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Planet Pollyanna

@stbegnet.bsky.social
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Self-anointed expert on the Irish social economy, saving the planet and upholstering. Mostly, though, just a cat’s mattress.

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
What carbon capture would look like if we were serious
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Germany has successfully engineered a revolutionary transparent solar glass that generates clean electricity while remaining completely see-through from both sides, fundamentally transforming how buildings produce energy. #solarpower #ActOnClimate
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Planet Pollyanna @stbegnet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Are these the same plug in solar units that, for some unconscionable reason, we’re not permitted to use in Ireland? Just asking like.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
#JanetfortheSeanad
A Green Party spokeswoman said that O’Gorman “will have a conversation with Ivana and Holly” and would propose his party’s Dublin Central candidate, Cllr Janet Horner, as the agreed Seanad byelection candidate.
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Dagmar Fischer @dagmarfischer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
And what a great campaign it was, full of creativity, imagination & positivity!
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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
President Connolly highlighted that 500 Irish rivers were classified as pristine in 80s, by 2019 just 20 met that standard and 90% of Irish habitats in “unfavourable” conservation status Transformative change is needed to address climate change, and incremental action is not enough, president said.
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Malarkey Mayhem 🦂 @malarkey88.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Planet Pollyanna @stbegnet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I could use plug-in solar NOW.
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Ciarán Cuffe @ciarancuffe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Simple plug-in solar is a reality in several European countries, and there you can buy them from Ikea. Minister Darragh O’Brien needs to cut the red tape and let Irish households save money on their bills. www.greenparty.ie/news/green-p...
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Who will call for negotiations tomorrow? The racist tax-dodger convicted of animal abuse? The guy who hoped Greta Thunberg would be raped by the IDF? McGregor's mate who thinks women should be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen?
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Drew Webb 🏳️‍🌈 @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This
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Janet Horner @janetphorner.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Attention all animal lovers! Do you wish you could bring your pets on public transport? Now is the time to let the NTA know your feelings. They’re running a consultation until tomorrow, Friday the 20th of March. #Ireland #Dublin #PetsonPublicTransport #Dogs #DogsOnBuses
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Janet Horner @janetphorner.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Always good to catch up with Ber Grogan from Simon Communities Ireland. I’ve been working with Ber for years to tackle the pressing issues of fairness and inclusion in Irish society.
Janet and Ber sitting at a table in front of a Simon communities banner A report on Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland

