10:11:08 From Celine Horner To Everyone : https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ofe-ospo/register
10:13:05 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Irene - conservation work very contract-driven.
10:13:39 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Quantitative easing - totally irrational.
10:14:42 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Celine - after reading about QE, respect for economists diminished.
10:15:00 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Easy to be cowed by economists.
10:16:12 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Economics is so makey-uppy that maybe it can be changed. Crack the edifice!
10:20:09 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Cristina - on change - when a small number of people care about something and really push for it, the majority are apathetic. Allows small groups to seize control for their own ends.
10:21:30 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Celine - even when you have well-financed lobbyists pushing hard for their agenda, it's worth the rest of us making submissions.
10:22:15 From Irene Sullivan To Everyone : taispeach
10:23:05 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Irene - "do I have the right to speak about" QE, economics, etc.
10:24:24 From Celine Horner To Everyone : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7SZHM57
10:24:27 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Make a passionate plea and it will be listened to.
10:25:07 From Irene Sullivan To Everyone : Pick 3 TD's, 3 councillors - make the same passionate plea to them
10:30:02 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Irene - the pandemic response was tangible, response to climate emergency blunted as it's slow-motion. Cristina - it's like the boiling-a-frog fable.
10:33:35 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Irene - "species loneliness" - you need contact with diverse range of species to feel settled.
10:34:55 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Celine - weather forecast needs a "dashboard" for climate change. PPM CO2, temperature over time. People are able to comprehend R numbers.
10:38:43 From Brad Macpherson To Everyone : Irene - public consultation on RTÉ has closed.
10:38:51 From Irene Sullivan To Everyone : Scáthbhliain
10:38:59 From Irene Sullivan To Everyone : https://about.rte.ie/2021/02/16/rte-seeks-public-opinion-for-public-service-statement/