@gluaiseacht
Gluaiseacht is a non-hierarchical climate justice movement bringing together grassroots organisations, concerned individuals and groups from all over Ireland to raise awareness and take non-violent direct action on environmental issues.
In case you missed it....
Gluaiseacht were signatories to Future Proof Clare's open letter opposing the LNG terminal in Clare
The government cannot say they are serious about tackling climate change while expanding fossil fuel infrastructure
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Very concerning issue here. If someone's criminal complaint regarding fears for their safety can be disclosed and used against them in a civil trial then it follows that people will be more hesitant to report to Gardaí
#activism #advocacy #environment #irishlaw
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
Eirgrid looking at crucial emergency back ups for an overloaded system as data centres now require over 20% of Ireland's electricity.
As we go into the 2030's, data centres are expected to be sucking up A THIRD of Ireland's total electricity.
#climate #datacentres
www.rte.ie/news/busines...
And not a single mention about data centres 🤔 #datacentres #datacenters #climate #energy
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The talented @ellecordova.bsky.social at it again #cleanenergy #crudeoil
This week’s Last Word on the environment with Matt Cooper on Today FM coming up after 5.30 today. We’ll be discussing sprat overfishing, Dieselgate death toll & insect population collapse.
Industrial scale trawling threatens the complete collapse of sprat populations on which the incredibly rich marine ecosystem of Bantry Bay depends.
SAVE OUR SPRAT is campaigning for a moratorium on all such activity until the species recovers.
Please join or support us!!
www.saveoursprat.ie
Short piece on Ireland's historic energy transition.
'At a time when Ireland is doubling down on its dependence on US fossil fuels with Shannon LNG, we should remember our historic struggle for energy sovereignty against Western imperial powers.'
www.irishexaminer.com/special-repo...
Making the connections between energy, decolonisation and anti-imperialism are more important than ever.
This online conversation between @socialrightsirl.bsky.social
and Eoghan Harris is today at 4pm.
"Seas off Cork a 'marine desert' due to overfishing of sprat, says owner of whale-watching business."
Sprat, the basis of entire ecosystems, is being hoovered out to turn into fishmeal, an *insanely* wasteful process.
Who or what gives them the right???
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
As Ryanair drops its carbon offset option on its flights due to a lack of uptake, it's important to remember that trying to buy our way out of the crisis is not the meaningful radical change that we need.
#climate #ireland
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Shocking rise in power consumption in just a few very recent years by big tech is indicative of the serious problem of data centres and their exponential growth. Buying carbon offsets is plugging a dam with your finger.
#datacentres #bigtech #climate
Blanket bog restoration to go ahead in Conamara. This is welcome news with over 300 hectares of land involved which also includes the removal of conifer and pine trees and replanting of native species.
#biodiversity #bogland #wetland #Ireland
www.rte.ie/news/connach...
One huge problem with the big focus on tree planting is that a forest is not just trees - its a community of interacting plants and animals
Most trees depend on animals to disperse their seeds, but seed dispersers are dying out everywhere
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
gluaiseacht.ie/data-centres-in-ireland/
The problems with data centres and our government's grá for them
