Category Archives: Pollution

Meat & dairy sector turns to chemical industry PR playbook

Posted on October 11, 2019 by John Gibbons

Below, my article as published on the investigative website, Desmog UK on October 4th. Ireland’s meat and dairy industries have been feeling the heat, both from a public turning increasingly towards vegetarian and vegan options as concern over the environmental … Continue reading →

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Creed gets creamed over dodgy dairy data

Posted on July 4, 2018 by John Gibbons

Going right back to late last year, a concerted campaign has been led by folks in the Department of Agriculture to create ‘alternative facts’ about emissions emanating from our rapidly expanding dairy herd. A new phrase – decoupling – was … Continue reading →

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LNG at Shannon: selling our future down the river

Posted on May 15, 2018 by John Gibbons

Below, my article as it appeared on DeSmog.uk on May 15th.   ENVIRONMENTAL groups have united in opposing a massive new terminal that would receive fracked gas from the US in a protected area on Ireland’s west coast. They fear … Continue reading →

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World awakens slowly to unfolding plastics catastrophe

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Gibbons

Below, my article as published in the April 2018 edition of Village magazine. I’ve been writing for years about the pervasive and ever-expanding threats posed by plastic wastes, but have found few takers in the mainstream media; given the staggering … Continue reading →

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