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#Microsoft’s #AI Push Imperils #Climate Goal as Carbon #Emissions Jump 30%
The company’s goal to be #carbon negative by 2030 is harder to reach, but President Brad Smith says the good AI can do for the #world will outweigh its environmental impact.
#environment #future #technology #economy #earth #Copilot #news #problem #software
Chemical analysis of natural CO₂ rise over the last 50,000 years shows that today's rate is 10 times faster
Today's rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in the past 50,000 years, researchers have found through a detailed chemical analysis of ancient Antarctic ice.Michelle Klampe (Phys.org)
Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1 trillion in low carbon energy investments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 election
#USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment: Report
A new analysis report by Wood Mackenzie estimates that a projected $1trillionin low carbonenergyinvestments would be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is re-elected as the president in the November 5 electionReuters (India Today)
Portugal is crushing it: renewables met 91% of Portugal’s electricity needs in the first 4 months this year & have pushed their⚡️prices to a 4 yr low!
Renewables are carrying an increasing % of their electrcity demand in the first 4 months in 2024:
- 95% April
- 91% March
- 88% Feb
- 81% in Jan
Portugal’s rapid transition is evidence it can be done: renewables are up from 27% in 2005 & 54% in 2017 with their last coal power plant shut down in 2021.
#nature #environment #renewables #earth
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase "climate" eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warming
#Florida #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Florida Governor deletes 'climate change' from state laws amid rising sea levels
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed a wide-ranging energy bill that deletes the phrase quotclimatequot eight times and eliminates entire sections addressing global warmingIndia Today Environment Desk (India Today)
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth's climate goes far beyond carbon storage
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth
#MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The fragrant vapors emitted by trees react in the atmosphere to form aerosols, which reflect incoming solar radiation and cool the Earth.Jessica McKenzie (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
No #internet, no #phone: #Canada #wildfires expose fragility of rural #infrastructure
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/internet-access-rural-canada-wildfires
Northwestel, which provides telecommunications for the #Yukon, Northwest Territories, #Nunavut and northern #BritishColumbia announced on Friday that a wildfire had damaged a critical fibre optic cable near the town of #FortNelson. The company said it had also lost its redundancy cable due to a separate wildfire burning near Jean Marie River and #Kakisa in the Northwest Territories.
#news #disaster #climate #environment
No internet, no phone: Canada wildfires expose fragility of rural infrastructure
Remote communities suffer total loss of communications after fires damage critical fibre optic cablesLeyland Cecco (The Guardian)
#Canada: #Evacuation order issued as #wildfire threatening Fort #McMurray draws closer
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-wildfire-grande-prairie-fort-mcmurray-1.7203695
Criticize the world's largest oil company? They'll sue you!!
(And I promise they can easily afford more and better lawyers than you can. Not to mention bribing judges.)
⬛️ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/column-exxon-mobil-suing-shareholders-100046384.html
#Law #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
"Ocean temperatures are currently hovering around the levels they typically reach in late July — and they’re likely to continue rising as the summer goes on."
#Nature #Environment #Ocean #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Record-Breaking Ocean Heat Wave Foreshadows a Dangerous Hurricane Season
An active hurricane season could be in store because of ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic that broke records for more than a yearChelsea Harvey (Scientific American)
Remember all the times Elon Musk said Tesla is so amazing for the environment? The company is being sued for violating the Clean Air Act hundreds of times in recent years by emitting harmful pollutants from its Fremont factory into nearby neighborhoods.
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #environment
Tesla is sued over air pollution from factory operations in Fremont, California
A California nonprofit has sued Tesla over what it calls the company's "ongoing failure to comply with the Clean Air Act" at its Fremont assembly plant.Lora Kolodny (CNBC)
The China-linked EV battery mega factory dividing a US township
Plans for a sprawling factory in rural Michigan making batteries for electric cars offer an economic lifeline, but for some residents there is a big problem: the parent company is in ChinaTom Perkins (The Guardian)
Bread and Circuses (@breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social)
Attached: 1 image For the last two years, activists and anti-plastic campaigners have pinned their hopes on an effort made by the United Nations to negotiate an effective international treaty aimed at reducing the tremendous global amounts of plasti…Climate Justice Social
As a cat owner, I worry about these numbers:
"The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) estimated that free-roaming cats in the contiguous U.S. kill 1.3–4.0 billion birds and 6.3–22.3 billion mammals "
#Roaming #Cats #Birds #WildLife #News #Science #Environment
https://www.felineresearch.org/post/issue-brief-wildlife-impacts-of-outdoor-cats
Wildlife impacts of free-roaming cats: Estimates vs. evidence
The National Feline Research Council examines past and present estimates of the impact of outdoor cats on birds and wildlife, including predation, indirect fear effects, and risk of disease transmission (specifically Toxoplasma gondii).NFRC
Canadian wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate
More than 100 active fires are burning across Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and sending smoke into the U.S. Air quality alerts have been issued across four states.NBCNews.com (NBC News)
“They almost annihilated us, and that genocide continues. To destroy the environment you have to destroy the people who protect it.”
From our magazine: An industrial buildout on the southern tip of #Texas is erasing the last traces of an ancient world that still hasn’t died. From Correspondent Dylan Baddour: https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/
#news #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #Indigenous #SouthTexas
Defenders of the Delta: A Tribal Leader Fights for Ancestral Land in South Texas
Juan Mancias leads the Carrizo/Comecrudo, unrecognized and little-known, in a struggle against fossil fuels, SpaceX, and historical erasure.Dylan Baddour (The Texas Observer)
#electricvehicles #ev #environment
Their Batteries Hurt the Environment, but EVs Still Beat Gas Cars. Here's Why
Experts say making the batteries that power electric vehicles is not a zero-emission process and has a significant carbon footprint, but that it's still a better alternative to gasoline vehicles in the long run.KQED
#environment #globalwarming
How #Saudi tech is addressing the lack of #construction #sand
However 95 percent of the sand on #Earth, including the vast sands of the Arabian Peninsula, is unsuitable due to its fine particle size.This means riverbeds across the world are over-mined, causing pollution and flooding, while also shrinking aquifers and deepening droughts.
