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Households reduced their consumption of electricity last year by 9%, according to new figures published by the Central Statistics Office. However, data centres increased their power consumption by 31% and now account for 18% of electricity used. https://t.co/wMf1avl3HN
Happy European Maritime day in Ireland! @GalwayAquarium are hosting an event tonight called "The Serengeti of the Seas: Seagrasses and the “forgotten” ecosystem".
EMD IN MY COUNTRY - NEW EVENT
🌱The Serengeti of the Seas: Seagrasses and the “forgotten” ecosystem
@SeaSearchIre@BioDataCentre@EU_MARE @GalwayCityCouncil
Booking link
https://t.co/dfiVNYqbXr
May the 4th be with you! Luke Skywalker was raised on a moisture farm on Tatooine and this video shows how to make your own mini moisture farm.
https://t.co/JDvE4wHQvA
Another record broken with regards to climate. During our day of training with associate @growgardeners the importance of removing carbon from the atmosphere was highlighted.
https://t.co/TmB6pq6Zu9
Great to see the @JctScience crew enjoying the outdoor classroom. We had a radish tasting! They were suitably impressed @Waterfordpermie. We need more place based training. Get teachers into schools so they can see how nature engagement programmes are run in situ.
April 22nd was World Earth Day. This article discusses 55 reasons to be hopeful for our future by @PresidentIRL. It is nice to see a positive headline around the future!
https://t.co/B5wYMnWQ3V
A huge thank you to @growgardeners for facilitating a day for the JC Science team in @ArdscoilNaMara! A wonderful and rich experience with lots of learning for all!
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) launched on April 14th with the goal of surveying the moons of Jupiter and Jupiter itself in detail. The @esa have an interactive tool here https://t.co/nSjUFTWhIr that shows where JUICE is and its trajectory.
Best of luck to Jince Jerry and Cathy Cribben-Pearse for making the shortlist for most outstanding nurse in the world! The winner will be announced on May 12th, International Nurses Day.
https://t.co/HLxIuei3GR
NASA is simulating conditions on Mars and getting 4 volunteers to live in these conditions for a year. This could be discussed in class around Earth and Space learning outcome 8. https://t.co/r7fLKCZICh