Bringing together local, international, and client perspectives to provide insights and explore practical solutions
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 29/01/2026
Today the Scottish Parliament will vote on @markruskell.bsky.social's Bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland. 🐶 This cruel 'sport' results in the deaths of hundreds of dogs a year in the UK and is only legal in a handful of countries. It's time to end it in Scotland for good.
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Ray Cunningham @ray-cunningham.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Ireland has a real chance to take a lead in offshore renewable energy. But this government is not interested - or maybe just incapable.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Seems like Trump's NASA is taking the advice of the the Heatmap / Searchlight / Abundance Faction and nOt TaLKiNg AbOuT cLiMATE cHaNGe. Not even *mentioning* it, even. Well done, everybody!
FROM AFP NEWS NASA Reports Record Heat But Omits
Reference To Climate Change
By Issam AHMED
Jan 14, 2026 12:34 pm EST
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Planet Pollyanna @stbegnet.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New data centres are supposed to generate their own energy, esp from renewables. Hmmm.
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Donnachadh McCarthy @donnachadhmc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
UK is THIRD largest global source of aviation climate destruction. Despite being only 22nd largest in population.... We need frequent flyer tax on rich elite high polluters.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
What a shocker. Agriculture minister who’s also a livestock farmer thinks livestock farmers should be free to continue to pour shit into our waterways with impunity, all the while pocketing taxpayer subsidies. This is his “ambition”. What a country we live in. www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid...
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Agriculture minister says it's his 'ambition' to secure future derogation deals for Ireland
Martin Heydon said securing derogation deals for Ireland post 2028 was his 'ambition' for the future
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Pádraic Fogarty @whittledaway.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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...
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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?
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine. The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
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Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
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Forests Forever @forestsforever.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
New paper: Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union
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Identifying hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands in the European Union - Nature Communications
An EU-wide analysis shows that drained peatlands are major, underreported sources of greenhouse gases. By mapping emission hotspots, the study provides guidance for targeted rewetting and strengthens ...
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Trying to make sense of #Kremlin meddling in US politics and Putin's apparent hold on #Trump ??? Listen now to @heidicuda.bsky.social with A Beginners Guide to #Russian Interference. With @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 05/12/2025 · 31m
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Trinity College, Dublin, 2012, photo by German photographer Candida Höfer from her Beautiful Libraries series.
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Potential gamechanger here in terms of supporting offshore wind Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hub www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Major expansion planned at Rosslare to transform port into offshore energy hub
Planning application for €220 million development to be lodged next week
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Eoin Buckley @eoinbuckleylmk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
See also young people who are forced into car ownership for college or work largely because public transport is unreliable due to too..much..traffic. The idea that being financially shackled to a car is seen as 'independence' for young people is one of the motor industries more successful lies.
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Ian Christie @ianpchristie.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Brett Christophers - review essay on the world's waste. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Brett Christophers · Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Climate change is no longer a threat of the future.
It is a tragedy of the present.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Brazilian President
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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 16/11/2025
Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
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Ed Davitt @davitter.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
The skies have cleared - time to get our March on
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100. Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth. 🧵
The word "growth" is a core term in the language of climate politics. As we just saw, climate economists estimate the costs of climate damages relative to the amount of economic growth they project into the twenty-first century, and by and large they assume that such growth will continue no matter how hot and chaotic the planet gets. Their belief in a future of continued economic growth enables another idea sometimes used to justify sustaining the fossil- fuel economy: the idea that economic growth is itself a climate-change solution, a form of environmental protection that will shield the prosperous from climate devastation. This belief is so bipartisan, so ubiquitous, that it's not quite accurate to call it propaganda. It's best understood as a *myth*. This myth is often taken for reality by both fossil-fuel partisans on the right and climate-conscious progressives on the center-left.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse (and progressive, even feminist (shock, horror 😁) policies, NWC report finds – #speirgorm www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Increasing number of women in politics leads to more diverse policies, NWC report finds
National Women’s Council says female leaders advance women friendly policies
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Planet Pollyanna @stbegnet.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
And hi to you too. Now let me sleep.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
In their 2025 report on #ClimateChange, @thelancet.com finds that millions of people are already dying every year from the causes & effects of climate change. In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.
THE LANCET
This journal Journals Publish Clinical Global health
Multimedia
Events
About
COUNTDOWN • Online first, October 28, 2025 The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health
and climate change Marina Romanello, PhD &ª EJ . Maria Walawender, MSPH a • Shih-Che Hsu, PhD b •
Annalyse Moskeland, MScC • Yasna Palmeiro-Silva, PhD a • Daniel Scamman, EngDo • et al. Show more
Affiliations & Notes V Article Info V
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Hammersmith & Fulham’s first community-owned solar project just hit its £106,500 share offer target ☀️ Over 100 local investors helped fund 274 panels at Jack Tizard School, now fully owned by the community! Local ownership is what community energy is all about🤝 www.lbhf.gov.uk/news/2025/10...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 23/10/2025
🔌🇺🇾 "Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels." #energytransition
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Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Bear baiting, dog fighting, cock fighting, lots of other rural pursuits have been banned … just because it’s a so called ‘rural pursuit’ doesn’t make it untouchable and pure. #aras25 #speirgorm
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I'm finding it low-key unbearable that people are still walking around in shorts in New York City in October. In the first decades of my life, October temperatures were in the 50s. What is 3°C going to look like? Anyone who thinks 3°C heating won't be catastrophic is insane.
A chart showing October temperatures from 1960 to 1999
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Green Party / Comhaontas Glas @greenparty.ie · 04/10/2025
Balcony solar could cut bills for renters & apartment-dwellers — no roof needed. The Greens want grants & rule changes so everyone can plug into clean, affordable energy - @smytho.bsky.social explains more here 👇
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 02/10/2025
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 01/10/2025
We will regret not acting faster on climate change.
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Mark Robins @byhedge.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Shocked I am! Not one single question on the existential threats of climate destruction & biodiversity loss. #TonightVMTV #Aras25
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Ian Christie @ianpchristie.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This is a brilliant book: do read it. The Meaning of Growth—Anti-Environmentalist Rhetoric and the Defence of Modernity | Book by Richard Douglas cusp.ac.uk/themes/m/rd-...
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The Meaning of Growth—Anti-Environmentalist Rhetoric and the Defence of Modernity | Book by Richard Douglas
In this book, Richard Douglas uncovers the cultural roots of resistance to environmental action. Through a close reading of anti-environmentalist rhetoric, ...
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
More Americans are very worried about climate change than are about crime. @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...
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Top public worries in the U.S.
About three in ten Americans say they are “very worried” about global warming.
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Cork Greens @corkgreens.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Why Ireland's mild temperatures won't protect it from the climate change - RTE Locally, nationally, globally - Ireland is facing huge Climate risks while saying little about it. Having a mid Government doesn't help us.
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Why Ireland's mild weather won't protect it from climate change
Ireland's position on the edge of the Atlantic – the very reason for its mild climate – makes it especially vulnerable to extreme weather
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Stanford Social Innovation Review @ssir.org · 04/09/2025
Real progress on climate change is more attainable than ever. Yet powerful forces are pulling the other direction. Today we're launching a new series, sponsored by the Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas, tackling the outsized influence of the oil and gas industry on American life
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The Impact of Oil and Gas on American Life (SSIR)
Progress on climate change seems closer than ever given rapid improvements in clean energy technologies. Yet the United States’ wealthy fossil fuel industry is determined to strengthen its g...
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 02/09/2025
Former meteorologist Joanna Donnelly has confirmed that she is seeking a nomination to contest the upcoming Presidential Election
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Joanna Donnelly seeking nomination for Áras race
Former meteorologist Joanna Donnelly has confirmed that she is seeking a nomination to contest the upcoming Presidential Election.
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Planet Pollyanna @stbegnet.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
“Daily driving” eh? Just a word from a different country: my daily (middle class, aging lady) travel is by public transport. Drive twice a week maybe? Public transport is a great thing to campaign for.
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