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cbctech_mirror
CBC Technology Science @cbctech_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net · Aug 07, 2026
Bezos-backed $200M species project faces greenwashing scrutiny Although the Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Phoenix Species Project faces some funding controversy, grassroots organizations are still using it to make a difference. https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/bezos-species-conservation-greenwashing-9.7298957?cmp=rss
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miki_lou
LM Little @miki_lou@mastodon.social · Jul 30, 2026
"In effect, the rest of #Canada is being asked to subsidize the #oilsands into global competitiveness. This is an impossible task and a profound misallocation of public resources at a moment of converging #climate, #environmental, economic and security crises." https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/30/opinion/pathways-carbon-capture-oilsands-subsidy #cdnpoli #BigOil #fossilfuelSubsidies #climateCriminals
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Nonilex
Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 26, 2026
Replying to @Nonilex@masto.ai
The whole world knows that, starting in 2023, we began aggressively combating #environmental #crimes & drastically reducing #deforestation across all Brazilian biomes. We respect the #sovereignty of other states & negotiate with all those who know how to respect ours. Reciprocity is the foundation of every relationship between nations, & we have the appropriate mechanisms to ensure it. #US #Brazil #geopolitics #Lula #law #InternationalLaw #trade #economy #Trump #tariffs #ElectionInterference
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greenpeace
Greenpeace International @greenpeace@mastodon.social · Jul 25, 2026
“Civil society groups say there is scant information about whether JBS has assessed the social and #environmental consequences of this plan, which would threaten smallholder farmers, domestic food security, land-use priorities, as well as locking in huge quantities of methane emissions. #Methane is one of the most climate-destabilising greenhouse gases.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/meat-multinational-faces-legal-challenge-over-green-credentials-of-6bn-global-expansion-plan
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petersuber
petersuber @petersuber@fediscience.org · Jul 24, 2026
Major Swiss data-rescue and AI-training project: "Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available #climate and #environmental #data from #NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train #AI models—and for safekeeping amid U.S. #funding cuts…It had taken approximately a year to copy the roughly 6 billion files [roughly 100 petabytes]…Going forward, the researchers are also planning to copy large quantities of datasets from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (#NOAA)… All the data copied so far had been publicly available." #Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Switzerland #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
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DoomsdaysCW
DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Jul 22, 2026
#PlasticPollution in #ShootingRanges and warfare areas - an overlooked #environmental issue Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo, et al. 15 July 2026 Abstract "Shooting ranges and military training fields, including warfare-impacted areas, have been widely recognized as environmentally impacted zones by inorganic and organic #contamination, such as #HeavyMetals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or explosive-related compounds. However, the possible contamination by #plastics and #microplastics in soil has been widely overlooked despite potential plastic sources, such as #ShotgunCartridges, #PlasticWads or #landmines. Due to how these activities occur, plastics have remained in the field for decades or centuries, favoring their conversion from macro to microplastics, polluting the soil and water resources. Moreover, shooting and recreational activities such as #airsoft or #paintball practices could also be a substantial source of plastics to ecosystems; once shot, pellets can have conventional or biodegradable plastics in their composition, and there left in the environment, favouring impacts on soil properties. Although some initiatives have emerged to avoid the use of single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition, alternative materials (biodegradable plastics) can also be a potential risk, favouring the heavy metal bioavailability of shot pellets. These emerging pollutants should also be considered in these areas to understand if they could be a potential source of micro- and nanoplastics to the environment and, therefore, an environmental concern that requires changes at industrial and regulatory levels." Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935125008771 #EndangeredSpecies #EndangeredBirds #AmmunitionPollution #ProtectNature
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DoomsdaysCW
DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · Jul 20, 2026
