Tracie Vance
@tracievee.bsky.social
Francophile American living in Dublin. Campaigner for animals and the environment #PlantBasedFoodSystem
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If only 2% of people polled have ever taken part, just *who* wants to retain fox hunting, asks Saoirse McHugh
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Saoirse McHugh: There is no urban-rural divide on a fox hunting ban
Polling conducted by Ireland Thinks shows that 72% are against fox hunting, while only 2% of us have ever engaged in it, writes Saoirse McHugh
www.irishexaminer.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If only 2% of people polled have ever taken part, just *who* wants to retain fox hunting, asks Saoirse McHugh
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Sprat are small members of the herring family, and are the basis of whole marine ecosystems. Yet they're being hoovered up by pair-trawlers to feed fish farms.
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Sprat are small members of the herring family, and are the basis of whole marine ecosystems. Yet they're being hoovered up by pair-trawlers to feed fish farms.
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
Please sign our petition calling for a pause on sprat trawling until we have more data.
Thank you!
www.change.org/p/save-our-m...
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Sentient’s analysis of 940 climate news stories across 11 outlets found that 96.2 percent made no mention of meat or livestock production as a cause of climate change.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sentient’s analysis of 940 climate news stories across 11 outlets found that 96.2 percent made no mention of meat or livestock production as a cause of climate change.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
This makes animal agriculture the least covered theme in climate reporting.
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My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.
Some questions:
Some questions:
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.
Some questions:
Some questions:
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The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman
Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Fox hunting is a cruel and outdated practice, it’s not a ‘rural cultural pursuit’. Most people don’t want it, including those in rural Ireland. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
Petition to Ban Fox Hunting in Ireland
Can you support this campaign to bring in legislation banning the hunting of foxes using packs of dogs and horses?
my.uplift.ie
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Fox hunting is a cruel and outdated practice, it’s not a ‘rural cultural pursuit’. Most people don’t want it, including those in rural Ireland. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie
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It would appear that civil society are equally unwilling to mention the elephant in the room when it comes to agri emissions - an almost complete capture by animal agriculture. Pussy footing around the issue by eNGOs has gone on for far too long already.
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It would appear that civil society are equally unwilling to mention the elephant in the room when it comes to agri emissions - an almost complete capture by animal agriculture. Pussy footing around the issue by eNGOs has gone on for far too long already.
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'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
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“Ireland’s derogation farmers” - are those the ones responsible for the pollution that plagues our natural environment and is killing off water bodies like #LoughDerg and #LadysIslandLake?
'Hijacked'? 'Pushing an agenda'? It's called EU law, namely the Habitats Directive, it's been in place for decades, & like most laws Ireland is failing to do that well, while our biodiversity pays the price.
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
So, yes, eNGOs are pushing it. Unapologetically.
www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/wa...
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“Ireland’s derogation farmers” - are those the ones responsible for the pollution that plagues our natural environment and is killing off water bodies like #LoughDerg and #LadysIslandLake?
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Looking at you @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social and @foeireland.bsky.social
It would appear that civil society are equally unwilling to mention the elephant in the room when it comes to agri emissions - an almost complete capture by animal agriculture. Pussy footing around the issue by eNGOs has gone on for far too long already.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Looking at you @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social and @foeireland.bsky.social
Wake up @news.rte.ie we’re in a #climateemergency and you have a duty to report accurately on this. Animal agriculture in Ireland represents 38% of our emissions.
New CCAC #climate report covered on multiple RTÉ news bulletins just now, incl. Morning Ireland interview with chair, Marie Donnelly.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
Total mentions of agriculture, Ireland’s largest source of emissions: zero.
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Wake up @news.rte.ie we’re in a #climateemergency and you have a duty to report accurately on this. Animal agriculture in Ireland represents 38% of our emissions.
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The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis should be read by everyone who cares about our future on this island.
Great discussion with @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social at @booksupstairs.bsky.social yesterday, thanks to all involved 🙏👏📚
Great discussion with @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social at @booksupstairs.bsky.social yesterday, thanks to all involved 🙏👏📚
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Lie of the Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis should be read by everyone who cares about our future on this island.
Great discussion with @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social at @booksupstairs.bsky.social yesterday, thanks to all involved 🙏👏📚
Great discussion with @thinkorswim.bsky.social and @whittledaway.bsky.social at @booksupstairs.bsky.social yesterday, thanks to all involved 🙏👏📚
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In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.
Inside Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelans: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.
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Meta is now running pro-data-center ads in regions with intense development
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November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Meta is now running pro-data-center ads in regions with intense development
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N'étant pas connu comme soutien de Manuel Bompard, je dis sereinement qu'il recadre comme il faut cette journaliste⬇️ dont on se demande comment elle a préparé l'interview. Surtout sur le service public, le journalisme politique doit être rigoureux et honnête, pas approximatif ni tendancieux.
