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Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave
41 votes -
The ultrawealthy family of WV Gov. Jim Justice wants to reopen an industrial plant that for decades emitted chemicals in Birmingham. A new EPA proposal might block this.
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Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
71 votes -
Ørsted shares fall 25% after it reveals troubles in US business – £7bn wiped off value of world's largest offshore wind company over possible £1.8bn write-down
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Renewable energy costs fall: in 2022, solar and wind were 29% cheaper than fossil fuels globally
16 votes -
California court dismisses lawsuit over nuclear power plant
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German cabinet approves measure to expedite solar deployment
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The world's largest floating wind farm is now officially open in Norway – and helping to power North Sea oil operations
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The US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm
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As offshore wind based energy production ramps up, scientists flag potential impacts, costs and benefits
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Saudi Arabia moves ahead with its largest solar power project
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Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling
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Hydrogen, additionality, & Joe Manchin
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European Union greenhouse gas emissions fall 3% in the first quarter
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How solar has exploded in the US in just a year – in numbers
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How wave power could be the future of energy
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The clean energy future is arriving faster than you think
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How Finland is betting on nuclear power, and its waste | Focus on Europe
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Saltwater batteries. A large scale environmentaly friendly energy storage solution?
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Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years
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Cool it! Eco-friendly ice cream trucks are here to serve
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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
64 votes -
One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology
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Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread?
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Germany's MAN Energy Solutions installs world's largest seawater CO2 heat pump for district heating at the port of Esbjerg, Denmark
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Viking Link joins UK and Denmark power grids for first time – 765km high-voltage cable joins Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire with Jutland in Denmark
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Interview with computer science professor Shaolei Ren about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/07/08/ai-environmental-equity-its-not-easy-being-green A few months ago, I spoke with Shaolei Ren, as associate professor of computer science at University...
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2023/07/08/ai-environmental-equity-its-not-easy-being-green
A few months ago, I spoke with Shaolei Ren, as associate professor of computer science at University of California, Riverside, and his team about their research into the secret water footprint of AI. Recently, Ren and his team studied how AI’s environmental costs are often disproportionately higher in some regions than others, so I spoke with him again to dig into those findings.
His team, which includes UC Riverside Ph.D. candidates Pengfei Li and Jianyi Yang, and Adam Wierman, a professor in the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences (CMS) at the California Institute of Technology, looked into a path toward more equitable AI through what they call “geographical load balancing.” Specifically, this approach attempts to “explicitly address AI’s environmental impacts on the most disadvantaged regions.”
Ren and I talked about why it’s not easy being green and what tangible steps cloud service providers and app developers could take to reduce their environmental footprint.
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The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it
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Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips Texas
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Book review: 'Safe Enough? A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk'
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Renewables are the only reason Texas' power grid hasn't failed during this month's punishing heat wave
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Denmark delays man-made energy island in North Sea due to high costs – more options for better and cheaper concept will be analyzed
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Controversy over lack of renewable in plans to rebuild electrical grid in Puerto Rico
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Norway approves nineteen oil and gas projects, saying the resulting investments are worth over $19 billion
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A giant wind farm is taking root off Massachusetts
12 votes -
Green energy is cheaper... so why aren't we using it?
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Harnessing Iceland's geothermal energy for agriculture | Focus on Europe
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Seas of grass may be dark horse candidate to fuel the planet — or not
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ERCOT will tap reserve power faster under system launched this week
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Finland is on the verge of becoming the first nation to bury spent nuclear fuel rods deep underground for the long term
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Finland's vast network of tunnels 400m underground will soon begin operating as the world's first spent nuclear fuel disposal facility
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Japan to invest $107 billion in hydrogen supply over fifteen years
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Respect existence or expect resistance – protests in Norway against wind farm on Sámi land
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How Iceland became a geothermal powerhouse
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Denmark is getting off fossil fuels. Are there lessons for Canada?
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Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans – campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown
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Westinghouse unveils small modular nuclear reactor
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Malmö start-up Enjay believes its patented product is the first in the world to offer profitable energy recovery from polluted kitchen exhaust air
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Europe's nuclear divide grows – first new plant in sixteen years comes on stream in Finland day after Germany pulls plug on last reactors
10 votes