#VicksburgMS residents #protest planned #AmazonDatacenter Acie Lewis Sun, July 19, 2026 Excerpt: " 'It's being put up right next to the main elementary school for the City of Vicksburg. And there are several #environmental and health concerns surrounding these #datacenters. And so, being right next to a school, that hits home to me because I really care about children. I have kids,' said Stuart English. " 'We know nothing about it. No one said anything about it. So, we're just finding a location and putting it wherever we could fit, no matter how many children are there. These are our babies. We've got to take care of them, and I am,' said Claude Lee, a Vicksburg teacher." Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/vicksburg-residents-protest-planned-amazon-134114884.html #ResistBigData #BigTech #BigData #USPol #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck #NoisePollution #LightPollution #ElectricityConsumption #Secrecy #AISucks #AmazonDatacenters #AWS #Mississippi
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Nonilex
Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 18, 2026
I mean seriously. This from a guy who rolled back #environmental #regulations, claims #ClimateChange is a hoax, actually spent #TaxpayersMoney to NOT block green #energy solutions, &—oh yeah—says we just need to “rake the leaves” off forest floors to avoid #wildfires -- BUT gutted the freaking EPA, NPS & anyone who might be slightly capable of detecting/preventing fires. Moron. #Trump says he’s holding #Canada responsible for #wildfire #smoke, threatens #tariffs. #law https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/politics/trump-canada-wildfire-smoke-tariffs
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Trevor McLeod @tabmcleo@mastodon.social · Jul 13, 2026
A good read about how the Fraser #river estuary is at risk if the new #pipeline is built and how the #carney #government is backtracking on #environmental protections #bcpoli #bcpolitics #cdnpoli #alberta #abpoli #environment #climatecrisis https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/news/bc-fraser-river-oil-environmental-fight
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miki_lou
LM Little @miki_lou@mastodon.social · Jul 10, 2026
"the #datacentre boom is zeroing in on one province: #Alberta. The prairie province accounts for 93 per cent of all planned data centre capacity in #Canada, in large part because of its cheap natural gas-powered electricity. Plus, Alberta’s #UCP government has been courting the AI industry, offering corporate tax incentives to data centre builders and exempting them from otherwise routine #environmental impact assessments." https://breachmedia.ca/inside-the-rising-country-wide-movement-against-ai-data-centres/ #abpoli #cdnpoli #BigTech #WaterisLife
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prolrage
Proletarian Rage @prolrage@todon.nl · Dec 20, 2025
Replying to @prolrage@todon.nl
Land and #environmental defenders—#Indigenous leaders, farmers, conservationists, and community #activists—risk their lives opposing the destructive exploitation of natural resources. The dangers facing defenders are widespread and persistent. Since reporting began in 2012, Global Witness estimates that at least 2,253 defenders have been killed or disappeared. #LatinAmerica remains the deadliest region, accounting for roughly 82 percent of killings in 2024: #Colombia reported 48 deaths, #Guatemala 20, #Mexico 18, and #Brazil 12. The #violence is linked to land disputes, #mining, agribusiness, and organized #crime. Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected. Although they make up only six percent of the global population, they account for roughly one-third of defenders killed or targeted worldwide. A majority of killings and disappearances in 2024 were linked to extractive activities, with mining and logging at the forefront. “These defenders are ultimately safeguarding all ways of life on this planet, and we must protect them from enforced disappearance.” “If we still have rainforests, it’s because we, the indigenous, have fought for our lives to protect them”. https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/09/indigenous-and-environmental-defenders-risk-their-lives-as-the-last-line-protecting-the-planet/ #Climate #ClimateCrisis #press #journalism #honduras #Ecuador #capitalism #ClassWar
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StevenSaus
Steven Saus [he/him] @StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com · Apr 14, 2026
Pennsylvania Town Faces Fallout From Trump’s Environmental Rule Rollback Even as the Trump administration publicly embraces the Make America Healthy Again movement and its ideals about reducing corporate harm to the environment, it has taken step... Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ak2ft #cancer #childrens-health #environmental-health #pennsylvania #public-health #rural-health #states #trump-administration https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/clairton-pennsylvania-us-steel-make-america-healthy-again-maha-coal-coke/
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ianwalker
Ian Walker @ianwalker@toot.wales · Nov 06, 2022
