Eamon Ryan announces he is stepping down as Green Party Leader

My point as to why the Green party thinks it's fine to destroy Estonian bogs but not Irish bogs stands, as does the extra cost in terms of energy (carbon) required to transport Estonian briquettes to Ireland.

This is another of those Green brainfarts, like encouraging us to buy diesel cars and then discovering that diesel engines cause worse pollution than petrol engines; and encouraging the use of fluorescent bulbs only then to discover that they have a high mercury content which is very bad for the environment.

Serious politicians would first look into the consequences of the policies they suggest rather than run with a half-baked suggestion the "x is good for the environment" when in fact it's not.

Cn you point to when the greeen party told you do to any of the following?

The only time I heard Eamon Ryan talk about cars he told everyone to run it into the ground and not buy a new car, if buying a new car then look at electric

In terms of diesel, the recommendation was to buy a low CO2 car, not a diesel

Rhetorical questions don't normally require an answer, do they?

The greens have been in government on two occasions. On the first occasion they encouraged the purchase of diesel cars because they produce less CO2 per km driven, but forgot about the other noxious pollution; in the same period they decided that mercury-laden light bulbs were better than incandescent light bulbs, also because they cause less CO2 to be produced.

Regarding the briquettes, this is during their current stint in government - in case you were unaware of that.

Their collective heart might be in the right place, but they don't think things through very well.

Rog O Gormless the new leader

It's a better pick than Pippa Hackett

The use of Diesel cars wasn't something that the Green party in Ireland came up with themselves. The promotion of Diesel cars up until 2015 was EU wide. And all European car manufacturers supplied information that showed Diesel engines to be less polluting.

The burning of inefficient and environmentally damaging fossil fuels is something that all of us should be against. The destruction of Bogs and wetlands in Ireland is against the EU Habitats Directive which Ireland signed up to.

O’Gorman represents a shift for the Greens. First time for them that the party leader is one more interested in pushing social justice ideals than in pushing for actual green ideals.

For a party who’s core principle for a long time was to be a broad church united by a focus on the environment, it marks a big shift in priorities

I listened to him today in multiple interviews and one in every 5 words he said is “policies”

We must see through our policies.

Zero substance.

Im delighted he’s been made the leader of the greens. Another nail…

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