Erin Brockovich says people are angry because data centers are being 'shoved down their throats' in secrecy

Tech Insider : Politics, Environment, Business
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the fight against the proliferation of AI data centers.

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In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations

The Verge : Environment, Politics
a close-up photo of exhaust coming from a tailpipe.
Exhaust billows out of a car tailpipe on January 2nd, 2008, in San Francisco. | Photo: Getty Images
Exhaust billows out of a car tailpipe on January 2nd, 2008, in San Francisco.

We visited the Arctic mine shaping Greenland's mineral future. Take a look inside.

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment, Business
Mining facilities at Lumina.
Mining facilities at Lumina.

Mark Adam Miller

Louisiana's top glass recycler uses glass to rebuild lost wetlands. She tripled her business in 5 years.

Tech Insider : Environment, Business, Style

Glass Half Full started in a backyard in 2020, and now it's Louisiana's biggest glass recycler. The team makes both crushed glass for recycled bottles and sand to rebuild the state's disappearing wetlands.

US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines

The Verge : Environment, Business
A view of hills and cliffs covered with grass and shrubs.
In windswept, remote Thacker Pass in the far northern reaches of Nevada, a massive lithium mine has drawn impassioned protest from local Indigenous peoples, ranchers, and environmentalists.

Tesla workers reportedly faced temperatures of up to 100F because of a faulty furnace door

Tech Insider : Environment
Elon Musk at Tesla's
Elon Musk at a "Cyber Rodeo" party at the Austin factory in 2022.

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McDonald's wants to make flatulent cows less of a problem for the environment

Tech Insider : Environment
McDonald's Big Mac
McDonald's is working with Syngenta to reduce gas emissions from the cattle that produce its burger meat.

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Intense Flooding Expected as Florida Faces Possible Category 4 Hurricane Tonight

Gizmodo : Environment

Tallahassee State professor Pamela Andrews carriers sand bags to a car in preparation for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Helene heads toward the state's Gulf Coast in Tallahassee, Florida.

Visiting New Zealand just got more expensive as the country triples tourism fee

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Environment
Milford Sound-Piopiotahi on a clear day
Milford Sound-Piopiotahi is one of New Zealand's natural attractions that has come under pressure from an influx of tourists.

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Why are chip bags so hard to recycle?

Tech Insider : Economy, Environment

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet to a complicated mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, referred to as a multilayered package, is used in everything from juice boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled.

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