John Barimo
@jbarimo.bsky.social
Ecologist, educator, mychorrizal networker, agent of change, global citizen, spirited adventurer 🌍
@SDSNIreland Manager
Opinions are my own
@SDSNIreland Manager
Opinions are my own
Thought you might appreciate Jane Goodall's last interview, at 91 years and a week before her passing. Still so salient and active to the very end, especially the part about creating new narratives. May she rest in peace.
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#coexist #love #futuregenerations #action
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#coexist #love #futuregenerations #action
JANE GOODALL'S LAST INTERVIEW Recorded on 9/23/25
YouTube video by dreamlion
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October 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Thought you might appreciate Jane Goodall's last interview, at 91 years and a week before her passing. Still so salient and active to the very end, especially the part about creating new narratives. May she rest in peace.
youtu.be/4oshFOK9-sk?...
#coexist #love #futuregenerations #action
youtu.be/4oshFOK9-sk?...
#coexist #love #futuregenerations #action
Daylight savings was to end in the EU, and then came COVID. Time to resume dialogue in light of new evidence.
#humanhealth #dielcycles #SDG3
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#humanhealth #dielcycles #SDG3
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Circadian-informed modeling predicts regional variation in obesity and stroke outcomes under different permanent US time policies | PNAS
Seasonal changes in time policy, such as switching between Standard Time (SDT) and
Daylight Saving Time (DST), have been adopted by many countries,...
www.pnas.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Daylight savings was to end in the EU, and then came COVID. Time to resume dialogue in light of new evidence.
#humanhealth #dielcycles #SDG3
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#humanhealth #dielcycles #SDG3
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Killing one of the longest continuous environmental datsets transcends ignorance & greed as a crime against humanity as we confront the climate crisis
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory | CNN
The Mauna Loa laboratory in Hawaii has measured atmospheric carbon dioxide, which — along with other planet-warming pollution — has led directly to climate change, driving sea level rise, superchargin...
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Killing one of the longest continuous environmental datsets transcends ignorance & greed as a crime against humanity as we confront the climate crisis
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...
Trump admin tries to kill the most indisputable evidence of human-caused climate change by shuttering observatory
www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/c...
#Sharks, prehaps the most maligned of all animal taxa. Gross ecological imbalance created by people, stoked by a false Hollywood portrayal and a betrayal of our cartilaginous cousins. The most graceful creature I ever swam with, sorry #dolphins.
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Happy birthday Jaws! How the movie changed shark science
Half a century after its cinematic release, Jaws is still shaping how we view — and protect — the ocean’s top predators.
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June 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#Sharks, prehaps the most maligned of all animal taxa. Gross ecological imbalance created by people, stoked by a false Hollywood portrayal and a betrayal of our cartilaginous cousins. The most graceful creature I ever swam with, sorry #dolphins.
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Delighted to be greeting by this sign at the @ucc.ie Mardyke Arena this morning. Progress, 1 step at a time.
#SustainableDevelopment
#SustainableDevelopment
June 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Delighted to be greeting by this sign at the @ucc.ie Mardyke Arena this morning. Progress, 1 step at a time.
#SustainableDevelopment
#SustainableDevelopment
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'Is this the way to where the leprechauns live ?'
Filming a new series of #CreedonsMusicalAtlas in the enchanted forest at Guagán Barra/Gougane Barra with the gifted harpist Tara McNeill.
Filming a new series of #CreedonsMusicalAtlas in the enchanted forest at Guagán Barra/Gougane Barra with the gifted harpist Tara McNeill.
June 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
'Is this the way to where the leprechauns live ?'
Filming a new series of #CreedonsMusicalAtlas in the enchanted forest at Guagán Barra/Gougane Barra with the gifted harpist Tara McNeill.
Filming a new series of #CreedonsMusicalAtlas in the enchanted forest at Guagán Barra/Gougane Barra with the gifted harpist Tara McNeill.
Cassini Meridian Line, San Petronio Basilica, Bologna, Italy, supposedly the world's longest. Aperature on ceiling with sun motif focuses sunlight on the basilica floor which intersects the meridian line at solar noon, each day progressing down the meridian line.
#science #nerd #Bologna
#science #nerd #Bologna
June 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Progress, one step at a time, #SDG6. Wish @rtenews report stated what toxins were dumped and what entered the river. Chemical waste? Solvents? Solid waste?
RTE news : Two jailed for role in 'industrial scale' illegal dumping
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
RTE news : Two jailed for role in 'industrial scale' illegal dumping
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
Two jailed for role in 'industrial scale' illegal dumping
Two company directors in Northern Ireland have been jailed for their roles in running one of the largest illegal dumps in Europe.
www.rte.ie
June 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Progress, one step at a time, #SDG6. Wish @rtenews report stated what toxins were dumped and what entered the river. Chemical waste? Solvents? Solid waste?
