Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: silverbullet on November 04, 2021, 01:03:11 pm
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Politicians are now blaming cows for climate change suggesting a cull in the herd:
Farmers mobilise to mount big protest on Dublin’s streets
Irish Farmers’ Association chief targets November 21st in pursuit of ‘real engagement’
The Government faces the prospect of a large protest on the streets of Dublin over its climate plan after the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), the largest farm organisation, told members and their families to gather in the capital a fortnight from Sunday.
IFA president Tim Cullinan said the organisation chose to protest on a Sunday “to limit disruption to the people of Dublin”. The gathering on November 21st coincides with the Ireland-Argentina international rugby match and it comes at a time when city traders hope for a Christmas shopping boost to business.
The IFA called the protest on Wednesday as the Government finalised targets for emissions cuts from the farm sector, by far the most politically sensitive element of the new action plan to achieve ambitious climate targets in coming years. The plan is scheduled to be published on Thursday after a Cabinet meeting.
“We want to work with Government on climate action, but there has to be real engagement. Setting targets without any regard for the consequences, or any supports, won’t work,” said Mr Cullinan.
Fearful families
Amid growing pressure to curb agricultural emissions that has led to farmer anxiety about cuts to food production, the IFA aims to highlight sector’s economic contribution.
“The farming and food sector employs 300,000 people across the country and contributed €13 billion in exports in 2020. Outside of Dublin and the mid-east region, the sector provides between 10 per cent and 14 per cent of employment. This is being forgotten in a rush to sterilise Irish farming,” said Mr Cullinan.
“If we produce less food in Ireland, more will be produced in countries with a higher carbon footprint, which will increase global warming. We believe that with the right supports, we can reduce methane emissions by using available technologies. But all this talk of cutting the so-called ‘national herd’ is really worrying farmers.”
Farm families are fearful for the future, he added.
“We hear all of these high-level targets being announced, but we have no clarity about what this will mean at farm level. I’m inviting all farm families to attend the event.
“Farmers have families too and they are very conscious of the climate challenge and the need for farmers to play their part. But it can’t decimate our incomes. It must provide a future that is economically and socially sustainable, as well as being environmentally sustainable.”
Overpopulation is the key issue that needs to be addressed.
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A big money grabbing tax scam. I believe in environmentalism, but this human induced climate change shite is off the scales. The poor young ones today should have been around 30 plus years ago, then they would know what diesel and petrol cars were like then, plus trucks,planes and buses. They would have an appreciation for the vehicles that are around today, this takes gradual progress, not stuff rammed down your neck that the climate will go out of control in 10 years if we don't do big stuff now. They've been screaming that crap for decades. And there was more grass eating animals roaming this planet 1000s of years ago than there are today including cattle and sheep. Pure lunacy.
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A big money grabbing tax scam. I believe in environmentalism, but this human induced climate change shite is off the scales. The poor young ones today should have been around 30 plus years ago, then they would know what diesel and petrol cars were like then, plus trucks,planes and buses. They would have an appreciation for the vehicles that are around today, this takes gradual progress, not stuff rammed down your neck that the climate will go out of control in 10 years if we don't do big stuff now. They've been screaming that crap for decades. And there was more grass eating animals roaming this planet 1000s of years ago than there are today including cattle and sheep. Pure lunacy.
Aircraft use fossil fuel, yet we don't hear for the introduction of a tax on it. Why should motorists pay fuel tax when airlines don't?
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On a slightly related note I've been offered some of those Eco jobs from Freenow lately.It seems that there are actually youngsters out there who think getting to the pub in a bolloxed Prius that burns a lot of oil is more environmentally freindly than a regular taxi.It's hard to believe all that global warming brainwashing in the news is changing their spending habits.
I've been wondering if they thought the "eco" part was short for economy.As in a cheaper taxi fare.
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On a slightly related note I've been offered some of those Eco jobs from Freenow lately.It seems that there are actually youngsters out there who think getting to the pub in a bolloxed Prius that burns a lot of oil is more environmentally freindly than a regular taxi.It's hard to believe all that global warming brainwashing in the news is changing their spending habits.
I've been wondering if they thought the "eco" part was short for economy.As in a cheaper taxi fare.
It's baby steps. Paying upwards of €7.00 for a drink that's 90% water, that's the clever bit.
