.

E-book is free to download.
⚡Calling all environmental researchers and members of the climate movement - big news! ⚡

We’ve just released our new book, The Psychology of Collective Climate Action - and it’s Open Access!

You can download the book from Routledge or on our Wandelwerk page: www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien
September 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Georgeous. Some of the devil's finest work 😂
Discover some of the best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious youtu.be/7FQ0LgljTos? An absolute beauty :)
Best plants for bees: Devil's bit scabious
YouTube video by Dave Goulson
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September 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Something that could be done in Irish uplands as well...
So what did our uplands look like? Was it upland wood pasture with scattered trees and flower rich meadows? Did farmers used to mix trees, grassland and hay meadows? Can we recreate this habitat e.g. in Yorkshire Dales? youtu.be/YiK0mKLUzTU?...
Upland wood pasture: a forgotten habitat
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
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September 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In Cavan last week on a great nature friendly farm. Lots of biodiversity. We discovered marsh fritillary caterpillars 🐛🦋. First time ever recorded on that site. 💚 Also painted ladies, red admirals and speckled woods.
September 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Everyone should read John's book 👇
September 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Understanding Cambridge’s history turned out to be key to the success of King's College's wildflower meadows. Also enjoy the shire horses making hay in front of the chapel. youtu.be/8Cywt01POXQ?...
The science behind King's College's wildflower meadows
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Extract from my new book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, which launches today, is now published on @thejournal.ie, via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

www.thejournal.ie/readme/john-...
John Gibbons: Ireland had a 'Goldilocks' climate - but we've been killing Goldilocks
Climate writer John Gibbons shares an extract from his new book about how Ireland risks ruining our ‘climatic sweet spot’.
www.thejournal.ie
September 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Love Bill Sutherland's series of Conservative Concepts. youtube.com/@bill_suther...
Great source of info for anyone with an interest in how the natural world works. 💚🌳🐺🍄🌸🐛
Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
I am a conservation scientist determined to improve the planet. Each short video will explain an ecological concept and describe why it is important for conservation. My hope is to increase the unders...
youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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2025 is an amazing year for acorns. Here is discuss the origin of mast seeding (bonanza years followed by poor years) and the consequences youtu.be/rzsh1A8wOag?...
Mast seeding: origin and ecological consequences
YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I've just signed the Greenpeace petition to protect the Amazon. We must save the rainforest from the tipping point. Will you help? Sign the petition now; it's really quick.
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Protect the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is being destroyed – but our future depends on its survival! This may be our last chance to save it. Join us in calling on governments to protect the Amazon.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM