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Bitcoin Mining Startup Raises $13 Million to Turn Trash Into BTC

Bitcoin mining helps make use of stranded energy when it can't easily be sold back to the grid, according to Nodal co-founder Matthew Jones.

Nov 19, 2023 by Decrypt / Andrew Throuvalas - Decrypt
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Climate Changing: Germany's 30,000 Wind Turbines Causing Local Rainfall Droughts Environment News · Jul 04, 2023 by stopthesethings.com

Wind turbines were meant to improve the weather, now it seems these things are making it worse. Bear in mind the weather worriers are fretting about changes of a degree or two (apparently an increase of just 1.5°C means instant disaster and pumping it up by 2°C means an irreversible catastrophe).


Green Dogma Behind Fall Of Sri Lanka Environment News · Jul 04, 2023 by Michael Shellenberger - Substack

Organic farm advocates said they wanted what's best for the 22 million people of the island nation off the coast of India. What went wrong?


How the wind power boom is driving deforestation in the Amazon Environment News · Apr 08, 2023 by Francesc Badia i Dalmases - El Pais

Demand for balsa wood, which is used to make turbine blades, has spiked to the point that it is causing significant damage to indigenous communities in Ecuador What does the deforestation of balsa wood in Ecuador's Amazon region have to do with wind power generation in Europe?


Largest-ever geothermal grid under this Texas housing development is saving homeowners serious money Tech News · Oct 15, 2022 by Diana Olick - CNBC

Geothermal heating and cooling is achieved by accessing the constant temperatures deep underground and then using water to circulate that temperature up above.


Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say

The next generation of wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears at the end of their service, scientists have said. Researchers at Michigan State University have made a composite resin for the blades by combining glass fibres with a plant-derived polymer and a synthetic one.

Sep 30, 2022 by the Guardian
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ADA: Cardano Foundation Reaches Goal of Planting 1 Million Trees - All Recorded on Blockchain Crypto News · Jan 10, 2022 by Francisco Memoria - CryptoGlobe

A reforestation effort launched by Cardano ($ADA) has reached its initial goal of planting one million trees "of different species native to areas across different parts of Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Senegal and Haiti." The milestone was first pointed out by Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization that oversees developments on the Cardano network.


Joe Biden Sides with Chinese Solar Manufacturers Evading U.S. Tariffs World News · Nov 11, 2021 by John Binder - Breitbart

President Joe Biden's Department of Commerce has sided with Chinese solar manufacturers who produce in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, denying a request to investigate the manufacturers for evading United States tariffs on Chinese products.


Celo hopes to invest $340m stablecoin asset backing in rainforests Crypto News · Oct 06, 2021 by Ledger Insights - Enterprise Blockchain

Today the Celo blockchain announced the Climate Collective to tokenize rainforests and other similar assets. Over the next four years, it's proposing to invest as much as 40% of the Celo reserve, which underpins the Celo dollar and Euro stablecoins in tokenized rainforests. Celo's cryptocurrency has some high profile investors.


Illegal Immigrant Mexican Teen Arrested for Setting Wildfires in California: CBP Politics News · Sep 27, 2021 by The Epoch Times

An illegal immigrant teenager from Mexico was arrested for allegedly setting wildfires in California, said Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials. Agents with the CBP's El Centro Sector apprehended the illegal alien, who was not identified, and accused him of setting fires in the Jacumba Wilderness last week.




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Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt

image-51]Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university scientists. Healthy plants convert light to energy via photosynthesis, but chlorophyll also emits a fraction of absorbed light as fluorescent glow that is invisible to the naked eye.

Sep 06, 2021 by NASA
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EPA sued over Colorado mine catastrophe Environment News · Aug 07, 2021 by Bob Unruh

Health Money Politics U.S. WND News Center WNDAgency accused of confiscating property and keeping it By Bob Unruh Published August 7, 2021 at 3:38pm The Environmental Protection Agency has been sued for taking over property adjacent to the 2015 Gold King Mine catastrophe in Colorado to stage cleanup equipment and projects, and keeping it, never paying for it or even for renting it.


Climate 'Scare Story' Began With Far-Left Ideology: Greenpeace Co-Founder Politics News · Jul 27, 2021 by The Epoch Times

Dr. Patrick Moore was only 24 when he co-founded Greenpeace, an environmental activist group in the 1970s, and soon became the driving force behind many influential campaigns such as the stopping of nuclear testing, saving the whales and anti-toxic dumping into the air and waters.


Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin Crypto News · May 28, 2021 by Tim De Chant

Few bitcoin projects illustrate the cryptocurrency's enormous climate impact better than the Greenidge power plant in upstate New York. The once-abandoned power plant was bought by private equity firm Atlas Holdings and retasked. A significant portion of Greenidge's electricity no longer powers nearby homes or businesses; rather, the plant's smokestacks are increasingly pouring pollutants into the atmosphere in the service of mining bitcoin.