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Did yu ever see them on the telly in a grass hut in some kip holdin a baby an the baby is ballin an the owlone is cryin an she says ...." I can't feed me baby cause of climate change caused by the west an me other 27 kids are Hank Marvin :o oops
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Did yu ever see them on the telly in a grass hut in some kip holdin a baby an the baby is ballin an the owlone is cryin an she says ...." I can't feed me baby cause of climate change caused by the west an me other 27 kids are Hank Marvin :o oops
Where's the Daddy/Daddies?
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Did yu ever see them on the telly in a grass hut in some kip holdin a baby an the baby is ballin an the owlone is cryin an she says ...." I can't feed me baby cause of climate change caused by the west an me other 27 kids are Hank Marvin :o oops
Where's the Daddy/Daddies?
Working 5 star pizza rathmines oops
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as george carlin said:
Save the planet? We don't know how to look after each other yet but we're gonna save the fuckin planet?
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To cut our emissions should we cut our working hours .Does anybody own an Electric vehicle .Is your insurance more or less than your old motor .Wouldnt rule out that insurance on Petrol and Diesel motors will increase to allow insurers offer cheaper insurance for EVs as in Poluter pays .
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To cut our emissions should we cut our working hours .Does anybody own an Electric vehicle .Is your insurance more or less than your old motor .Wouldnt rule out that insurance on Petrol and Diesel motors will increase to allow insurers offer cheaper insurance for EVs as in Poluter pays .
I went from a 14 yr old Octavia to a new EV & my insurance went up €50/yr. Part of that might have been an admin charge since I changed in the middle of my insurance year (new paperwork & disc)? On the other hand, they might have just picked €50 out of their arse?
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@watty, a few questions for ya just curious, what is the range on a full charge when you first got it, how many kms on it now and is it still the same range with a full charge, has it dropped even a couple of kms. And last question what range do you really get in the real world. Thanks.
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It's hard to answer your questions. Officially, the WLTP is 403km but I think the general consensus on the MG5 Long Range is about 330km in good conditions. Lots of people use this site as a reference --> https://ev-database.org/car/1526/MG-MG5-EV-Long-Range From what I understand, you won't see any degradation in the battery during the first year.
The range in my yoke is hard to say because the computer in the car guesses depending on what settings you have. So it guesses more if you put it in eco mode and turn off the air-conditioning for example.
I generally use 40% of the battery during a shift & I've done a 1,000km.
I believe motorway driving at 120km/hr is the big no-no of EV's. For example, I had to visit a small town near Drogheda during the week on personal business. It's basically 50km door-to-door. Going up the motorway at 120km/hr (and overtaking when needed) used ~20%* of the battery while coming home on National roads used ~15%**.
* 20% is roughly 250km range if you kept on the motorway at 120km/hr
** 15% is roughly 330km range if you kept on national roads and took it easy.
So that's roughly a 80km difference in range between driving at 120km/hr and driving at 80-100km/hr...
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There was a filthy old bag on with Joe Duffy during the week telling the nation she only showers every 3 weeks. I wonder how much water she uses washing her rubbish for recycling...
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And Greta Thornbird is back on the telly.....COP
26 on
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And Greta Thornbird is back on the telly.....COP26 on
She's supposed to have Asperger's, I wonder can she claim and do all that travelling courtesy of the Sverige dept of Health?
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She will be married with teenage kids before Eamo builds us any Metro or new Luas .The deal hasent been done yet and we are planning to break it .
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And sleepy wants over 70% wind generation by 2030, but have ye seen the system demand as of midday its 5341MW (megawatts). There is nearly dead calm conditions now and total wind turbine generation is 152MW, most of the power is being generated by gas, coal and hydro. Get a 5000w minimum generator because were in for a future of rolling blackouts.
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Get a bit of Chernobyl into ya Amen Rumplestik….Good since 86 and very little pollution if serviced every few years.. ::clap
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Get a bit of Chernobyl into ya Amen Rumplestik….Good since 86 and very little pollution if serviced every few years.. ::clap
You're right....NG Nuclear.....sleepy Eamo needs to wake the fuk up and clear out that cotton wool of a brain!!
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And sleepy wants over 70% wind generation by 2030, but have ye seen the system demand as of midday its 5341MW (megawatts). There is nearly dead calm conditions now and total wind turbine generation is 152MW, most of the power is being generated by gas, coal and hydro. Get a 5000w minimum generator because were in for a future of rolling blackouts.
https://www.seai.ie/technologies/wind-energy/ (https://www.seai.ie/technologies/wind-energy/)
In 2018 Wind provided 85% of Ireland’s renewable electricity and 30% of our total electricity demand
30% in 2018 is pretty impressive for a little country like ours. It doesn't have to provide 100% on demand, particularly as storage (essentially battery) systems develop. However, the battery plants are the real cause for concerm with suggestions that they present serious fire risk and, of course, one must question the climatic harm / depletion of natural resources caused by the manufature and maintenance of such systems. I guess we have to rely, to some extent, on scientific and technological advances going forward.
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And sleepy wants over 70% wind generation by 2030, but have ye seen the system demand as of midday its 5341MW (megawatts). There is nearly dead calm conditions now and total wind turbine generation is 152MW, most of the power is being generated by gas, coal and hydro. Get a 5000w minimum generator because were in for a future of rolling blackouts.
https://www.seai.ie/technologies/wind-energy/ (https://www.seai.ie/technologies/wind-energy/)
In 2018 Wind provided 85% of Ireland’s renewable electricity and 30% of our total electricity demand
30% in 2018 is pretty impressive for a little country like ours. It doesn't have to provide 100% on demand, particularly as storage (essentially battery) systems develop. However, the battery plants are the real cause for concerm with suggestions that they present serious fire risk and, of course, one must question the climatic harm / depletion of natural resources caused by the manufature and maintenance of such systems. I guess we have to rely, to some extent, on scientific and technological advances going forward.
I wonder how long it would take Minister Ryan to cycle around the turbine blade graveyard reported here:
https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2021/1112/1259429-texas-wind-farm/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2021/1112/1259429-texas-wind-farm/)
The wind turbine graveyard in Sweetwater, Texas, where thousands the blades lie across a vast field
By Brian O'Donovan
Washington Correspondent
As you enter the town of Sweetwater, Texas, you are greeted by a welcome sign that is made from a wind turbine blade.
It is in recognition of the fact that the town is surrounded by some of the biggest wind farms in the world.
Across the road from the Sweetwater Cemetery is a graveyard of a different kind: a turbine graveyard where thousands of enormous, disused turbine blades lie across a vast field.
Ken Becker of the Sweetwater Economic Development Agency said that a company had intended to recycle the parts but it has not happened yet.
"They were trying to find of a way of reusing this material and to make wind energy greener than it already is. So far it hasn't been possible, financially, to make that happen but hopefully sometime in the future it will," Ken said.
Ken Becker of the Sweetwater Economic Development Agency
The reason there are so many disused wind blades here is because there are so many wind turbines in the surrounding plains, thousands of them, stretching as far as the eye can see.
Dealing with disused wind turbine parts is becoming somewhat of an issue for the industry but a team of researchers in Cork could have the answer.
Engineers at the Munster Technological University are using old turbine blades to create a pedestrian bridge which will soon be installed on the Midleton to Youghal Greenway.
They would find no shortage of raw materials in Texas, a state that has become one the biggest producers of wind energy in the world.
Ed Hirs, a lecturer in energy economics at the University of Houston, said climate, geography and infrastructure have all made Texas the perfect place for renewables like wind and solar.
"We've got the largest wind farms in the US and bigger than most countries in the world and that is in west Texas. We have yet to address offshore wind here and we are just starting to get around to that," Ed said.
"The Gulf Coast is magnificently situated for wind power and we have plenty of infrastructure there. We are repurposing oil rigs for wind turbines like what has been done in the North Sea," he added.
Ed Hirs from the University of Houston
In February, an unprecedented winter storm hit Texas and overwhelmed the power grid causing widespread blackouts.
Millions of homes were left without heat, power or water and hundreds of people died.
At first, the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, blamed frozen wind turbines and solar panels.
It transpired that underinvestment in the grid and problems with the natural gas supply were also to blame - but it was a reminder of the tensions that still exist between those who favour old, traditional fossil fuels over renewable energy, even at a time when calls to cut carbon emissions are growing ever louder amid a worsening climate crisis.
Back in the town of Sweetwater, Ken Becker said there are no tensions between the old and the new - pumpjacks turn in oil fields that are surrounded by wind turbines and solar panels.
"We have solar here, we have wind here, we even have a company that makes nuclear products - we are fans of all of the above," Ken said.
In an area where oil was once king, there are new challengers for the throne.
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Solar and wind turbines in Texas. Must be a future in this renewables stuff, I guess.