Google and NASA JPL release an AI model that maps methane plumes worldwide
The Next Web
Google Research and NASA JPL have released a deep learning model that maps methane plumes globally at 60 metres, finding about 50% more than human analysts and 23,000 additional plumes, including at 24 of the 25 largest-emitting landfills. Europe’s Methane Re… more…
Thailand halted more data centres than it has running
The Next Web
Thailand has stopped construction on 49 data centres, which is more than it currently has running. Anuchit Nguyen reported the suspension for Bloomberg on Friday, after the first meeting of a new supervision commission chaired by finance minister Ekniti Nitit… more…
South Korea’s AI boom could need 20 new nuclear reactors’ worth of power
The Next Web
South Korea expects artificial intelligence, and the chip fabs feeding it, to add between 25 and 30 gigawatts to national electricity demand, which by the country’s own reactor standards is roughly 20 nuclear plants. The government now has to decide whether t… more…
Drug-resistant ringworm fungus has spread to 29 countries: Study
Newsnationnow.com
An itchy skin fungus that resists standard treatment has spread to 29 countries, and cases have tripled in just a few years. more…
With no time to spare, Michigan hatches a Great Lakes whitefish rescue plan
Yahoo Entertainment
With time running out to save the Great Lakes’ whitefish from a deadly mussel invasion, Michigan officials have a moonshot plan to pluck fish from Lake Michi... more…
Born here but deported. A Texas man's harrowing ordeal.
USA Today
A traffic stop in Texas landed Brian Morales García, a U.S. citizen, in immigration custody. After he was deported to Mexico, a lawsuit helped bring him back... more…
Why Wendell Berry Didn’t Worry About the Future
The Atlantic
His life as a writer and farmer was informed by a simple, clarifying idea: Forget tomorrow, and work toward what is good today. more…
From Hookswitch to Grave
Computer.rip
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Mathematicians confront the AI apocalypse
Scientific American
What happens when machines surpass the most brilliant human minds? Mathematicians are finding out more…
Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
BBC News
The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills. more…
Vor Hamas-Massaker: Netanjahu soll vor dem 7. Oktober gewarnt worden sein
Faz.net
Eine Medienrecherche setzt Israels Regierungschef vor der Wahl unter Druck. Demnach hat Abu Dhabi vor dem Hamas-Angriff gewarnt, was Netanjahu ignoriert haben soll. more…
‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple Returns to Her Labor Roots by Unevenly Covering the Plight of New York Delivery Workers
IndieWire
Venice: The third in Kopple’s informal strike trilogy sets its sights on the workers battling with UPS, Amazon, and food-delivery apps with mixed results. more…
Kenneth Branagh Hosts Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Gary Oldman & Helen Mirren In Telluride-Bound Doc ‘Into The Breach’
Deadline
Judi Dench tells firsthand how stage stars such as Richard Burton, John Neville and later Anthony Hopkins, were the rock stars of the theater in the postwar years in the UK. The likes of Burton and Neville, in particular, were treated like gods. “That was bef… more…
Transatlantic "Pink Corridor" project explores nuclear shipping corridor
New Atlas
It's possible that by 2035 there may be as many as 50 nuclear-powered cargo ships plying the seas. In anticipation of this, the Pink Corridor Project is evaluating how to set up safe and secure nuclear shipping lanes between the US and Britain.Continue Readin… more…
Semáforos que se ponen antes en verde si respetas la velocidad: así premian dos ciudades al buen conductor
Larazon.es
Estos semáforos saben a qué velocidad te acercas y pueden convertir el verde en una pequeña recompensa por conducir bien more…
China tendrá 15.000 minas de carbón abandonadas en 2030 y sus científicos ya saben qué hacer con ellas: granjas bajo tierra a salvo del cambio climático
Larazon.es
La agricultura subterránea podría aprovechar espacios mineros en desuso y aportar conocimientos aplicables incluso a futuras misiones espaciales more…
Wendell Berry’s life on Earth
Grist
Throughout his long career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end. more…
A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled
Grist
In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awa… more…
Links 9/5/2026
Nakedcapitalism.com
Our Homeric daily links: Ig Nobel winners, bury trash? OpenAI freakout, China housing bust, food price rises, tankers wars, Black Sea blockade, George Galloway account seized, Trump Pickaxe threat, new diesel high, Japan interest rates rise, judge v. Reflecti… more…
