Jennifer Hetzel
@hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social
Host of the Sustainably Geeky Podcast. Board game addict. Crazy plant lady. American expat freezing in Ireland.
Had a productive 2025 with these lads, looking forward to what the next year brings!
Y'day was our last visit to coill Gleann dá loch for 2025 which we wrapped up nicely with a few well earned pints and meal
2025 in summary: 2.7ha of Rhodo cleared (6.67 acres) over 12 days with an average of 7 volunteers each outing. Not to mention our follow up work at two other local sites (1/2)
2025 in summary: 2.7ha of Rhodo cleared (6.67 acres) over 12 days with an average of 7 volunteers each outing. Not to mention our follow up work at two other local sites (1/2)
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Had a productive 2025 with these lads, looking forward to what the next year brings!
Another great Green Drinks, despite the Orange Warning! Thanks to all who joined us.
Thanks to everyone who braved the weather to join us tonight! We had a fantastic talk about the future of food and land use in Ireland by Dr. David Styles, Associate Professor in Agri-sustainability at the
University of Galway.
University of Galway.
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Another great Green Drinks, despite the Orange Warning! Thanks to all who joined us.
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Reminder: the best Green Drinks is one week away!
We're excited to welcome Dr. David Styles from the University of Galway as the speaker for our December Green Drinks! He'll discuss pathways to a climate neutral agriculture and land sector in Ireland. Register @ eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1973157098999?aff=oddtdtcreator
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Reminder: the best Green Drinks is one week away!
The lates episode of my podcast @sustainablygeeky.bsky.social is out now!
Owen Barrett joins us to discuss the basics of residential solar & how his company Shine is helping make solar available to multifamily housing. He also shares his thoughts on the future of the industry & why he's optimistic it will continue to grow. Listen @ epicallygeeky.com/sustainably-geeky
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The lates episode of my podcast @sustainablygeeky.bsky.social is out now!
Another great day in beautiful Connemara 💪🏽
Great turnout for our monthly outing today, and nice to see some new faces!
@hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @timoceallaigh.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social
@hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @timoceallaigh.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Another great day in beautiful Connemara 💪🏽
So excited for next month's #greendrinks speaker! Hope to see you there :)
We're excited to welcome Dr. David Styles from the University of Galway as the speaker for our December Green Drinks! He'll discuss pathways to a climate neutral agriculture and land sector in Ireland. Register @ eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1973157098999?aff=oddtdtcreator
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So excited for next month's #greendrinks speaker! Hope to see you there :)
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Another successful Green Drinks tonight, with Ananda Geluk discussing Active Hope. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Another successful Green Drinks tonight, with Ananda Geluk discussing Active Hope. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
Reposted by Jennifer Hetzel
Reminder that our next #greendrinks is this Tuesday, November 11! Registration 👇🏽
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Reminder that our next #greendrinks is this Tuesday, November 11! Registration 👇🏽
Enjoyed hearing @whittledaway.bsky.social speak about the importance (and feasibility) of a Marine Protected Area in Galway Bay! Research shows that MPA's are extremely effective at helping restore biodiversity, so where is the urgency?
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Enjoyed hearing @whittledaway.bsky.social speak about the importance (and feasibility) of a Marine Protected Area in Galway Bay! Research shows that MPA's are extremely effective at helping restore biodiversity, so where is the urgency?
I've never fully understood the hype around hydrogen. It always sounded vaguely sci-fi and overly complicated, until my recent conversation with Rinaldo. Now I'm less confused and more excited to see where the industry goes!
This month Rinaldo Brutoco of the @worldbusiness.bsky.social & H2 Clipper joins to discuss why he believes #hydrogen is the best alternative to fossil fuels. He explains how hydrogen works, how it's being used today & common misconceptions. Listen @ epicallygeeky.com/sustainably-geeky
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I've never fully understood the hype around hydrogen. It always sounded vaguely sci-fi and overly complicated, until my recent conversation with Rinaldo. Now I'm less confused and more excited to see where the industry goes!
Don't miss out on the next Green Drinks!
We're excited to welcome Ananda Geluk as the speaker for our November Green Drinks in Galway City! Anyone working, volunteering or interested in the environment is welcome. Register @ www.eventbrite.com/e/galway-gre...
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
#Galway #greendrinks #environment #rhodorangers
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Don't miss out on the next Green Drinks!
Reposted by Jennifer Hetzel
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
October 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Now you see me....
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Now you don't!
A photo from a @rhodorangers.bsky.social day out from a while back
And an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves...
Please like and share!
