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To remedy the evils of city life the citizens must own the city - James Connolly
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,” Abrams said www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“Some are saying we’ll have a 10% GDP loss at between 3C and 4C degrees [of global heating], but the physical climate scientists are saying the economy and society will cease to function as we know it. That’s a big mismatch,” Abrams said www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ignorance is power.
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Ignorance is power.
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The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
"Landlords and real estate developers, for example, do not have an interest in an “abundance” of housing because it would collapse the price of the commodity they wish to sell for a profit" jacobin.com/2025/08/klei...
Abundance for the 99 Percent
Abundance is the precondition of socialism, but socialism is also the precondition of abundance.
jacobin.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"Landlords and real estate developers, for example, do not have an interest in an “abundance” of housing because it would collapse the price of the commodity they wish to sell for a profit" jacobin.com/2025/08/klei...
"The Celtic Tiger did not fail because we dreamed too big. It failed because we stopped planning. Because we forgot that growth is a tool, not a trophy. Because when the music was loudest, we lost the discipline that got us there in the first place."
"Growth without governance is not success; it is delay.
And yet, here we are. Twenty-five years on and homelessness is at record levels. Housing supply throttled by speculation and inertia. A generation locked out of home ownership."
- Colin Sheridan
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
And yet, here we are. Twenty-five years on and homelessness is at record levels. Housing supply throttled by speculation and inertia. A generation locked out of home ownership."
- Colin Sheridan
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
‘We all partied’ was never the truth about the Celtic Tiger and Ireland is still paying the price
Twenty-five years on, Ireland is still living with the consequences of mistaking rapid growth for lasting economic success
www.irishexaminer.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"The Celtic Tiger did not fail because we dreamed too big. It failed because we stopped planning. Because we forgot that growth is a tool, not a trophy. Because when the music was loudest, we lost the discipline that got us there in the first place."
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The EU Mercosur Trade Agreement will benefit a handful of big corporations while driving deforestation, the climate crisis & exposing small-scale farmers to unfair competition. Join our call & say no to this toxic trade deal. Email your ministers & MEPs now www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos...
Take action: Stop the climate-wrecking EU-Mercosur Trade Deal - The Environmental Pillar
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement will benefit a handful of big corporations while driving deforestation, the climate crisis and exposing small-scale farmers to unfair competition. Join our call and say...
www.environmentalpillar.ie
December 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The EU Mercosur Trade Agreement will benefit a handful of big corporations while driving deforestation, the climate crisis & exposing small-scale farmers to unfair competition. Join our call & say no to this toxic trade deal. Email your ministers & MEPs now www.environmentalpillar.ie/stopeumercos...
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If you or I put a private sewer discharging waste into one of our rivers or lakes, there'd be total *hell* to pay.
But a whole industry doesn't just get away with constantly polluting, the government makes a priority of fighting for their right to continue.
The result is our rivers are dying.
But a whole industry doesn't just get away with constantly polluting, the government makes a priority of fighting for their right to continue.
The result is our rivers are dying.
Excellent article from @elainemcgoff.bsky.social on the many, many failures that have led us to where we are.
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Nobody asked the people of this country if we were willing to sacrifice our waterways so the dairy industry could wallow in profits
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Most Irish people want clean water, not a nitrates derogation
Has the Government ever asked the people of Ireland if they agree with pulling on the green jersey to convince Europe to give us another derogation?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
If you or I put a private sewer discharging waste into one of our rivers or lakes, there'd be total *hell* to pay.
But a whole industry doesn't just get away with constantly polluting, the government makes a priority of fighting for their right to continue.
The result is our rivers are dying.
But a whole industry doesn't just get away with constantly polluting, the government makes a priority of fighting for their right to continue.
The result is our rivers are dying.
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“Simplification” sounds harmless - until you realise its a Trojan horse to weaken critical environmental laws that protect our air, water and Nature itself.
These laws protect you. Let’s protect them back.
Tell EU leaders: #HandsOffNature
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu
These laws protect you. Let’s protect them back.
Tell EU leaders: #HandsOffNature
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“Simplification” sounds harmless - until you realise its a Trojan horse to weaken critical environmental laws that protect our air, water and Nature itself.
These laws protect you. Let’s protect them back.
Tell EU leaders: #HandsOffNature
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu
These laws protect you. Let’s protect them back.
Tell EU leaders: #HandsOffNature
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu
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The government presents its demand for a new nitrates derogation (pollution permit) in Brussels as a demand of the Irish public.
