What a difference a few degrees make! So relieved to see a massive increase in both numbers & activity. I was beginning to wonder had the Sand Martin abandoned the Wall & moved to a milder coastal colony. It can't be overstated how important weather/climate is to this species.

W/blower “I have personally surveyed works & found valves operated & diversion pipes installed so that part of the flow arriving is deliberately diverted to an environmentally sensitive stream, rather than into the works, so that the works passes compliance of sanitary parameters

When a ranking of badass academics of this time is made, Paul Behrens will somewhere near the top. Kudos to Matthew Hayek as well. This took ⚽️🏀. Well done.
Also, absolute shame on Food and Agriculture Organization for becoming a meat industry disinformation outlet. boooooo.
theguardian.com/environment/20…

The voluntary steps to curb farm nutrient pollution in iconic American waters are not working. Yet state and federal agencies are charging ahead with what can only be described as costliest, least effective pollution prevention strategy ever devised. modeshift.org/419/conservati…

New report by Greenpeace Brasil finds that financial institutions in the country and worldwide are bankrolling our extinction by funding biodiversity destruction and the climate crisis.

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Yet another piece of environmental deregulation to make life easier for intensive livestock?
The 'free sh** for all' initiative?

A huge call out to any restaurants who are in a position to donate meals to us at least once a month - please contact us!

To all the restaurants and to everyone who has made a donation, we can’t thank you enough for the amazing work that you do.

Keep fishing until there is nothing left
How predatory fishing has decimated Brazil coastal fish populations for decades

news.mongabay.com/2024/04/how-pr…

SEWAGE SCANDAL: Whistleblowers say UK water companies are knowingly failing to treat legally required amounts of sewage and some are manipulating wastewater systems to divert raw sewage into rivers and seas Rachel Salvidge leanahosea theguardian.com/environment/20…

Spotted in Kerry
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We already have 1,000 would-be Mozarts who instead of learning music and honing their skills are doing shit jobs for shit wages. They're spending their time just surviving instead of blessing the rest of us with music we'd love.

What these would-be Mozarts need is basic income.

Want your local council to do more to restore nature – to benefit people, wildlife and planet? A few people can make a big difference. Here are 10 tips from community group TheWEGWorcester, which they hope will help and inspire others. Please share! 😊🐝
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/weg.h…

Programs to stem farm nutrient contamination cost $billions with minimal results. Reasons are multi-fold - industry opposition to regulations; farm practices that add to the pollution. It’s facet of national scandal of America’s most polluting industry. thenewlede.org/2024/04/its-ge…

Note that this is not talking about plastic pollution, when plastic containers are discarded. It’s primarily talking about the emissions produced by creating the plastic.

Four people died in the United Arab Emirates after record-breaking rainfall caused heavy flooding this week. The storm first hit Oman at the weekend, killing at least 21 people, before pounding the United Arab Emirates (UAE). #Climate
news.sky.com/story/at-least…

Good morning humankind.On a scale from 1 - I 0 how are you worried about the deforestation of our remaining trees in the equatorial rainforest by logging companies?

Prof Mann is considered to be one of the most optimistic senior climate scientists. Some scientists say too optimistic. And he says it’s really bad. Please read his words carefully. It’s far worse than you think: youtu.be/2Jq23mSDh9U?si…
Bill Maher Guy Oseary Piers Morgan

Together we are bringing the fight to those who need to be challenged, the ones who have sat back and allowed #DerelictIreland to fester. We are not going anywhere anytime fast.

Nose-y neighbours ... Squirrel and Bee, winner of the Mammal Photographer of the Year 2024.
Photograph: Gary Watson #nature #photooftheday theguardian.com/environment/ga…

A good article on the contribution the Brazilian community make to Ireland & the descrimination they face 🇮🇪🇧🇷 irishtimes.com/ireland/social…