RTE news : Two jailed for role in 'industrial scale' illegal dumping
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
RTE news : Two jailed for role in 'industrial scale' illegal dumping
www.rte.ie/news/courts/...
IN MEMORY OF TECHNO OPTIMISM
Here stood three robotic cyborg trees,
Without root or fruit,
never to sway in the breeze
A natureless solution from EU cash,
Moss, fans and sensors sparked eco-flash.
A dream in ruin, a crying shame
Compost and e'waste, all the same,
or not?
Sin é
bit.ly/3TgSrWA
Here stood three robotic cyborg trees,
Without root or fruit,
never to sway in the breeze
A natureless solution from EU cash,
Moss, fans and sensors sparked eco-flash.
A dream in ruin, a crying shame
Compost and e'waste, all the same,
or not?
Sin é
bit.ly/3TgSrWA
Over €440k spent on Cork's 'robo-trees' before they were removed
The moss walls were placed into storage last month
www.corkbeo.ie
June 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
IN MEMORY OF TECHNO OPTIMISM
Here stood three robotic cyborg trees,
Without root or fruit,
never to sway in the breeze
A natureless solution from EU cash,
Moss, fans and sensors sparked eco-flash.
A dream in ruin, a crying shame
Compost and e'waste, all the same,
or not?
Sin é
bit.ly/3TgSrWA
Here stood three robotic cyborg trees,
Without root or fruit,
never to sway in the breeze
A natureless solution from EU cash,
Moss, fans and sensors sparked eco-flash.
A dream in ruin, a crying shame
Compost and e'waste, all the same,
or not?
Sin é
bit.ly/3TgSrWA
Fab to have Senator Bernie Sanders pay a visit to the Mother Jones Festival HQ in Shandon 🇮🇪.
Bravo!
Sadly I had to live vicariously through fellow committe members but had a great day at the Royal Irish Academy.
motherjonescork.com/2025/05/27/b...
Bravo!
Sadly I had to live vicariously through fellow committe members but had a great day at the Royal Irish Academy.
motherjonescork.com/2025/05/27/b...
Bernie and Jane O’Meara Sanders visit Mother Jones in Cork.
United States senator Bernie Sanders and Jane O’Meara Sanders arrived on Shandon Street to huge applause today. Waiting for Bernie on Shandon Street. J. Nolan. Bernie and Jane were paying…
motherjonescork.com
May 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Fab to have Senator Bernie Sanders pay a visit to the Mother Jones Festival HQ in Shandon 🇮🇪.
Bravo!
Sadly I had to live vicariously through fellow committe members but had a great day at the Royal Irish Academy.
motherjonescork.com/2025/05/27/b...
Bravo!
Sadly I had to live vicariously through fellow committe members but had a great day at the Royal Irish Academy.
motherjonescork.com/2025/05/27/b...
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Having lived most of my life in Miami and Carribean, I must say this is absolutely reckless!
Weather and climate research funds are being “chainsawed” from NOAA's budget. Last I checked, Louisiana & Florida, which are maximally susceptible to Hurricanes, voted Red in the last General Election.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
Wondering if residents there knew in advance this would happen.
May 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Having lived most of my life in Miami and Carribean, I must say this is absolutely reckless!
5000km milestone on my ebike. CO2 emissions including both operation & manufacturing, ~0.3 metric tons.
In contrast, 5000km of emissions for my petrol car is ~2.1t CO2 excluding manufacturing.
🙏 Bike-to-work scheme❣️
Need safer biking infrastructure! Sadly, not all Cork🇮🇪 drivers 'friendly' to bikes
In contrast, 5000km of emissions for my petrol car is ~2.1t CO2 excluding manufacturing.
🙏 Bike-to-work scheme❣️
Need safer biking infrastructure! Sadly, not all Cork🇮🇪 drivers 'friendly' to bikes
April 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
5000km milestone on my ebike. CO2 emissions including both operation & manufacturing, ~0.3 metric tons.
In contrast, 5000km of emissions for my petrol car is ~2.1t CO2 excluding manufacturing.
🙏 Bike-to-work scheme❣️
Need safer biking infrastructure! Sadly, not all Cork🇮🇪 drivers 'friendly' to bikes
In contrast, 5000km of emissions for my petrol car is ~2.1t CO2 excluding manufacturing.