#news #science #Arabia #dessert #environment #climate #building #co2 #concrete
How Saudi tech is addressing the lack of construction sand | AGBI
ClimateCrete, a technology developed in Saudi Arabia, aims to significantly increase the use of desert sand in concrete manufacturingNeil Perry (Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds
More frequent heatwaves mean bees are unable to thermoregulate their hives – further endangering a species already in declineSophie Kevany (The Guardian)
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
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At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable.
Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.
#News #Plastic #Environment #UN #Ottawa #Pollution
How the Plastics Industry Invaded the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.ProPublica
Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx8qv1nvdppo
#Venezuela #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Climate change: Venezuela may be first nation to lose all its glaciers
Scientists say the South American nation's last glacier is now just an ice field.Aleks Phillips (BBC News)
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitchesEd Pilkington (The Guardian)
Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of sheating with disastrous results for #humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds
Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, said: “I am extremely worried about the costs in human lives.”
#news #future #science #climate #earth #heat #temperature #problem #politics #nature #environment
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists findsDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control diseasePhoebe Weston (The Guardian)
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about #recycling, report reveals
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/15/recycling-plastics-producers-report
#news #economy #pollution #capitalism #problem #waste #plastic #microplatic #environment #nature #manipulation #propaganda
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study findsDharna Noor (The Guardian)
This is so annoying. 😡
Have you noticed that whenever corporate media decides to publish one of their rare articles about global warming, they almost always will headline it with a cheerful photo of people at the beach, or happily enjoying the sun?
It's a subliminal message.
Yes, the words you're reading might be alarming, but that's okay. We've got this. Business and industry and government will work together to solve the problem. There's nothing to worry about.
As you see here, these three young women are smiling as they relax by a fountain. Life is good!
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damages from climate change
The legislation — the first of its kind in the U.S. — would require companies with high emissions to help pay for destruction caused by climate-fueled extreme weather
#Vermont #USA #US #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Vermont passes bill to charge fossil-fuel companies for climate damages
Vermont lawmakers have passed a so-called "Climate Superfund Act" designed to make fossil fuel companies pay for damage from weather disasters fueled by climate change.Maura Barrett (NBC News)
New: #Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The #Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
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The oil and #gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
In #Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
#news #Pollution #Environment #Safety
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup
An Oil Well Polluted a Family Farm. The Courts Let Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.ProPublica
#Week in #wildlife – in #pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachioed deer and a zebra on the run | #Environment | The Guardian
Week in wildlife – in pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachioed deer and a zebra on the run
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the worldThe Guardian
"Using techniques he’s honed over a lifetime, Abernethy will machine the gears by hand in traditional materials such as steel and brass. But the pendulum will respond to the forest: When trees grow quickly, the hours will advance more rapidly; more lethargic growth will result in a slower tempo.”
A Clock In The Forest | https://www.noemamag.com/a-clock-in-the-forest/
A Clock In The Forest - NOEMA
Clocks that use nature to measure time can reintegrate people into the environment and counteract the calamities of the Anthropocene.NOEMA
Forget the Autism - Vox Popoli
There is substantial statistical evidence suggesting – suggesting, mind you, not proving – that sufficient vaccines can make you trans and gay: Here are the odds ratio between the fully vaccinated/fully unvaccinated.VD (Vox Popoli)
Troubled Water: Unsafe drinking water in the United States (2017)
Documentary about unsafe drinking water in various locations across the United States due to manmade pollution, outdated infrastructure and natural toxins.
Made by journalism students as part of the News21.com project at Arizona State University, USA. this documentary is part of a wider investigation which includes long form written articles and news photography. You can view the entire investigation at troubledwater.news21.com
Posted here under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 US licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/). Complete production credits are shown at the end of the video from timestamp 26:35.
France Crafts Offshore Wind Expansion to Meet Climate Goals
Julianne Geiger
2–3 minutes
France has revealed an ambitious strategy to amplify its offshore wind capacity, signaling a determined effort to make as much progress as neighboring nations in meeting climate objectives
#France #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Get ready for the future of transportation! One company hopes to test out its electric flying taxis at the Paris Olympics.
https://theconversation.com/electric-air-taxis-are-on-the-way-quiet-evtols-may-be-flying-passengers-as-early-as-2025-228664
#transportation #technology #environment
Electric air taxis are on the way – quiet eVTOLs may be flying passengers as early as 2025
These electric aircraft take off and land vertically so they don’t need runways. And they promise a quieter, more accessible and less polluting form of short-distance air travel than helicopters.The Conversation
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
Mitchell Beer
3–4 minutes
European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit
https://www.theenergymix.com/eu-exits-treaty-allowing-fossils-to-sue-over-climate-policy/
#EU #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
EU Exits Treaty Allowing Fossils to Sue Over Climate Policy
European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for other signatory states to follow suit.Mitchell Beer (The Energy Mix)
Scientists have been absolutely clear that we MUST make immediate and drastic changes if we are to avoid catastrophic eco-system collapse. But, as Greta Thunberg has said, all we ever get from politicians and industry leaders is more useless blah blah blah…
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BusinessAsUsual
