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Renewable energies, sustainability, recycling and everything in between
Climate Change/Global Warming
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by
isha »
Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:12 pm
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Hear me out and then correct me. I am open to having my mind changed.
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Crisis averted! In an about turnaround Bill Gates said we’ll all be fine.
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Last post by knownunknown
Sun Nov 02, 2025 1:32 pm
Recycling Madness
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Del.Monte »
Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:33 am
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I usually visit my council so called recycling centre in Enniscorthy once a month and while it has never been much use except for disposing of items...
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Not my favourite person but I enjoyed this.
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Last post by marhay70
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:30 pm
More EU green madness, enforced retrofit?
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Hairy-Joe »
Tue Mar 14, 2023 9:22 am
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I was reading this article and I thought that it made sense for new builds
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Just remember it wasn't Fianna Fail or Fine Gael that said all property is theft
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Last post by marhay70
Thu May 18, 2023 10:45 am
Greenways
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Del.Monte »
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:38 pm
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Genuine question, are there any long distance walking trails left in Ireland - not ones up mountains but on the level along rivers, canals old...
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Wonder about the anti-social stuff and good gear being robbed
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Last post by Calahonda52
Wed Feb 15, 2023 1:13 pm
Nuclear
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knownunknown »
Sat Jul 02, 2022 4:51 pm
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The power of the atom is immense. Oppenheimer said of “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds”. This along with nuclear winter scenarios...
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I really enjoyed this informative and ultimately uplifting podcast about nuclear fusion.
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Last post by isha
Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:25 pm
Greta Thunberg
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Del.Monte »
Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:04 am
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I see today where she is hitting out at the Scottish Green Party's entering government with the SNP and the Scottish Government's claim to be 'a...
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I thought she comes across as smug when laughing at some of those questions. Some of them were dickish but some of them deserved real answers that...
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Last post by isha
Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:26 pm
Think our crowd are daft?
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Hairy-Joe »
Fri Jan 06, 2023 4:48 pm
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I knocked across this and I was thinking our crowd of Greens are not too bad by comparison. The UK are looking at car free days to reduce emissions....
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Has that other prick Keegan finally got his way over Strand Road in Sandymount? I passed the other day and noticed it is closed from Merrion Gates....
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Last post by marhay70
Sun Jan 08, 2023 3:20 pm
The (French) government doing what I've been saying all along!
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CelticRambler »
Mon Dec 19, 2022 2:42 pm
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Sometime our Glorious Leaders actually apply some common sense.
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Comical fukers aren't ye.
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Last post by kadman
Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:04 am
Retrofitting, solar panels etc. costs and quality of work
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BrianD3 »
Wed Dec 21, 2022 8:04 pm
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Someone on the Irish PV group on FB posted a quote they received from a one stop shop which included
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Probably mitching😊 So nobody uses them, even as cost control?
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Last post by kadman
Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:53 pm
Anybody using a Water Butt? Wondering what it’s like in Irish weather.
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by Séimhe » Tue May 10, 2022 11:08 am
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I’m considering getting one of these so I can water the garden plants without running the tap. Do they make much difference practically?
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As Marhay said, it filled up rapidly and the rest went to waste. The water got dirty and it was a breeding ground for nasty stuff. I also required a...
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Last post by jmayo
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:32 pm
Saving the planet one step at a time
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Del.Monte »
Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:33 pm
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Big oak trees grow from little acorns sums up this welcome initiative by Johnson & Johnson. I picked this up today and was delighted to find the...
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If you buy cheap Chinese crap from Amazon, then yes - it's the same stuff, but 1/10th of the price! Also good for cheap not-so-crap spare parts, the...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Fri Dec 16, 2022 11:08 pm
Aviation - the elephant in the room!
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Del.Monte »
Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:47 pm
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Tonight an episode of Hot Mess highlights the complete unsustainability of air travel into the future. Nobody seems to be able to grasp this concept...
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I remember reading about this last year
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Last post by Setanta
Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:37 pm
Euro 7 Vehicle regulations being watered down
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Hairy-Joe »
Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:26 am
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Looks like the new Euro 7 Vehicle emission regulations are being watered down or completely shelved.