(1/6)
Green Drinks continues to grow! Thanks to everyone who's attending and supporting this great event 💚
Another great turnout for this months Green Drinks event, cheers to all who joined us!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Green Drinks continues to grow! Thanks to everyone who's attending and supporting this great event 💚
The location for today's Green Drinks has been changed!
VENUE CHANGE ! We've had to change the location for tomorrow's Green Drinks to the Dew Drop Inn (upstairs).
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The location for today's Green Drinks has been changed!
Another fun (but exhausting) weekend in a native Irish woodland! 💪🏽
Great weekend clearing rhododendron from coill gleann dá loch again. Lots of progress made with another 1.7 acres cleared. Thanks to everyone who came out @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @bkollmann.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social @rewildingire.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Another fun (but exhausting) weekend in a native Irish woodland! 💪🏽
Will you be at the next Green Drinks in Galway?
A reminder that our next Green Drinks is in one week! Hope to see you there.
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
October 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Will you be at the next Green Drinks in Galway?
This was an incredibly enlightening conversation, hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
On our latest ep, Dr. Debbie Saunders of NatureHelm joins to discuss the biodiversity crisis & possible solutions. She maintains a hopeful outlook while emphasizing the need for urgent action to protect all life on earth. Listen @ epicallygeeky.com/sustainably-geeky
#podcast #biodiversity #nature
#podcast #biodiversity #nature
September 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This was an incredibly enlightening conversation, hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Registration is live for our next Green Drinks! 🙌🏽
The next Galway Green Drinks is Oct 14! We're excited to have Dr. Nóirín Burke & Dr. Maria Vittoria Marra from Galway Atlantaquaria speak about ocean literacy and the multiple ways they foster it through their work in the aquarium. Register: eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1685827217589
September 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Registration is live for our next Green Drinks! 🙌🏽
Had fun working with the @rhodorangers.bsky.social over the weekend to tackle invasive rhodo in Connemara!
A long weekend of slow work digging up regrowth from old stumps and seedlings while getting stung by bees and drenched in the odd downpour at our first site in Corr Uí Mhongáin..... mostly done here but some giant rhubarb will eventually need seeing to
September 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Had fun working with the @rhodorangers.bsky.social over the weekend to tackle invasive rhodo in Connemara!
This was such a fun event, so glad I got to represent the @rhodorangers.bsky.social !
Last night @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social presented Galway Green Drinks at the Galway Climate Inspirations Festival's Giob Geab event. Each participant had 5 minutes to talk about their project, using 5 slides and mainly images. It was great learning about all the incredible work being done in Galway!
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
This was such a fun event, so glad I got to represent the @rhodorangers.bsky.social !
Another successful Green Drinks event in the books! Thanks to all who attended
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Galway Green Drinks last night! We had another great talk by Janet Laffey from LAWPRO. Join us every second Tuesday for networking and informative talks!
September 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Another successful Green Drinks event in the books! Thanks to all who attended
We're back with another Green Drinks, hope to see you there!
Join the @rhodorangers.bsky.social at our next #greendrinks event to learn about local water quality!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
We're excited to announce our Sept speaker, Janet Laffey w/ the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO)! Janet will speak a/b the work they do to protect regional waterways & their citizen science initiatives. Register @ eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1605670125569?aff=oddtdtcreator
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We're back with another Green Drinks, hope to see you there!
This was a fascinating conversation about extinction and the ecological grief that accompanies it. I hope you'll give it a listen!
This month Trevor & Kyle Ritland join to discuss their new #book The Golden Toad. The book explores the mysterious disappearance of the #goldentoad from Costa Rica & their experience investigating its disappearance. Listen @ epicallygeeky.com/sustainably-geeky. #podcast #environment #extinction
August 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This was a fascinating conversation about extinction and the ecological grief that accompanies it. I hope you'll give it a listen!
Join the @rhodorangers.bsky.social at our next #greendrinks event to learn about local water quality!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
We're excited to announce our Sept speaker, Janet Laffey w/ the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO)! Janet will speak a/b the work they do to protect regional waterways & their citizen science initiatives. Register @ eventbrite.com/e/galway-green-drinks-tickets-1605670125569?aff=oddtdtcreator
August 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Join the @rhodorangers.bsky.social at our next #greendrinks event to learn about local water quality!
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
@david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
Another great day fighting the rhodo invasion in beautiful Conamara!
The monthly visits continued yesterday with a nice breeze to keep the midges away. An-bhuíoch don slua a tháinig amach don lá @hetzgonnabeme.bsky.social @david-smyth-eco.bsky.social @dermotbreen.bsky.social @stevil-weevil.bsky.social @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Another great day fighting the rhodo invasion in beautiful Conamara!