🙏 Bike-to-work scheme❣️
Need safer biking infrastructure! Sadly, not all Cork🇮🇪 drivers 'friendly' to bikes
"Defending democracy somewhere else", yes I completely relate, love 🇮🇪
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle | CNN
Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley plans to leave the prestigious Ivy League university for Toronto with colleagues Marci Shore and Timothy Snyder as the Trump administration’s battle with higher...
www.cnn.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Defending democracy somewhere else", yes I completely relate, love 🇮🇪
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
3 Ivy League scholars plan to leave US and teach in Canada amid Trump administration’s higher education battle
www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
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Ireland has major challenges for #SDG12 Responsible Consumption. SDG12 is challenges most consumer based economies in Global N, and is especially challenging to Ireland with most indicators stagnating or down trending regarding pollutants embodied in imports.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ireland has major challenges for #SDG12 Responsible Consumption. SDG12 is challenges most consumer based economies in Global N, and is especially challenging to Ireland with most indicators stagnating or down trending regarding pollutants embodied in imports.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
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Ireland ranks 27 of 31 in Europe on the ‘spillover index’ assessing the global ‘footprint’ for Irish imports. Performance on environmental, social & economic dimensions are poor. However, Ireland performs well for indictors reflecting multilateralism.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Ireland ranks 27 of 31 in Europe on the ‘spillover index’ assessing the global ‘footprint’ for Irish imports. Performance on environmental, social & economic dimensions are poor. However, Ireland performs well for indictors reflecting multilateralism.
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Source: eu-dashboards.sdgindex.org
Enjoying a week of spring weather 😍. Tortoise butterfly 🦋at my office door and bumble bee 🐝at my home door.
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Enjoying a week of spring weather 😍. Tortoise butterfly 🦋at my office door and bumble bee 🐝at my home door.
Yes indeed, don't fucus on the distractions
February 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Yes indeed, don't fucus on the distractions
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Ireland ranks 7 of 34 on the Leave No One Behind index in SDSN's #European #SustainableDevelopment Report. Although work remains, still successes to acknowledge. LNOB was main focus of 🇮🇪's 1st SDG Implementation Plan. #socialjustice
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February 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Ireland ranks 7 of 34 on the Leave No One Behind index in SDSN's #European #SustainableDevelopment Report. Although work remains, still successes to acknowledge. LNOB was main focus of 🇮🇪's 1st SDG Implementation Plan. #socialjustice
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@eesc.bsky.social
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Encouraging evidence from #Bradford's #cleanairzone: demonstrable improvements in #health. 👍
Let's see more CAZ's in Ireland to improve OUR health (& reduce our love-affair with diesel...it ain't lovin' us back).
Time to expand #Cork's #CAZ too.❤️
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Let's see more CAZ's in Ireland to improve OUR health (& reduce our love-affair with diesel...it ain't lovin' us back).
Time to expand #Cork's #CAZ too.❤️
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“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Encouraging evidence from #Bradford's #cleanairzone: demonstrable improvements in #health. 👍
Let's see more CAZ's in Ireland to improve OUR health (& reduce our love-affair with diesel...it ain't lovin' us back).
Time to expand #Cork's #CAZ too.❤️
@johnwenger9.bsky.social
@jbarimo.bsky.social
Let's see more CAZ's in Ireland to improve OUR health (& reduce our love-affair with diesel...it ain't lovin' us back).
Time to expand #Cork's #CAZ too.❤️
@johnwenger9.bsky.social
@jbarimo.bsky.social
A peaceful dawn over Ballyhaunis, Mayo from the abbey hill. Serenaded by a chorus of songbirds along the Dalgan River, joy 🐦
February 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A peaceful dawn over Ballyhaunis, Mayo from the abbey hill. Serenaded by a chorus of songbirds along the Dalgan River, joy 🐦
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2025 European Sustainable Development Report launch, 29 Jan, 9-11 am Irish time
View event via European Economic and Social Committee webstream www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
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View event via European Economic and Social Committee webstream www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
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January 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
2025 European Sustainable Development Report launch, 29 Jan, 9-11 am Irish time
View event via European Economic and Social Committee webstream www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
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View event via European Economic and Social Committee webstream www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
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This sounds significant. Section 15 of Ireland’s Climate Act requires public bodies to act in a way to further the Climate Action Plan and Long Term Strategy - threat of legal action should compel them to include climate in their core mandates.
Very significant High Court ruling here on the obligations imposed on public bodies by Section 15 of the Climate Act
www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...
www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...
High Court rules An Bord Pleanala must prioritise climate law in wind farm case likely to affect all public bodies
The High Court has ruled that planners did not fulfil their duty to comply with climate law in a judgement expected to have far-reaching implications for all public bodies.
www.independent.ie
January 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This sounds significant. Section 15 of Ireland’s Climate Act requires public bodies to act in a way to further the Climate Action Plan and Long Term Strategy - threat of legal action should compel them to include climate in their core mandates.