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
"Our waters are crying out for a break from the pollution, Irish people are calling for clean water, but our voices are being drowned out in a world of political wrangling and vested interest. And the thing is, you can’t drink politics"
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#nitratesderogation
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#nitratesderogation
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The government presents its demand for a new nitrates derogation (pollution permit) in Brussels as a demand of the Irish public.
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
This counterpoint argues that it is actually being demanded by a subsection of the agriculture industry, and is in conflict with a genuine public interest: clean water
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Excellent piece by Brian Caulfield.
We keep falling further and further behind our European counterparts when it comes to sustainable transport solutions.
We keep falling further and further behind our European counterparts when it comes to sustainable transport solutions.
Brian Caulfield: Now Metrolink is going ahead, what’s the next rail project for Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway?
If Luas Finglas is delivered on time, there will have been a 15-year gap since the last Luas extension
www.irishtimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Excellent piece by Brian Caulfield.
We keep falling further and further behind our European counterparts when it comes to sustainable transport solutions.
We keep falling further and further behind our European counterparts when it comes to sustainable transport solutions.
The Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce Report mentions "Judicial Review" 112 times. "Public Participation" = 0.
Its full on 'Judicial Review Derangement Syndrome'
Its full on 'Judicial Review Derangement Syndrome'
Min Jack Chambers claim: “number of judicial reviews rapidly growing. 2024 saw 43% increase on 2023, & 2025 a further 30% increase in cases in Court”
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
Factcheck “number of JR decreasing year on year..members of public to take 40% fewer in 2025 & overall JRs will be 15% lower this year”
links below
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce Report mentions "Judicial Review" 112 times. "Public Participation" = 0.
Its full on 'Judicial Review Derangement Syndrome'
Its full on 'Judicial Review Derangement Syndrome'
@iandunt.bsky.social @dorianlynskey.bsky.social really enjoyed your pod on GDP/growth. FYI, Haberl et al. (2020) reviewed all studies on the ‘Green Growth’ (decoupling) and concluded there was no empirical evidence that it was effective iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 AM
@iandunt.bsky.social @dorianlynskey.bsky.social really enjoyed your pod on GDP/growth. FYI, Haberl et al. (2020) reviewed all studies on the ‘Green Growth’ (decoupling) and concluded there was no empirical evidence that it was effective iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Beyond the 1.5°C pre-industrial threshold for 12 months in a row
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy & #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries, please! 🙏
#TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay #cooltheclimate #CapitalismKills
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy & #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries, please! 🙏
#TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay #cooltheclimate #CapitalismKills
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Beyond the 1.5°C pre-industrial threshold for 12 months in a row
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy & #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries, please! 🙏
#TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay #cooltheclimate #CapitalismKills
www.euronews.com/green/2024/0...
We need #degrowth, a #DonutEconomy & #SystemChange to #Conviviality in a #CaringEconomy of #Partnerism within #planetboundaries, please! 🙏
#TaxTheRich #MakePollutersPay #cooltheclimate #CapitalismKills
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Here's the table of contents of The Story of Capital:
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here's the table of contents of The Story of Capital:
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Germany: 104m2 (1,120 sqft) new build family apartment, daylight on 3 sides, cross ventilation, proper balcony 12.5m2 (135 sqft) for €2,500/month
..this is sustainable urban living that people need & want, at density to support public transport & facilities..not small dark rooms on long corridors
..this is sustainable urban living that people need & want, at density to support public transport & facilities..not small dark rooms on long corridors
here's the plan for the 3-bedroom
it's 1,120 sf (net) + 135 s.f. loggia
private outdoor space. daylight on 3 sides. elevator in a 19-unit/4-story building. good luck finding this in the US... at anywhere near this price.
it's 1,120 sf (net) + 135 s.f. loggia
private outdoor space. daylight on 3 sides. elevator in a 19-unit/4-story building. good luck finding this in the US... at anywhere near this price.
December 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Germany: 104m2 (1,120 sqft) new build family apartment, daylight on 3 sides, cross ventilation, proper balcony 12.5m2 (135 sqft) for €2,500/month
..this is sustainable urban living that people need & want, at density to support public transport & facilities..not small dark rooms on long corridors
..this is sustainable urban living that people need & want, at density to support public transport & facilities..not small dark rooms on long corridors
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“Let me start with main headline that "everything is being judicially reviewed" by "objectors" who are "blocking" housing & infrastructure
This is an outright lie
Data shows that members of the public are on track to take 40% fewer JRs in 2025 compared to 2024” www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...
