Jeanne Spillane
@starrock2.bsky.social
Born at 340 ppm. Pursuing a PhD in energy/ climate. Kerry woman, passionate about development, human rights, social justice, climate friendly travel. Previously moonlighted with ScotGov on energy, WFP & Irish Gov on UN/ SDGs/ Foreign Affairs. She/ her ...
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The new 2025 Global Carbon Budget finds that fossil fuel emissions will reach a new high in 2025. Total CO2 emissions (including land use) remain flat at 2024 levels.
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The new 2025 Global Carbon Budget finds that fossil fuel emissions will reach a new high in 2025. Total CO2 emissions (including land use) remain flat at 2024 levels.
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are likely to increase this year, while those from land-use change will fall
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are likely to increase this year, while those from land-use change will fall
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"every year, bottom trawling releases 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere"
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
The hidden deforestation beneath the waves | Euractiv
Tackling the carbon emissions of bottom trawling is a fast and effective way to forestall climate change while protecting our precious marine ecosystems. But despite the minimal returns, governments across Europe keep subsidising the practice
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"every year, bottom trawling releases 370 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere"
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
www.euractiv.com/opinion/the-...
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CEO of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management: "There is a very low level of ecological literacy being displayed by ministers. Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing. Nothing."
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
CEO of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management: "There is a very low level of ecological literacy being displayed by ministers. Nothing I have seen or heard gives me comfort that Rachel Reeves understands the importance of nature to economic and social wellbeing. Nothing."
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Any Op Ed insisting that Ireland should integrate militarily with the EU, and that avoids confronting EU complicity in genocide in Palestine, can only be seen as propaganda.
Look out for it.
#neutrality #TripleLock #Áras25
Look out for it.
#neutrality #TripleLock #Áras25
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Any Op Ed insisting that Ireland should integrate militarily with the EU, and that avoids confronting EU complicity in genocide in Palestine, can only be seen as propaganda.
Look out for it.
#neutrality #TripleLock #Áras25
Look out for it.
#neutrality #TripleLock #Áras25
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Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts.
She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.
From the ProPublica archives:
She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.
From the ProPublica archives:
Bloodstain Analysis Convinced a Jury She Stabbed Her 10-Year-Old Son. Now, Even Freedom Can’t Give Her Back Her Life.
Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts. She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted w...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Julie Rea was convicted of killing her son largely on the testimony of bloodstain-pattern analysts.
She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.
From the ProPublica archives:
She was later acquitted and exonerated, joining a growing community of Americans wrongly convicted with bad science.
From the ProPublica archives:
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Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
A 40-fold surge in cases and the litigation infrastructure behind it
ajustsociety.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Who's Funding the War on Trans Inclusion?
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
“The stated goal of strategic litigation is rarely to win every case. It’s to make the target behaviour—in this case, implementing trans-inclusive policies—expensive, risky, and exhausting”
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Millions of black plastic pellets, toxic to marine and terrestrial life, that volunteers are spending days raking, but with no chance of removing all...
Southern Water seems the main suspect but is also the investigator 🥸 and claims that "there is no impact to environmental water quality"...
Southern Water seems the main suspect but is also the investigator 🥸 and claims that "there is no impact to environmental water quality"...
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
Southern Water is being investigated amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.
The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Millions of black plastic pellets, toxic to marine and terrestrial life, that volunteers are spending days raking, but with no chance of removing all...
Southern Water seems the main suspect but is also the investigator 🥸 and claims that "there is no impact to environmental water quality"...
Southern Water seems the main suspect but is also the investigator 🥸 and claims that "there is no impact to environmental water quality"...
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The Maharees is a community seeing the growing impact of climate change, and they are working together to mitigate and adapt. They are our future. #speirgorm - it’s also one of the most beautiful places in Earth!
Brilliant evening at #Kerry museum in Tralee to launch new podcast on #Maharees. Have a listen if interested in #resilience, coastal communities tackling challenges of #climatechange through artistic practice or just exploring a stunning part of #Ireland
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The Maharees is a community seeing the growing impact of climate change, and they are working together to mitigate and adapt. They are our future. #speirgorm - it’s also one of the most beautiful places in Earth!
Brilliant evening at #Kerry museum in Tralee to launch new podcast on #Maharees. Have a listen if interested in #resilience, coastal communities tackling challenges of #climatechange through artistic practice or just exploring a stunning part of #Ireland
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Brilliant evening at #Kerry museum in Tralee to launch new podcast on #Maharees. Have a listen if interested in #resilience, coastal communities tackling challenges of #climatechange through artistic practice or just exploring a stunning part of #Ireland
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
#speirgorm
m.soundcloud.com/will_it_stay...
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ICE deported him anyways.
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
ICE deported him anyways.
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
They literally put a man who was at death’s door on a plane to Costa Rica.
Doctors there found he had encephalopathy, rhabdomyolysis and the inability to eat on his own.
What happened to him in ICE custody to cause this?
He died a few weeks after deportation:
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The problem with housing is not building enough social housing, allowing vulture funds control and take over the market and property and land be hoarded. Thousands of houses in unfinished estates because FF screwed the economy etc etc etc. NOT asylum seekers, a very small number of people.
🗣️ "The one thing that there is a problem with is housing right across the state, and the more that come to seek asylum, the more pressure it puts on that system.” - Fianna Fáil Minister of State Timmy Dooley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The problem with housing is not building enough social housing, allowing vulture funds control and take over the market and property and land be hoarded. Thousands of houses in unfinished estates because FF screwed the economy etc etc etc. NOT asylum seekers, a very small number of people.
