The environmental burden of the United States’ #bitcoin #mining #boom

Source: nature.com/articles/s41467-025…

From mid-2022 to mid-2023, the 34 mines consumed 32.3 terawatt-hours of #electricity — 33% more than Los Angeles—85% of which came from #fossil #fuels.

#btc #usa #earth #environment #climate #finance #politics #Problem #money #nature #emissions #crypto #hype #blockchain

The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications

The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.

^Nature

Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem

sciencealert.com/antarctic-ice…

#science #ecology #environmentalscience #environment #earthscience #earth #antarctica

Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem : ScienceAlert

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat to the elements.

^{Carly Cassella (ScienceAlert)}

Sign the petition to halt deep-sea mining projects and demand stricter global protections for the ocean.

Let’s keep the pressure on.

Follow 👉 seaspiracy on their social media accounts for more ocean news⁠

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#seaspiracy #ocean #fish #marinelife #conservation #oceanconservation #oceans #savetheocean #marineconservation #sea #deepseamining #stopdeepseamining #china #deepsea #protectthedeep #environment #saveouroceans #oceanlife #savethedeep

Stop deep sea mining - Greenpeace International

The deep ocean is one of the world’s largest, most fragile, and most important ecosystems. We need a global moratorium to stop the launch of this destructive new extractive industry.

^{Greenpeace International}

Local Climate Activist Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Talk This Week
Michael Bergin
1–2 minutes

In the last 50 years in Ireland, we’ve lost two-thirds of our farmland birds, that’s according to a local climate activist, ahead of a major talk on the topic this week

kclr96fm.com/local-climate-act…

#Ireland #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Local Climate Activist Issues Stark Warning Ahead of Talk This Week

In the last 50 years in Ireland, we’ve lost two-thirds of our farmland birds, that’s according to a local climate activist, ahead of a major talk on the topic this week.

^{Michael Bergin (KCLR 96FM)}

UK schoolchildren dissuaded from climate action due to bullying and peer pressure

Research released today by education charity, Another Way, has revealed that students actively involved in climate change projects in their schools/colleges are being prevented from taking part in initiatives due to peer pressure and bullying from classmates

londondaily.news/uk-schoolchil…

#UK #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #IrreversibleOverheating #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #MassExtinction #environment #climate

UK schoolchildren dissuaded from climate action due to bullying and peer pressure | London Daily News

Research released today by education charity, Another Way, has revealed that students actively involved in climate change projects in their schools/colleges are being prevented from taking part in initiatives due to peer pressure and bullying from cl…

^{LDN Guest Post (London Daily News Ltd)}

#Beijing approves construction of first South #China #Sea #deepwater ‘space station’

source: scmp.com/news/china/science/ar…

The #facility – one of the deepest and most technologically complex #underwater installations ever attempted – is scheduled to be operational by around 2030, with room for six scientists on missions that will last as long as a month.

#technology #resources #mining #environment #news #ocean

Beijing approves construction of first South China Sea deepwater ‘space station’

Scientists will be able to work for up to a month in the facility that will be anchored 2,000 metres below the surface.

^{Stephen Chen (South China Morning Post)}

Civilization.

#nature #environment #humanity

🚨 ESO analysis confirms that the INNA industrial megaproject would have a devastating and irreversible impact on the facilities at Paranal Observatory in #Chile.

➡️ Light #pollution would increase by at least 35% above ESO's Very Large Telescope, by a minimum of 5% above ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope and by at least 55% above the south site of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

➡️ Air turbulence would also increase, degrading seeing conditions by up to 40%

➡️ Vibrations from the project could seriously impair the functioning of the ELT and the VLT Interferometer, which are both extremely sensitive to micro-seismic noise.

➡️ Dust during construction is also problematic as it settles on the telescope mirrors and obstructs their view.

Full story here: eso.org/public/news/eso2506/

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#environment #astrodon #astronomy #space #science

New ESO analysis confirms severe damage from industrial complex planned near Paranal

An in-depth technical analysis by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has evaluated the impact of the INNA megaproject on the facilities at the Paranal Observatory, Chile — and the results are alarming.

^www.eso.org

Global South countries are rapidly adopting clean energy, seizing the fastest and cheapest path to prosperity in history.

Source: rmi.org/the-global-souths-clea…

#emissions #environment #climate #news

The Global South’s Cleantech Revolution in Five Charts

^{Matt Solomon (RMI)}

Then and now…

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

#Trump officials decimate #climate #protections and consider axeing key #greenhouse gas finding

Source: theguardian.com/environment/20…

#usa #government #politics #environment #earth #future #emissions #crisis

Trump officials to reconsider whether greenhouse gases cause harm amid climate rollbacks

Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public health

^{Oliver Milman (The Guardian)}

#Climate #crisis is real!!!

source: ourworldindata.org/grapher/oce…

#environment #sea #ocean #temperature #future #earth #warming #problem #heat #news #science #noaa

#Amazon #forest felled to build road for #climate #summit 😱

source: bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191r…

A new four-lane #highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the #COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of #Belém.

#Brazil #fail #environment #nature #politics #future #earth #emissions #problem #ethics #humanity #news

Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit

The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

^{Ione Wells (BBC News)}

What fast fashion leads to

The spanish paper and online portal EL PAÍS just published a revealing investigation. They endowed used but still good clothes with hidden geolocation tags and deposited the clothes in 15 used clothes bins across Spain. Then they tracked the journeys of the different pieces. It's a long and abysmal story.

english.elpais.com/climate/202…

#FastFashion #environment #climate #commodities

Where do the clothes go after we put them in a recycling bin? An 11-month investigation covering thousands of kilometers

EL PAÍS followed the path of 15 geolocated garments for months and over thousands of kilometers to gauge the environmental and social costs of the mass consumption of fast fashion.

^{Ana Carbajosa (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

The World Wildlife Fund Sweden and the Uppland Foundation, sponsored by Apotea, have created a migration path for fish past the centuried dam in Hargsån stream at Harg Ironworks. Fish immediately went upstream from the brackish Baltic Sea and recolonised their old habitat. Crayfish and kingfishers soon followed.

The meandering feature on the aerial photo is the new migration path.

wwf.se/projekt/fiskevard-i-nor…

#environment #river #fish @Wwf

Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
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Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.
propublica.org/article/legisla…

#News #EPA #Environment #Regulation #Congress #Government #Law #Science

Industry-Backed Bills Target EPA’s Science on Toxic Chemicals

^ProPublica

"We found that the number of birds on the mixed-habitat solar farms was typically twice that of the intensively managed sites, and three times higher than adjacent high-yielding cropland. The number of species on mixed-habitat solar farms was 2.5 times higher than both of the alternatives"

#SolarFarms #Wildlife #Birds #Environment #ClimateEmergency

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research
theconversation.com/solar-farm…

Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research

A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds.

^{The Conversation}