Gentle Decline
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A newsletter about coping, in practical terms, with climate chaos. Future-proofing, organisation, and ideally prevention.
Move inland; learn practical skills; be generous.
https://gentledecline.beehiiv.com/
Move inland; learn practical skills; be generous.
https://gentledecline.beehiiv.com/
The new Humble Bundle is about self-reliance and general coping skills, which looks both timely and interesting.
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Humble Book Bundle: Self-Reliance and Off-Grid Skills for Dummies
We’ve teamed up with Wiley for our newest ‘For Dummies’ Bundle. Get informative ebooks like Home Maintenance For Dummies and Van Life For Dummies.
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March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The new Humble Bundle is about self-reliance and general coping skills, which looks both timely and interesting.
www.humblebundle.com/books/selfre...
www.humblebundle.com/books/selfre...
New Issue, at last: gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Gentle Decline 2/40: Talking & Thinking
Community is Resistance.
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March 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New Issue, at last: gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
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Some years ago, @danpathfinder.bsky.social gave me some young pines he'd grown from seed taken from Ireland's sole known indigenous population in Co. Clare. One is now producing cones itself.
After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍
After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍
January 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Some years ago, @danpathfinder.bsky.social gave me some young pines he'd grown from seed taken from Ireland's sole known indigenous population in Co. Clare. One is now producing cones itself.
After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍
After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍
If you're in Ireland, suffered storm damage from #StormÉowyn, and are having difficulty paying for necessities, there's possibly some help to be had:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...
Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
This scheme provides emergency financial assistance to households who are not in a position to meet costs for essential needs immediately after flooding.
www.citizensinformation.ie
January 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If you're in Ireland, suffered storm damage from #StormÉowyn, and are having difficulty paying for necessities, there's possibly some help to be had:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...
The Green Party coming out with a B grade on this, behind two other parties, is both headwrecking and entirely predictable.
Are you curious how the climate policies of political party manifestos stack up ahead of 🇮🇪 #ge24 next week?
❌ The three major parties - Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and Fine Gael all failed our assessment
✅ the Labour Party came out on top
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/labour-...
❌ The three major parties - Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and Fine Gael all failed our assessment
✅ the Labour Party came out on top
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/labour-...
Labour tops manifesto assessment on climate, the three largest parties all fail | Friends of the Earth
Campaigners call for would-be Taoiseachs to be challenged on their party’s failure in Leaders’ Debate The Labour Party has come out on top in
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November 25, 2024 at 1:13 PM
The Green Party coming out with a B grade on this, behind two other parties, is both headwrecking and entirely predictable.
Storm Bert is currently flooding Ireland's West Coast. Here's some writing from last year about flooding, all of which still applies. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Gentle Decline 2/31: Floods and Further
Looking at Ireland's rainfall, and what can be done to mitigate the effects of flooding.
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November 23, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Storm Bert is currently flooding Ireland's West Coast. Here's some writing from last year about flooding, all of which still applies. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Hurricanes and handling them, written by someone who's never been in or near a hurricane.
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Gentle Decline 2/37: Hurricanes & Handling
Hurricanes, again, and how we think about and deal with them.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Hurricanes and handling them, written by someone who's never been in or near a hurricane.
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