Generative AI's environmental impact in figures
Each interaction with OpenAI's chatbot uses 2.9 watt-hours of electricity. In 2023, data centres were responsible for nearly ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 to-do list: tax hemp, pass 'Anjanette Young ordinance’
The mayor is laying out his priorities for the year. But what's not on the list are solutions to the big fiscal cliffs for ...
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Experts and advocates warn of nickel mining’s risk to precious marine region of Indonesia
One of Earth’s most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, according to a new report. Satellite analysis ...
New oil and gas field consent was unlawful - judge
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek ...
Fiber Hub Research Center to Explore Microfibers’ Eco Impact, Skeptics Aside
The Microfibre Consortium and Northumbria University's research hub will explore the extent and environmental impact of microfiber loss from textiles.
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World’s Largest Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat: Light Pollution from Renewable Energy
Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewa ...
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Nigeria’s new coastal highway runs over communities & biodiversity hotspots
On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...
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New ASTM Standard Aims to Facilitate Assessing Climate Risk and Resilience Considerations
Owners, lenders and investors in real property have long relied on ASTM E 1527-21, a product of ASTM International, in ...
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'World’s largest undeveloped gold mine' faces legal challenges from Canada and Alaska tribal nations
The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...
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As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
In the final days of the Biden administration, agency officials began the process of soliciting public opinion on future oil ...
Here’s what the latest global climate assessment means for Maine
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a new global assessment ...