This is what climate denial looks like. We need our politicians to be leaders and not succumb to such populistic nonsense. Mobility lanes = health and freedom for all. It is nothing authoritarian about them. If anything, trapping people in their cars is what is authoritarian.

The most important question now obviously is whether Kamala Harris (born Oct ‘64) is a Baby Boomer or a Gen Xer? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generatio…

An Taisce has long called for a reform of the antiquated arterial drainage act. This is a really positive step forward for people, water and nature. Thanks to Malcolm Noonan T.D. for driving this measure forward. irishtimes.com/environment/20…

Great to get to discuss this significant legal development in the An Taisce nitrates legal case on RTE. In essence, the European Courts will now mark Ireland's homework in regard to how well we are protecting our waterbodies from agri pollution. rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

YES!!! This is *the* climate pick! Tim Walz had the best climate record of any of the VP contenders and has been unafraid to take on Big Oil. Minnesota has a BIG case against Exxon, Koch Industries, and the American Petroleum Institute for climate deception.

Ireland are 12th in the Olympic medal table, and the highest-ranked country never to have hosted the Games itself

Still under the stairs. #ApocalypseReady

Yeah, the central idea here, that a person not in a car is something less than fully human, is precisely what animates our awful, entitled, dangerous driving culture . That it comes from an alleged *road safety organisation* should be a resigning matter for someone.

“We could have facilitated more data centres without threatening the power grid if only the State had built more fossil fuel power plants” - maybe the Irish data centre industry should rethink its pitch. irishtimes.com/business/2024/…

The Pact for the Future draft, the proposed agreement to be agreed at the UN Summit of the Future in September, omits any reference to fossil fuels! Take our e-action to urge the Irish Government to advocate for a fossil-free future at the Summit: friendsoftheearth.ie/act/demand-min…

So basically the sky didn't fall in. Who would have thought?

House price-to-income ratios below 3

Thanks to The Irish Times Kevin O'Sullivan for including our 6 recommendations the NEXT Government should consider as part of their Programme for Government: irishtimes.com/environment/cl… #ReportCard2024 Friends of the Earth

The Irish Times Kevin O'Sullivan Friends of the Earth Shauna Corr 🌍 Irish Daily Mirror The Irish Examiner coverage of Friends of the Earth #ReportCqrd2024 irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4146…

In awarding the Govt a B- for delivery of their own Programme for Gov environmental commitments, experts acknowledge Ireland has ‘turned a corner’ but conclude that these commitments were not strong enough in the first place Much faster action is needed friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen…

FF, FG & GP agreed 278 climate & environment related pledges when forming a government in 2020. Friends of the Earth commissioned an assessment drawing on 80 brains to see how the coalition has been getting on with delivering them m.independent.ie/irish-news/rep…

How well has the Irish Government fulfilled their own climate and environmental promises?🌍 Is enough being done for our collective health and safety? Find out here in our report card of the Irish Govt.'s progress: friendsoftheearth.ie/news/governmen…

Nice to see the The Irish Times and The Guardian lifestyle pages highlight research that shows plant-based alternatives to meat are better for the planet and mostly healthier than products such as burgers and sausages made from animals. 👍 irishtimes.com/food/2024/08/2…

48 people have been killed in Gaza already today. Stop the slaughter- stand up, speak out! Call for consequences: Enact the Occupied Territories Bill. Don't wait for the EU - take action now! Micheál Martin Simon Harris TD

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