By changing what we eat, we could see enormous benefits to both our own health and wellbeing as humans and that of our shared planet.

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

See it. Say it. Sod off. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases. Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social

That’s 3 cyclists dead in one week. 😲😔 And our government continues to roll back on meaningful road safety measures like implementing a 30kph limit in urban zones, or using technology, all because it might upset some drivers. It’s a national disgrace.

In London, hate will never win.

Pollinator-friendly spring bulbs which you can be planting this autumn for spring flowers & bees, as recommended by the All Ireland Pollinator Plan pollinators.ie/wp-content/u...

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The finest response I've seen so far.

From what we've been told - its not a fish kill- its an everything kill for over 40 miles of river. Insects, birds, mammals also impacted. This should, by now, be a serious criminal matter.

…But it needn’t happen if Defra suspended all gamebird shooting during this Bid Flu outbreak. It has the legal authority to do this, but doesn’t appear to have the backbone.”

Looks like the new scheme to connect Hyde Road and Parnell St (which is very important!) repeats the mistakes of the Parnell street cycle lanes. Cycle lane is outside the parking and bus stop. On Parnell st this has led to the scourge of illegal parking, and all the safety issues that come with it

The Irish Government’s refusal to implement a default 30km/h speed limit in all urban areas is a betrayal of public safety. They are ignoring the evidence. They are ignoring our health and wellbeing. Any further delay is indefensible.

So, as expected, BBC Sounds is no longer available. But the promised workaround, using the BBC.com website to listen to Radio 3 live, is not available either. Very depressing.

There's a nice event on Sunday from the Limerick Cycling Campaign.

Cycling instead of driving has €1.40-€1.52 per km economic benefit in cities on island of Ireland irishcycle.com/2024/03/05/c...

In my job as a demographer and business consultant (yes, I do things beside sharing maps and charts) I constantly come across business owners that are convinced that the loss of some car parks would eat into their profits. Research from across the world suggests otherwise.

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Lovely thread of the day ☂️🐾

#SuperSeabirdSunday we came across these Black Guillemots right by the roadside in Newcastle, Co Down yesterday.

"There’s a quiet persistence in how moss grows, no roots, no flowers, no fuss. Just green. Just presence. Just life. It flowers without flowers, sporing silently into the damp air. It climbs trees like a forest’s memory rising back through the bark" via Woodlarking Let it grow. Let it stay."

Thoughtful post by @daisychristo.bsky.social on learning to write in an era of AI: substack.nomoremarking.com/p/what-is-th...

No more Beewashing please! Why beekeeping doesn't help conserve bees. Pls RT if you agree. youtu.be/fiBYBmlKSYU

Build it and they will come.

This has been a long time coming and is very welcome. I can’t list all the people who have been involved over the decades but it has been a long slog. Pathetic bleating by the Countryside Alliance and BASC as usual. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"TD asks about making high-vis compulsory for “all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport” I cannot explain how rage making this is. WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS ARE. irishcycle.com/2025/07/05/t...

The use of the Terrorism Act to proscribe Palestine Action is disproportionate and sets a dangerous precedent.

Alternative headline: Dublin airport had its most polluting day ever on Sunday.

Hear me out: Muppets Take The White House. It’s The West Wing but everyone is a muppet (President Jed Kermit, First Lady Miss Piggy) except Richard Schiff is still an increasingly fraught Toby Ziegler

Cats can be considered a category of invasive species: collectively, the latter are second from the top as a driver of biodiversity loss globally. Keeping pet cats indoors solves the problem.

Can’t we end this nonsense? Pay them to manage the land to teturn to the wild instead. It’s not productive land. There’s 3 times more jobs and more job satisfaction in this approach. Why not? 🌱🦋🌎

I've just done this - took all of 30 seconds...

The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names apoear): BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell. www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...

The media bear a lot of responsibility for the lack of climate action to date by giving space to these voices. Blaming the Green Party and so-called ‘green’ policies for Ireland’s abysmal infrastructure is so far removed from reality, it’s not even funny.

I know it's hot, but please don't let your dog swim if you have treated it with a spot-on flea treatment in the last 28 days www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/v...

📣 Ireland’s power system is off coal! Converting Moneypoint to emergency oil generators is a great idea. Oil can be stored easily, unlike fossil gas that needs complex infrastructure that risks locking in long-term dependence.

Setting aside 20% of agricultural land for rewilding and adopting wildlife-friendly farming on the rest could reverse #biodiversity declines while maintaining food production, scientists say. They offer a blueprint to integrate nature recovery & agriculture 🌱🪲 ➡️ www.ceh.ac.uk/press/scient... 🧪

My letter to the editor in the Irish Times today on why we ought to target one million people cycling every day instead of one million EVs on Irish roads by 2030. #ActiveTransport

If your dog will jump in the nearest river, pond or lake given half a chance, don't use spot-on treatments for fleas and ticks, say researchers.

Important: if you think that governments should move faster on climate, enacting policies now for a cleaner, greener future, *** you are in the MAJORITY ***. A huge majority. HT to @tomheap.bsky.social for digging out this Nature paper on who actually wants what. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Happy World Bicycle Day.

Nitrous oxide is certainly no laughing matter! Well done to all involved! #DitchTheN2O #SustainableAnaesthesia

#LimerickCity says 'hi'👋

Wondering why, after many weeks of drought, Ireland is suddenly getting dumped with non-stop rain? There's an anomalous patch of super heated sea right off our coast. It's a new world of extreme swings. And unless we act, RIGHT NOW, this is only a taste of what's coming. #ClimateBreakdown.

Robert Praeger was truly remarkable. In 1895 he spent over 200 days on weekends and in summer months walking over 7000 km recording plants. He doubled the knowledge of the distribution of Irish flora (src: Secrets of the Irish Landscape) #IrishPlants #herbarium

Just one university - UCL - employs almost twice as many people as there are working in fishing boats.

Not just Limerick.. Parteen in Co Clare is waiting for the more frequent buses thhat BusConnects promised..

As the EU unveils its #Omnibus on agriculture, the #FairTrade Movement regrets that it overlooks non-EU small-scale organic farmers struggling with the implementation of the EU #Organic Regulation. This failure puts livelihoods & the future of the sector at risk.⚠️🛒 Our position ➡️ bit.ly/4mfnQGj