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Looks like the new Euro 7 Vehicle emission regulations are being watered down or completely shelved.
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Last post by marhay70
Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:54 am
Galway Ring Road refused planning on Green grounds
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Hairy-Joe »
Fri Oct 14, 2022 6:11 pm
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Just listening to the news and it seems the Galway Ring Road has been refused planning on Green grounds.
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A lot of times over the years in Galway City, with anything public - they eff it up.
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Last post by Mirabeau
Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:13 pm
Just how green are EV?
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Hairy-Joe »
Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:28 pm
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I was reading this article on how green are EV's when it comes to their use. It's interesting as it takes all different power generation into...
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Great thread. That was a good read @knownunknown.
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Last post by Séimhe
Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:37 am
What about the hole in the Ozone layer...?
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quodec »
Tue May 24, 2022 1:02 am
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...is it still there?
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Good to see that science can still offer a valuable service - and make a difference - if only they were allowed a proper platform to voice their...
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Last post by quodec
Sun May 29, 2022 10:24 pm
No more turf fires?
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Hairy-Joe »
Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:27 pm
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I hear on the radio that Eamonn Ryan is planning on stopping the sale and distribution of turf.
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I can see this hurting rural FF & FG greatly. People will remember this and even though it very much looks like Mr Ryan shooting off his mouth with a...
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Last post by Hairy-Joe
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:14 pm
DIY Solar PV?
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by
490808 »
Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:16 pm
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Anyone doing or done their own solar PV system?
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I asked him that, as I'd read recently about our local windfarm having to inject their output into a substation about 30km away ... but he said it's...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Fri Feb 04, 2022 9:34 pm
Green Party Senator objects to wind farm
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490808 »
Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:39 pm
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Senator Garvey added: “I don’t think it is fair to say that Greens are always pushing for wind farms. We have always pushed for green energy in the...
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Have a look at this video if you get a chance and you'll understand what I'm talking about CR. This is from the ESB. The bog to me has more or less...
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Last post by CelticRambler
Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:05 pm
The Green Party
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Del.Monte »
Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:16 pm
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Delighted to hear Hazel Chu being interviewed on Drivetime this evening - she has stepped down as Chair of the party today and no loss. In a typical...
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They need to jettison all the hangers on such as those whose only interest is the social agenda and changing the country to suit the pc brigade. Let...
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Last post by Del.Monte
Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:17 pm
Plastic kettles are an environmental disaster..
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Del.Monte »
Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:34 am
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Plastic kettles are seriously contributing to micro plastic in our bodies and in the environment: Horrifying stuff but I shouldn't be surprised as...
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Can't say I have ever thought about it but I will contact them today and report back.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:35 pm
Plastic bottle return scheme on the way
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Hairy-Joe »
Fri Nov 19, 2021 11:31 pm
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Looks like a plastic bottle return scheme is on the way.
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We're going to be charged more for this, I'd say it's just a matter of them figuring out how.
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Last post by Frank
Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:23 am
Saving the planet by walking and cycling....
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Del.Monte »
Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:26 am
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You couldn't make it up. This is how dopey Eamonn Ryan and the Greens are going to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions. Money being poured into...
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Yeah........and thanks to Ryan you may be shortly able to cycle from Dublin to Cork and beyond, and save the planet....whoopee.
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Last post by dawg
Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:12 pm
Future Oil Exploration
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Del.Monte »
Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:11 pm
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Another massive elephant in the room when it comes to stopping further oil exploration is the mind bending range of items that depend on petroleum...
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Look would you stop thinking logically! All you need to know is oil is BAD!
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Last post by Hairy-Joe
Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:32 pm
Problems with the Gulf Stream, Global Warming etc...
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Del.Monte »
Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:03 pm
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Listened to environmental activist John Gibbons on Drivetime this afternoon, and his explanation and synopsis of the problems ahead due to the...
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On the beef/ cattle issue.
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Last post by peasant
Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:08 am
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