It's snowing ... in Saudi Arabia! World News · Feb 24, 2021 by Arab News

TABUK: Residents of this northwestern region went picnicking yesterday in scenic mountains and other spots that were covered in a sheet of white as Tabuk received its annual snowfall since Tuesday. Visitors from outside the region as well as locals were enjoying the rare snowfall.


Derailed Oil Train Spills 230,000 Gallons of Tar Sands in Flooded Iowa River

On June 22, a train carrying Canadian crude oil derailed in northwestern Iowa, releasing an estimated 230,000 gallons of oil into a flooded river. As a result of the derailment, over 30 rail tank cars ended up in the water, with 14 cars confirmed to have leaked oil.

Feb 06, 2021 by DeSmog
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Sea level data ALTERED by scientists to create false impression of rising oceans Environment News · Feb 18, 2019 by Newstarget.com

A scientific paper published by a team of Australian researchers has revealed a startling find: Scientists at the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) have been "adjusting" historical data regarding tide levels in the Indian Ocean. Their "highly questionable" activities have depicted rapidly rising seas - but the truth is that there is no [...]


Population Control Isn't the Answer to Climate Change. Capitalism Is. Politics News · Jan 28, 2020 by ReasonTV
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Discredited 18th-century economist Thomas Malthus still haunts the environmental debate. ---------------- Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/reasontv Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Reason.Magaz... Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/reason Subscribe to our podcast at Apple Podcasts: goo.gl/az3a7a Reason is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective.


NASA discovers mantle plume almost as hot as Yellowstone that's melting Antarctica from below Environment News · Nov 24, 2019 by Hannah Osborne

A mantle plume producing almost as much heat as Yellowstone supervolcano appears to be melting part of West Antarctica from beneath. Researchers at NASA have discovered a huge upwelling of hot rock under Marie Byrd Land, which lies between the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea, is creating vast lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.


Huge decline in songbirds linked to common insecticide Environment News · Nov 17, 2019 by Stephen Leahy via Natural Geographic

The world's most widely used insecticide has been linked to the dramatic decline in songbirds in North America. A first ever study of birds in the wild found that a migrating songbird that ate the equivalent of one or two seeds treated with a neonicotinoid insecticide suffered immediate weight loss, forcing it to delay its journey.



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Bitcoin Mining Startup Raises $13 Million to Turn Trash Into BTC

Bitcoin mining helps make use of stranded energy when it can't easily be sold back to the grid, according to Nodal co-founder Matthew Jones.

Nov 19, 2023 by Decrypt / Andrew Throuvalas - Decrypt
Tech News
Climate Changing: Germany's 30,000 Wind Turbines Causing Local Rainfall Droughts

Wind turbines were meant to improve the weather, now it seems these things are making it worse. Bear in mind the weather worriers are fretting about changes of a degree or two (apparently an increase of just 1.5°C means instant disaster and pumping it up by 2°C means an irreversible catastrophe).

Jul 04, 2023 by stopthesethings.com
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Green Dogma Behind Fall Of Sri Lanka

Organic farm advocates said they wanted what's best for the 22 million people of the island nation off the coast of India. What went wrong?

Jul 04, 2023 by Michael Shellenberger - Substack
Environment News
How the wind power boom is driving deforestation in the Amazon

Demand for balsa wood, which is used to make turbine blades, has spiked to the point that it is causing significant damage to indigenous communities in Ecuador What does the deforestation of balsa wood in Ecuador's Amazon region have to do with wind power generation in Europe?

Apr 08, 2023 by Francesc Badia i Dalmases - El Pais
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Largest-ever geothermal grid under this Texas housing development is saving homeowners serious money

Geothermal heating and cooling is achieved by accessing the constant temperatures deep underground and then using water to circulate that temperature up above.

Oct 15, 2022 by Diana Olick - CNBC
Tech News
Wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears, scientists say

The next generation of wind turbine blades could be recycled into gummy bears at the end of their service, scientists have said. Researchers at Michigan State University have made a composite resin for the blades by combining glass fibres with a plant-derived polymer and a synthetic one.

Sep 30, 2022 by the Guardian
Tech News
ADA: Cardano Foundation Reaches Goal of Planting 1 Million Trees - All Recorded on Blockchain

A reforestation effort launched by Cardano ($ADA) has reached its initial goal of planting one million trees "of different species native to areas across different parts of Madagascar, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Senegal and Haiti." The milestone was first pointed out by Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, a non-profit organization that oversees developments on the Cardano network.

Jan 10, 2022 by Francisco Memoria - CryptoGlobe
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Joe Biden Sides with Chinese Solar Manufacturers Evading U.S. Tariffs

President Joe Biden's Department of Commerce has sided with Chinese solar manufacturers who produce in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, denying a request to investigate the manufacturers for evading United States tariffs on Chinese products.

Nov 11, 2021 by John Binder - Breitbart
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