The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world.
"The transport department’s own analysis concluded that the real addition to GDP would be between 0.03% and 0.05%: eight to 14 times less. Against this, it weighed the social and environmental costs of the project, to reveal a massive net loss. It found that a third runway would cause major harm to the health and wellbeing of up to 3 million local people."
Possible Denver Data Center possibly illegally possibly watering its lawn
We don't know where the data center is.
We don't know who owns it.
We don't know how old the picture is.
We don't know if it's using potable water or not.
We don't know if they've thought at all about the PR of this.
Maybe write another article when you actually have some facts.
Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but Republicans don't care
"Record flooding across swathes of central and eastern Indiana have destroyed critical infrastructure, made more than 1,000 people homeless and taken seven lives."
* Indiana is one of 18 states with no climate action plan.
* The cost of this month’s storms and flooding is estimated at about $5bn.
* Braun submitted a disaster declaration to FEMA and got no response
Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but response is hampered by politics
Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
"The UN Methane Alert and Response System (Mars) sent 192 alerts of methane plumes to Turkmenistan in the last year. (They) responded to about 20% of the alerts with on-the-ground information about the leaks and potential plans to fix them."
The UN sent methane leak alerts to various countries, but were ignored by the USA, Iran, Russia and China.
‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say
"What that means is creating the conditions which allow people to travel for a higher proportion of the trip by walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility than by private cars...The demand comes after Labour appeared to have shelved targets for an increase in trips made by public transport and a reduction in trips using private vehicles."
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote sustainable transport, campaigners say
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields
"The numbers presented here show there’s going to be a very strong destruction of [economic] value above and beyond what Rosebank and Jackdaw could generate for the UK,” said Luke Hatton, at Imperial College London, who conducted the analysis. “The alternative is to really double down on clean energy technologies."
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis
"Under the new federal framework, California, Arizona and Nevada could collectively lose up to 3m acre-feet of water – roughly 40% of their supply – per year...lower-basin states would see a mandatory 1.25m acre-feet shaved off from their share in 2027 and 2028 with the possibility of larger cuts, depending on conditions."
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis
The real energy use of agentic AI
"My personal and professional AI usage now emits a bit more per year than running an electric clothes dryer, and about half as much as driving an electric car 11,500 miles in California or taking one San Francisco to New York round-trip flight in economy. It is about 8% of the annual emissions of a typical American gasoline car, and roughly 2% of the average American’s ~18-ton annual greenhouse gas footprint."
https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-real-energy-use-of-agentic-ai
Triple-Digit ‘Heat Dome’ Sparks Urgent Warnings for Farmers, Livestock, and Hay Barns
"a ridge of high pressure is pinning intense heat and crushing humidity across Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio. The phenomenon is effectively locking out any relieving precipitation in the near term, deflecting atmospheric moisture north into Wisconsin and Michigan."
The article does not mention climate change at all.
Triple-Digit ‘Heat Dome’ Sparks Urgent Warnings for Farmers, Livestock, and Hay Barns
The heat in the Mediterranean is just stunning. It's no wonder the land masses can't cool down when the water temperature is barely below 30C anywhere nearby.
Ecosystem Collapse Threatens UK National Security, Spy Chiefs Warn
"A national security crisis within just a few years due to the impending collapse of global ecosystems, spy chiefs have warned, but the government is refusing to publish their report in full.
A redacted 14-page document warns of severe food shortages, which could begin within five years, along with price rises, political destabilisation and the possible outbreak of war"
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Col (@kibcol1049@mstdn.social)
Welp. Business as usual again. How's that Conwy Mountain firefighting coming along?
A Indiana state Senate bill aims to ensure Indiana doesn’t transition away from coal “too quickly”.
Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is sponsoring the bill, which prevents coal plants from closing down just because they're environmental disasters or way more expensive than renewables or even gas. She wants them to stay open as long as they have a useful life.
Indiana uses more coal than any state other than Texas.
#INLegis #HoosierMast #coal #ClimateCrisis
Bill aims to prevent reliability issues when coal plants close early
Indiana lawmakers sidestep climate solutions conversation yet again
I particularly like this line from the article: "The committee’s chair, Sen. Rick Niemeyer (R-Lowell), told youth activists with Confront the Climate Crisis not to get discouraged." Yes, youth activists, we in the legislature will be long dead by the time it's a real issue, so there's no need to worry at all!
#HoosierMast #InLegis #ClimateCrisis
Indiana lawmakers sidestep climate solutions conversation yet again