Twas a damp, dirty morning in #Dublin's fair city! Clearing now, but @irishferries.bsky.social captain just announced we're in for a windy crossing 😬 🤢 Hopefully the ferry stabilisers do their job! #speirgorm #climateaction #sustainabletravel #nofly
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Twas a damp, dirty morning in #Dublin's fair city! Clearing now, but @irishferries.bsky.social captain just announced we're in for a windy crossing 😬 🤢 Hopefully the ferry stabilisers do their job! #speirgorm #climateaction #sustainabletravel #nofly
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Pandering to the far-right is both dangerous and ineffective. We already know from Germany, France and the UK that it only legitimises fascists. We need a positive alternative vision instead m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
Naoise Dolan: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s lurch to the right on immigration will only create space for fascists to thrive
The message seemed clear from Catherine Connolly’s landslide presidential victory: ordinary Irish people want a robust new vision, not a bargain bin version of far-right talking points.
m.independent.ie
November 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Pandering to the far-right is both dangerous and ineffective. We already know from Germany, France and the UK that it only legitimises fascists. We need a positive alternative vision instead m.independent.ie/irish-news/p...
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Most of Ireland's uplands are commonage, ie co-owned by local farmers.
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Most of Ireland's uplands are commonage, ie co-owned by local farmers.
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
The ONLY real income from commonage is via subsidies, almost always for ecosystem-killing sheep. This is why Irish mountains are all empty wastelands, kept that way by your taxes.
Why are we STILL not paying farmers to rewild??
Murder most foul in #Maharees ... a sinister start to #Samhain in the wilds of West Kerry. Happy #Halloween everyone 🎃👻🧙♀️
#speirgorm #speirscamallach
#speirgorm #speirscamallach
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Murder most foul in #Maharees ... a sinister start to #Samhain in the wilds of West Kerry. Happy #Halloween everyone 🎃👻🧙♀️
#speirgorm #speirscamallach
#speirgorm #speirscamallach
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Yes, because they won't release the funds to run it properly, to pay enough staff to do the background checks needed to cut down on the time people are stuck in direct provision, while private companies make a profit on providing the bare minimum/ #Speirgorm
#Supergluedpockets
#Supergluedpockets
Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way"
Govt should reconsider immigration policies, says Harris
Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said Ireland's asylum seeker system is not working and that the Government should reconsider existing policies "in a very serious way".
www.rte.ie
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Yes, because they won't release the funds to run it properly, to pay enough staff to do the background checks needed to cut down on the time people are stuck in direct provision, while private companies make a profit on providing the bare minimum/ #Speirgorm
#Supergluedpockets
#Supergluedpockets
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3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward
The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.
metro.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK
2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves
3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...
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Over the weekend our letter, in response to John FitzGerald's article earlier last week, was published in the @irishtimes.com
We corrected several incorrect claims that were made in the article.
with @hannahdaly.ie @colmduff.bsky.social David Styles
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
We corrected several incorrect claims that were made in the article.
with @hannahdaly.ie @colmduff.bsky.social David Styles
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Over the weekend our letter, in response to John FitzGerald's article earlier last week, was published in the @irishtimes.com
We corrected several incorrect claims that were made in the article.
with @hannahdaly.ie @colmduff.bsky.social David Styles
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
We corrected several incorrect claims that were made in the article.
with @hannahdaly.ie @colmduff.bsky.social David Styles
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
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“More than 150,000 people have died across the country and about 12 million have fled their homes, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises.”
This is a genocide in Sudan.
This is a genocide in Sudan.
El-Fasher: Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“More than 150,000 people have died across the country and about 12 million have fled their homes, creating one of the worst humanitarian crises.”
This is a genocide in Sudan.
This is a genocide in Sudan.
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UN report says that states' maintenance of normal trade relations with Israel “legitimizes and sustains the Israeli apartheid regime”.
Ireland is Israel’s 2nd biggest trading partner. We need to keep pushing for a full OTB. Shameful it hasn’t passed yet, will it just be forgotten?
#SpéirGhorm
Ireland is Israel’s 2nd biggest trading partner. We need to keep pushing for a full OTB. Shameful it hasn’t passed yet, will it just be forgotten?
#SpéirGhorm
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
UN report says that states' maintenance of normal trade relations with Israel “legitimizes and sustains the Israeli apartheid regime”.
Ireland is Israel’s 2nd biggest trading partner. We need to keep pushing for a full OTB. Shameful it hasn’t passed yet, will it just be forgotten?
#SpéirGhorm
Ireland is Israel’s 2nd biggest trading partner. We need to keep pushing for a full OTB. Shameful it hasn’t passed yet, will it just be forgotten?
#SpéirGhorm
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Politicians defending these despicable "legitimate concerns" protests have carried the ball up the pitch for the riots at citywest.
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
🗣️ "Are we going to have a conversation, on the level that you are about deportations here, about the crisis of male violence against women in this country?” - News Correspondent, The Journal Eimer McAuley
#TonightVMTV
#TonightVMTV
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Politicians defending these despicable "legitimate concerns" protests have carried the ball up the pitch for the riots at citywest.
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
Thank God Eimer is there cause none of these people, TDs included, seem to give a shit when it's a white Irish man brutalizing, abusing, or murdering women or children
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Having been involved with this report for the past 5 years, overall takeaways IMO are:
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Having been involved with this report for the past 5 years, overall takeaways IMO are:
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!
- Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C!
- Good news: we are doing many of the things!
- Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!