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Russia's war pushed Europe to a tipping point on wind and solar

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 06:59

Tech Insider : Economy

Aerial view of a solar farm in rural Spain surrounded by farm fields. — A solar farm in rural Spain.
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Sustainability, economy, Europe, wind, Solar, Gas, coal

AI execs who urgently need more energy to power their tech revolution are turning to fossil fuels

Sun, 03/24/2024 - 16:11

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A row of computer servers in a data center — Demand for data centers is expected to grow as companies use AI, fueling a need for nonrenewable energy sources.
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energy, AI, Tech, AI, coal, natural-gas, data-centers

Google is making a map of methane leaks for the whole world to see

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 05:30

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Google's methane map shows oil and gas infrastructure shaded in yellow, red, and blue. — Google expects to make its methane map public later this year.
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Sustainability, Tech, Science, Science, Sustainability, Tech, AI

Global fossil fuel demand is likely to peak this decade as the clean energy economy grows, IEA says

Tue, 10/24/2023 - 13:01

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Oil refinery — Global oil demand will likely meet its peak this decade.
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Markets, mi-exclusive, Oil, oil-demand, clean-energy, peak-oil, climate-change

The End of Coal Culture

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 11:25

Gizmodo : Environment

This story was originally published by Grist.

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How two former Goldman Sachs traders built the No. 1 US coal exporting business

Sat, 09/23/2023 - 06:35

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Two ex-Goldman bankers have made their fortune betting on a non-renewable resource, Bloomberg reported.
Peter Bradley and Spencer Sloan have built a $1 billion commodities firm over the last eight years.
Javelin Global Commodities is now the No. 1 US coal exporter despite the environmental concerns associated with the fuel.

Two former Goldman Sachs traders have built the largest coal-exporting business in America, despite a global push to move away from the controversial fossil fuel.