Just relocated to the toot.wales instance, so will repeat my #introduction. I'm an #environmental #psychologist at Swansea University. I work on #behaviourchange in #transport, #trafficsafety, #energyuse and #wateruse. I work with #engineers and #architects to create a #lowcarbon #builtenvironment that works for people. In looking at these topics I use the #psychology of #habits and #socialnorms and look at the influence of the #builtenvironment and #culture on people's everyday #behaviour
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TheBadPlace
The Bad Place @TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 09, 2026
undefined | Everett moves to rein in data centers as pushback grows across Massachusetts by Annie Jonas Everett’s Planning Board voted unanimously on April 6 to endorse a new ordinance that would tighten zoning rules for data‑center projects in the city’s 100‑acre Docklands Innovation District (EDID). Under the current Section 37 code, data centers can be built “by right” in the district, but the proposed amendment would require a discretionary special permit, cap facilities at either 20,000 sq ft or five megawatts (whichever is smaller), and require the center to be an ancillary use within a larger mixed‑use development. The plan also adds safeguards—noise, water, electricity and job‑creation criteria that must be reviewed by the Planning Board—aimed at preventing standalone, resource‑intensive data centers from dominating the site. The ordinance reflects a broader backlash against the rapid expansion of data‑center construction across Massachusetts and the nation. While the state now hosts about 45 data centers—most clustered around Boston—communities such as Lowell have already imposed temporary moratoria, and over 140 activist groups in 24 states have rallied against new facilities due to concerns over noise, air pollution, and strain on water and power supplies. Everett officials, citing the city’s long history as a “dumping ground” for industry and its designation as an environmental‑justice community with low‑income residents, argue that proactive limits are needed before a large data‑center project is proposed. If the City Council approves the ordinance in two successive votes, Everett could become one of the first Massachusetts municipalities to formally regulate data‑center footprints, potentially serving as a model for other towns grappling with the digital‑economy’s physical impact. Planners hope the move will steer development toward more diversified, mixed‑use projects—industrial, high‑tech manufacturing, labs, offices, retail and residential—while preserving community resources and health. The effort underscores a growing demand for statewide standards, with local leaders warning that the current “Wild West” approach leaves communities reacting after the fact rather than shaping their own futures. Read more: undefined #massachusettsnews #everett #environmental-justice #digital-economy
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CLondoner92
CLondoner92 @CLondoner92@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 11, 2026
Greater #London Authority Freedom of Information release: The GLA has disclosed correspondence between Mayor Sadiq Khan and bus manufacturers under the #Environmental Information Regulations. The material includes letters from Wrightbus and Alexander Dennis in 2025 concerning #UK bus #manufacturing and zero-emission fleets. Wrightbus urged continued support for domestic producers, highlighting its #Ballymena base, growth to nearly 2,400 staff and its hydrogen and electric buses operating in London. The Mayor replied that investment in zero-emission #buses benefits jobs across the UK and welcomed Wrightbus’s role in expanding London’s fleet. Alexander Dennis provided a consultation update on proposals to consolidate UK operations in Scarborough, putting up to 400 jobs at risk in #Scotland. It called for fresh orders, potential furlough support and procurement reforms to strengthen UK manufacturing. https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/governance-and-spending/sharing-our-information/foi-disclosure-log/eir-bus-manufacturers-jan-2026
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sflorg
Scientific Frontline @sflorg@mastodon.social · Jan 29, 2026
#Wetlands provide the greatest #climate mitigation when water tables are maintained 5 to 20 centimeters below the surface, rather than being completely flooded, as this depth balances carbon retention with minimized #methane production. #CO2 #Environmental #Geoscience #sflorg https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01292601.html
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Wen @Wen__dup_20019@mastodon.scot · Jan 26, 2026
Boosted by Philip C James @PhilipCJames@mas.to
I can imagine the conversations within the #London #maladministration. ‘We need to approve another data centre’ ‘Why’ ‘Oh #AI and #Palentir and keeping #US tech companies happy and other things, mumble mumble’ ‘What about water and power requirements’ ‘Who cares, if Londoners complain we will ship it in from #Wales or #Scotland’ ‘Fine’ ‘What about #environmental assessments?’ ‘Screw them, we have avoided them in the past’ https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/uk_gov_dc/
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