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Solar and wind generated more electricity globally than gas power for the first time in April
At 531 TWh, electricity generated from wind and solar reached a new global record in April 2026, according to energy think tank Ember. Gas-fired power plants supplied 477 TWh.pv magazine International
The flooding at the Greenford London subway station has been reduced by around 90% thanks to... *checks notes* ...a family of beavers.
After conservationists reintroduced a group of beavers into a nearby city park, the animals began building dams, and the wetlands they created now absorb and slow floodwater naturally.
City officials had been planning major flood infrastructure works, but the beavers effectively created them on their own — while also boosting biodiversity and restoring the ecosystem around them.
I think the money the city would have spent on anti-flooding infrastructure should go to the beavers, don't you? 🦫 🦫 🦫
#Animals #Environment #Flooding #London
We gave up on these toxins many years ago in favour of checking the animals and being prepared to remove ticks with a simple tool.
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The cats are not extreme swimmers, but the dugs have always been in the water every day. They are all still healthy.
#Environment #Toxins #Pets #Poison #Pollution #Water
Toxic chemicals in pet flea treatments harming wildlife, UK study warns
Flea treatment chemicals fipronil and imidacloprid also implicated in lower cognitive scores in children with autismMatthew Taylor (The Guardian)
We Joined Rangers Protecting Armenia’s Wildlife - videos.trom.tf/w/qxyAkWpcWhBij…
Dima is doing a fantastic work. Subscribe to his Peertube, he deserves a lot more views.
#conservation #volunteering #bebravetoact #bbta #environment #nature
An Oklahoma family was forced to abandon their home after it filled with slick, black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels.
Despite ample evidence of oil and gas pollution, state regulators say they cannot help.
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#News #Oklahoma #Oil #Gas #Energy #Environment #Pollution #Family #House
Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.
The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it would go away,” the family says.Peter.DiCampo@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Disastrous plan to allow fracking on South Australia’s Limestone Coast is a broken promise, one of many from Labor..
On Thursday Labor premier Peter 'Santos' Malinauskas revealed plans to overturn the ban on unconventional gas fracking in SA with laws set to be introduced to the state parliament this week
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#Corruption #EnvironmentalTerrorism #LaborFail #News #Environment #ClimateChange #Activism #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #HumanRights
‘Disastrous’ plan to allow fracking on South Australia’s Limestone Coast is a broken promise, locals say
Labor moves to overturn moratorium on fracking in groundwater-dependent region two years earlier than planned and just weeks after state electionPetra Stock (The Guardian)
Die stille Korrektur der Klimapanik
Was jahrelang als wissenschaftlich unumstößlich verkauft wurde, verliert plötzlich seine Grundlage. Während Regierungen weiter an Verboten und Abgaben festhalten, kassieren IPCC-Autoren jene Szenarien, mit denen Angst und politische Eingriffe legitim…Haintz.Media
The Loop Farmer is a permaculture farmer and solarpunk enthusiast. They make videos about small scale farming and the importance of sustainability and humanity. You can follow their account at:
➡️ @the_loop_farmer
They have already uploaded a few videos. If these haven't federated to your server yet you can browse them all at spectra.video/a/the_loop_farme…
You can also follow their Mastodon account at @theloopfarm
#FeaturedPeerTube #Permaculture #Solarpunk #Farrming #Environment #PeerTube
The Loop Farmer
I'm a farmer based in West Virginia. I follow permaculture, ecological, and ancient processes to grow food for my family. We also take part in a small farmers market in the town near my farm.Spectra Video
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers
'Power to the people' gets a new meaning 🤔
fortune.com/2026/05/12/lake-ta…
#AI #datacenters #dydtopia #power #energy #technology #environment
Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents have to find a new power source after their energy source looks to redirect lines to data centers
Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.Catherina Gioino (Fortune)
📰 Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution annually, per study.
Nitrogen pollution is a known problem in agriculture, other human activities, and wreaks havoc in aquatic ecosystems.
➕ Add this to mangroves being valuable carbon sinks, coastal defense against storm surges, a buffer against erosion, among other benefits.
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#SolarPunkSunday #Environment #Conservation #Pollution #Biodiversity #Mangroves #CoastalConservation
Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
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In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering exempting even more.
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#News #Pollution #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Trump #AirQuality
Having been part of a project attempting to measure the carbon footprint of serving web pages I can affirm that using the internet is not a trivial cost for the planet.
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#AI #privacy #ePrivacy #Compliance #GDPR #Google #Chrome #Gemini #ESG #Environment #Sustainability #Climate #law
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane.
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it.Alexander Hanff (That Privacy Guy! — Hanff & Co. AB)
‘Wake-up call’: methane emissions from Australian coalmines more than double official estimates, report finds
International Energy Agency findings show government must commit to rapid cuts in emissions of greenhouse gas, climate experts say
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#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Environmental scientists said a new EPA directive could lead to weakened chemical protections, such as revised limits on how much arsenic is allowed in drinking water or the amount of lead considered acceptable in paint or soil.
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#News #Environment #Government #Trump #EPA #Chemicals #Regulation
“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations
For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review regulations that relied on its assessments.cengiz.yar@propublica.org (ProPublica)
Solar power stations are restoring ecosystems in England.
So there's another reason conservatives will oppose solar power.
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#SolarPower #Solar #Ecology #Environment #Birds
Solar panels were known to attract birds, but they are now drawing in species never seen in these areas before
New research from the University of Cambridge has found that some birds species are making a triumphant return to the area around solar panels in England.Warren van der Sandt (ecoportal.net)
