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America’s grid is reeling. General Motors offers itself as a distributed utility in disguise

As AI data centers strain the grid, GM wants to turn its EVs and batteries into a solution. Ford has a simpler plan—and the two Detroit rivals are betting on very different futures.

Fortune

Protecting pollinating insects could improve diets and livelihoods worldwide – new study

In Nepal’s remote mountain district of Jumla, preparation for a family meal begins long before food reaches the cooking pot. It starts in terraced fields of beans, buckwheat, apples and pumpkins that must be ploughed, planted, tended and harvested before a family can eat.

The Conversation

Stuart Penkett obituary

Atmospheric chemist whose laboratory work helped to identify the causes of acid rain and the hole in the ozone layer

The Guardian - UK

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Some glaciers can suddenly surge forward – with dangerous consequences

It’s difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing towards you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. The motion is too slow to see in real time, but obvious from one day to the next.

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The push for more AI might leave you in the dark and cold this winter during extreme weather: report

Electricity demand is growing faster than the resources being added to the grid, according to the report

The Independent UK

Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it

Every week, the average UK household throws away dozens of pieces of plastic packaging. When people actually start counting them, they’re often shocked to discover just how much there is. And unfortunately, most of this plastic cannot be reused, refilled or recycled.

The Conversation

When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws

Nestled between the Caerneddau mountains and the Afon (River) Conwy, the small village of Dolgarrog in north Wales looks peaceful. But the huge hydro-electric pipes that run down the hillside are a constant reminder of the village’s history, and of how the same source of power that once brought prosperity…

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Three reasons plastic pollution treaty talks ended in disagreement and deadlock (but not collapse)

The latest round of negotiations for a UN global plastics treaty has ended without a deal. After more than three years of talks, deep divisions remain. Agreement is only marginally closer than before talks began. For many countries, campaigners and observer organisations, the outcome is deeply disappointing.

The Conversation

Heatwave poses risks to US power grid

Al Jazeera

Why the energy transition won’t be green until mine waste disasters are prevented

On February 18, contamination in the Kafue river, Zambia, led to a mass death of fish. Its water turned a deathly grey and adjacent farmland was poisoned. The drinking water it supplied to half a million residents of the town of Kitwe was suddenly cut off.

The Conversation

UK scientists to launch outdoor geoengineering experiments

Blocking sunlight could temporarily slow the climate crisis but the technologies remain highly controversial

The Guardian - UK

Natural History Museum’s first fixed gallery in years to explore ‘broken planet’

The world-famous London museum will launch the programme in April

Evening Standard

Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things

United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in the early hours of Sunday, December 1. A new round of talks is expected in mid-2025.

The Conversation

Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters

On March 2 2022, delegates to the UN environment assembly adopted an ambitious resolution to develop the text of a new treaty by the end of 2024 to end plastic pollution. With 24 days of formal negotiation between almost 200 countries completed, spread over meetings in Peru, France, Kenya and…

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Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying – here’s what that means for the planet

Fires have long been a natural part of forest ecosystems, but something is changing. Our new study shows that forest fires have become more widespread and severe amid global heating, particularly in the high northern latitudes such as Canada and Siberia where fires are most sensitive to hotter, drier conditions.

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Constellation Energy Stock is an AI Power Play

Constellation's Three Mile Island deal with Microsoft is worth perhaps $115 per megawatt hour, twice or more the current market price of electricity - and more deals are likely in the works. After the announcement, CEG jumped as much as 22%, the most on record, to an all-time high. Since…

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Even as urban foxes get bolder, people appreciate rather than persecute them, say psychologists

For many, urban red foxes are a familiar sight in back gardens or city streets. Often, people delight in seeing them and the connection to wildlife they bring. Others find them a nuisance, whether because of their smell, poo or loud screaming noises during the breeding season. Some anecdotal reports…

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A toxic chemical was blamed for killing thousands of Teesside crabs – but our study explains why pyridine wasn’t the culprit

In October 2021, thousands of dead and dying crabs and lobsters washed up along 45 miles (70km) of coastline in north-east England. This mass-mortality event coincided with the redevelopment of one of the UK’s largest ports at Teesside.

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The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get

Extreme weather is by definition rare on our planet. Ferocious storms, searing heatwaves and biting cold snaps illustrate what the climate is capable of at its worst. However, since Earth’s climate is rapidly warming, predominantly due to fossil fuel burning, the range of possible weather conditions, including extremes, is changing.

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Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections – and could fight antibiotic resistance too

A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections, we have shown in a new paper. We think this unusual defensive strategy could offer short-cuts in the race to develop antimicrobial treatments.

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The Atlantic Gulf Stream was unexpectedly strong during the last ice age – new study

Twenty thousand years ago the world was locked into a great ice age. Ice sheets two miles thick covered much of North America, Scandinavia and the British Isles.

International Business Times UK

AI Boom Disaster: Can The World's Power Grid Handle The Technology's Meteoric Rise?

AI technologies are the new trend contributing to increased power usage in the US, the previous being electric vehicles (EVs) and cryptocurrencies.

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How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

Freshwater ecosystems are the lifeblood of the natural world, yet they are facing a silent crisis. A 2022 report by the World Wildlife Fund revealed a staggering 83% decline in global freshwater vertebrate populations since 1970, a rate far exceeding that of any other habitat.

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Chamber pots, shared loos and DIY plumbing: China’s toilet revolution exposes social inequalities

Urbanisation in China tends to be depicted in terms of towering skyscrapers and multilane highways – the city reaching upwards and outwards. Not much thought is given to the vast, but less eye-catching, urban infrastructure that shapes and is shaped by the everyday lives of its citizens – such as…