Category Archives: Pollution

Climate hoofprint of ruminant agriculture under spotlight

Posted on March 15, 2021 by John Gibbons

The Farming Independent sought two contrasting views on the merits or otherwise of continued expansion of Ireland’s dairy herd, so I contributed the below, wearing my hat as a volunteer member of An Taisce’s climate committee. This article was published … Continue reading →

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Investors running for cover as allure of fossil fuels fades

Posted on March 10, 2021 by John Gibbons

The below piece was published in the Business Post in late February. By my usual standards, this probably ranks as quite optimistic, in pitching the argument that fossil fuel, the world’s most dangerous industry, is in the process of losing … Continue reading →

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SUV fad puts us into fast lane towards climate breakdown

Posted on August 9, 2020 by John Gibbons

I’ll admit to having never been a big fan of SUVs. It’s fine if you’re one of a tiny handful of people who actually need a 4×4 in your trade, but there seems little reason for regular folk to be … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus an appetiser for what climate breakdown has in store

Posted on May 17, 2020 by John Gibbons

The piece below ran on Thejournal.ie in early May, and to my surprise, made quite an impact, with over 83,000 views, 142 online comments and thousands of tweets and reposts on social media. Thejournal.ie is now very much part of … Continue reading →

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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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