This is an outright lie
Data shows that members of the public are on track to take 40% fewer JRs in 2025 compared to 2024” www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...
Money Talks, B**lshit Walks
The Money is is talking us into autocracy - we shouldn't let it Money is talking us into autocracy by appropriating the common good to serve the 1%, but the common good isn't promoted by squashing peo...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Let me start with main headline that "everything is being judicially reviewed" by "objectors" who are "blocking" housing & infrastructure
This is an outright lie
Data shows that members of the public are on track to take 40% fewer JRs in 2025 compared to 2024” www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...
This is an outright lie
Data shows that members of the public are on track to take 40% fewer JRs in 2025 compared to 2024” www.linkedin.com/pulse/money-...
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When asking questions becomes the problem, something’s gone very wrong.
@kfmradio.bsky.social
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Silencing "Scrutiny"? Kildare Cllr Says Judicial Review Backlash Narrows Who Can "Question" Power
Clane–Maynooth Independent Councillor Pádraig McEvoy - one of a group taking a High Court challenge against the Government’s new apartment planning standards - says developers, business figures some G...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When asking questions becomes the problem, something’s gone very wrong.
@kfmradio.bsky.social
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@kfmradio.bsky.social
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How likely is an #AMOC shutdown? Here's our latest study based on 768 runs with 38 standard climate models (the CMIP6 models). Note these do not include any meltwater from Greenland mass loss, so might underestimate the risk a bit. 2/2
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How likely is an #AMOC shutdown? Here's our latest study based on 768 runs with 38 standard climate models (the CMIP6 models). Note these do not include any meltwater from Greenland mass loss, so might underestimate the risk a bit. 2/2
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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This tallies with my data, and is why I publish it. The rise in litigation around 2020 was due to the defunct SHD process and to a lesser extent the Heather Hill High Court judgment in 2019 (notably the 2022 Supreme Court ruling was not followed by an increase)
information provided by Senator Dee Ryan following my query on @tonightvmtv.bsky.social last night
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This tallies with my data, and is why I publish it. The rise in litigation around 2020 was due to the defunct SHD process and to a lesser extent the Heather Hill High Court judgment in 2019 (notably the 2022 Supreme Court ruling was not followed by an increase)
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If I had failed a responsibility to deliver housing and infrastructure for decades, I too might try to build a narrative blaming my failure on third parties (courts, lawyers, citizens, The Goblin Prince Under The Mountain).
But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.
But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If I had failed a responsibility to deliver housing and infrastructure for decades, I too might try to build a narrative blaming my failure on third parties (courts, lawyers, citizens, The Goblin Prince Under The Mountain).
But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.
But I see no reason, bar abject power worship, for anyone to repeat it.
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'the current heavy loading of agricultural nutrients will have to stop. Lakes and rivers need to be given the chance to breathe, to reoxygenate their habitats so that life can return.'
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Anja Murray: Nitrates not giving our rivers a chance to breathe
Why is it now widely considered acceptable to heap pollutants in to lakes until the ecosystems they once sustained are eliminated?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
'the current heavy loading of agricultural nutrients will have to stop. Lakes and rivers need to be given the chance to breathe, to reoxygenate their habitats so that life can return.'
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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“Min Patrick O’Donovan described those using judicial reviews against infrastructure projects as “nasty”..we need to get to a situation where the abuse of the courts and the abuse of objections & abuse of nimbyism has to be set aside” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Min Patrick O’Donovan described those using judicial reviews against infrastructure projects as “nasty”..we need to get to a situation where the abuse of the courts and the abuse of objections & abuse of nimbyism has to be set aside” www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Has the Government transposed the ADR clause in RED III? ADR would avoid litigation by resolving disputes at an early stage - something that's quite topical at the moment.
Make up your own mind based on this PQ response
www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=20...
Make up your own mind based on this PQ response
www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=20...
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Has the Government transposed the ADR clause in RED III? ADR would avoid litigation by resolving disputes at an early stage - something that's quite topical at the moment.
Make up your own mind based on this PQ response
www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=20...
Make up your own mind based on this PQ response
www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=20...
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There's going to be a report of some inquiry in about 15 years' time and it'll pinpoint this as the moment when somebody should have shouted "stop!"
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There's going to be a report of some inquiry in about 15 years' time and it'll pinpoint this as the moment when somebody should have shouted "stop!"
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...
www.thejournal.ie/judicial-rev...