“A report by Doctors for the Environment Australia has found fossil fuel pollution is leading to more deaths globally than smoking. “The group is calling for a ban on all new fossil fuel projects, a ban on fossil fuel advertising and no more subsidies.”
A Doctors for the Environment report has found fossil fuel pollution is killing more people globally than smoking, and is increasing rates of heart disease, cancer and poor pregnancy outcomes.
Corollary to the association of lower dementia risk with Shingrix: in a new study, shingles attacks were associated with a 20% increase in the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Brain inflammation is bad, get Shingrix if you're over 50!
This Malahide Road encampment has been a gross intrusion in my neighbourhood for months. The best report on the curious inaction in response to it is from the @dublininquirer.bsky.socialdublininquirer.com/2024/07/10/w...
No one sounds certain about how to end the stand-off. Meanwhile, some people avoid the area, and the government continues to struggle to find space to shelter those who come seeking asylum.
In Ireland, if it's non-native + invasive, it'll likely be mass introduced (sitka, pheasants, sheep...), maybe even get legal protection (sika deer, feral goats...). But if it's a missing native keystone species, people will find 1,000 reasons to keep it out. 🌎
BRILLIANT NEWS!! The European Parliament has approved the Nature Restoration Law! Now we all need to roll up our sleeves, and work together for outcomes that are fair to both nature *and* farmers. We can do this. 🌎
This story about parents using their children's Instagram accounts to make cash off of pedophiles is highly disturbing - and once again, Meta is acting in incredibly evil, irresponsible ways, which will continue until they encounter a non-toothless regulator. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/u...
THIS IS INTERESTING: 12 Ways to Reduce Cars In Cities that have ALREADY WORKED, ranked by effectiveness, identified from nearly 800 research papers. Via @KA_Nicholas in @ConversationEDU. What do u think, Tweeps? Depends A LOT on the specific case studies… theconversation.com/12-best-ways...
As Ireland introduces a plastic bottle recycling scheme this report exposes the lie of plastic recycling. We should instead move towards an absolute ban on single use plastic, this new scheme only serves to perpetuate the problem. climateintegrity.org/plastics-fraud
The council exec can't do this alone. They need councillors to pass any new by-laws in a vote. If you are opposed to this move, please contact your councillor and tell them. Find your councillor here: councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/mgFindMember...
Groups giving out food to people on the streets would need to get permits under a council plan. To get a permit, they would need to get registered as charities, a presentation on the plan suggested. (July 2023) dublininquirer.com/2...
Meanwhile, groups like the Muslim Sisters of Éire, which runs a food table at the GPO, are “being inundated with demand”.
This should be the story tomorrow, and every day: The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
At a rally on Saturday, the former president announced he would tell the Russians “to do whatever the hell they want” to states delinquent in their bills.