Cette séquence est folle ! 🤦🏾♂️
En plus de défendre son programme, Manuel Bompard doit faire du fact-checking ce midi, car cette journaliste est soit incompétente, soit malhonnête à propos de Mamdani !
RIP le journalisme !
En plus de défendre son programme, Manuel Bompard doit faire du fact-checking ce midi, car cette journaliste est soit incompétente, soit malhonnête à propos de Mamdani !
RIP le journalisme !
November 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
N'étant pas connu comme soutien de Manuel Bompard, je dis sereinement qu'il recadre comme il faut cette journaliste⬇️ dont on se demande comment elle a préparé l'interview. Surtout sur le service public, le journalisme politique doit être rigoureux et honnête, pas approximatif ni tendancieux.
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Il est consternant de voir le service public relayer des informations erronées sur une agence des Nations unies. Pendant ce temps, les Palestiniens continuent de vivre dans une enclave coupée du monde, privée de presse et soumise à des bombardements malgré le cessez-le-feu.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Il est consternant de voir le service public relayer des informations erronées sur une agence des Nations unies. Pendant ce temps, les Palestiniens continuent de vivre dans une enclave coupée du monde, privée de presse et soumise à des bombardements malgré le cessez-le-feu.
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For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire.
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
For those in any doubt, the ongoing nitrates derogation debate is not about the science on water quality, it's political wrangling, with our rivers, lakes and seas caught in the crossfire.
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Our waterways deserve better- one can't drink politics.
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
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I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save Ladys Island Lake, Co. Wexford
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too?
my.uplift.ie
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I've just signed this petition to save Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford. Will you sign your name too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
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I pay tribute to Joanna Macy, who died in July, in the latest issue of permaculturemag.bsky.social. She was one of the most important ecological and spiritual teachers of our times (as well as my former teacher and friend).
www.permaculture.co.uk/issue/winter...
www.permaculture.co.uk/issue/winter...
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I pay tribute to Joanna Macy, who died in July, in the latest issue of permaculturemag.bsky.social. She was one of the most important ecological and spiritual teachers of our times (as well as my former teacher and friend).
www.permaculture.co.uk/issue/winter...
www.permaculture.co.uk/issue/winter...
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We have ****ed the climate. Dressing this up as temporary overshoot is indefensible. But this does not mean we are doomed, & it certainly doesn't mean there is no point in trying to turn off the fossil fuel spigot. It's time to get real with climate risks.
www.technosphere.earth/derailment-w...
www.technosphere.earth/derailment-w...
Derailment warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change
We may have seriously underestimated the risks of climate change. This includes derailment risks. This does not mean we are doomed, and it certainly does not mean there is no point in trying to turn o...
www.technosphere.earth
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We have ****ed the climate. Dressing this up as temporary overshoot is indefensible. But this does not mean we are doomed, & it certainly doesn't mean there is no point in trying to turn off the fossil fuel spigot. It's time to get real with climate risks.
www.technosphere.earth/derailment-w...
www.technosphere.earth/derailment-w...
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En cette journée de vote sur la taxe Zucman, alors que le gouvernement n’a que le mot croissance à la bouche, c’est l’occasion de se replonger dans la lecture des penseurs de la décroissance, comme l’économiste Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, qui fustigeait l’escroquerie du « développement durable».
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
En cette journée de vote sur la taxe Zucman, alors que le gouvernement n’a que le mot croissance à la bouche, c’est l’occasion de se replonger dans la lecture des penseurs de la décroissance, comme l’économiste Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, qui fustigeait l’escroquerie du « développement durable».
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#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis
It's real, it's us, and it's here
www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
It's real, it's us, and it's here
www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
Hurricane Melissa
Published October 2025.
www.imperial.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis
It's real, it's us, and it's here
www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
It's real, it's us, and it's here
www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...
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From Dr Cara Augustenborg, @hannahdaly.ie @autofac.bsky.social Prof John Sweeney and others. #ClimateEmergency
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates
Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
From Dr Cara Augustenborg, @hannahdaly.ie @autofac.bsky.social Prof John Sweeney and others. #ClimateEmergency
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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We're glad to have co-signed this complaint to @rte.ie . Appalling that our national broadcaster did not address climate change in the Presidential debates. Young people deserved to hear what their next President thought on the issue most shaping their future.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
RTÉ receives formal complaint over ‘exclusion’ of climate issues from presidential debates
Letter signed by academics, NGOs and medics alleges breach of public service obligations
www.irishtimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We're glad to have co-signed this complaint to @rte.ie . Appalling that our national broadcaster did not address climate change in the Presidential debates. Young people deserved to hear what their next President thought on the issue most shaping their future.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...