James Galbraith: The Impotence of Being Kevin Warsh
Nakedcapitalism.com
Kevin Warsh only partly sees that Fed tools and policy concepts may not work given AI, shifting prices, and the fading power of interest rates more…
This founder is making cheaper, cleaner steel
MIT Technology Review
The steel industry isn’t exactly known for innovation. Very little has changed about purifying iron ore since the process was invented and commercialized in the 1850s. The majority of steelmakers melt solid iron ore at dizzyingly high temperatures inside blas… more…
Memes But Make It Jeans: Jmeamns
Thechive.com
It's honestly criminal that it has been designated almost exclusively to be used in the creation of pants, otherwise known as jeans. Think bigger. Think bolder. more…
Char Tech develops pyrolysis to fuels sites; RNG news from Waga, Neogenyx
Wastedive.com
The Ontario-based company is partnering with steelmakers to turn woody biomass into a replacement for metallurgical coal and RNG. It’s also testing its proce... more…
This Indicator Could Be the S&P 500’s Canary in a Coal Mine
Barchart.com
A trend is brewing, and it's pointing to something ominous for the S&P 500. Here's what to know. more…
CSX Corporation Stock: Is CSX Outperforming the Industrial Sector?
Barchart.com
CSX has delivered strong gains over the past year, outpacing the broader industrial sector, while analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s fut... more…
George Joseph, pioneering Mercury General founder, dies at 104
Yahoo Entertainment
George Joseph, a Harvard math major who founded Mercury General and became a fierce opponent of Proposition 103, which regulates California's insurance indus... more…
2008 All Over Again: Why Investors Should Be Worried as Americans Turn to Google for Help With Their Mortgages
Barchart.com
Google searches for mortgage assistance have surged in 2026, and there are plenty of data points that tell us the housing market is in bad shape. But are we... more…
Global Warming Will Top 1.5-Degree Limit, U.N. Reports
PBS
Source: PBS News Hour
In a first-of-its-kind report issued Wednesday, the United Nations has said that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Now, the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger z… more…
The best walks in the UK - from an expert who has hiked across the country for more than 50 years
Dailymail.com
From a six-mile wander through Iron Age scenery in Gloucestershire to hiking the King Charles III England Coast Path in the Lake District, Christopher Somerville picks his favourite ambles. more…
Hot, Hotter, Hottest: The President from (Literally) Hell
Juancole.com
we then came up with a path to planetary destruction via fossil fuels to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere more…
We Need Renewable Energy Fast, and Ways to get the Public On Board
Juancole.com
Engaging communities early, listening to their concerns about proposed renewable projects, involving them in decision-making processes more…
The Green Energy Paradox: Saving Nature by Destroying It
Americanthinker.com
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AuthorBy Mark KeenanIf saving nature requires destroying nature on an industrial scale, perhaps the first thing that needs recycling is our definition of environmentalism. more…
10 Greatest Western Masterpieces Nobody Talks About
Screen Rant
The Western genre has plenty of popular novels such as All The Pretty Horses and True Grit, but there's a trove of underrated gems out there. more…
The Impossible Will Take a Little While: The Power of Persistence
Thenation.com
Paul Rogat Loeb
In troubled times, history offers a lesson: Seemingly impossible change can begin with ordinary people who refuse to give up.
The post The Impossible Will Take a Little While: The Power of Persistence appeared first on The Nation. more…
Bizarre ‘smartphone’ conspiracy targets 1937 painting — but historians offer simple explanation
New York Post
Mirrors were common trade items in 17th-century American colonies, which likely explains why the man appears to be studying his own reflection in the object. more…
Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid
ABC News (AU)
Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. more…
Big gas turns on its own, fingering Santos as domestic crisis culprit
ABC News (AU)
Cracks are appearing in the facade of the gas industry's solidarity and all fingers are pointing towards one player. more…
Chinese Industry Is Starting to Wean Off Fossil Fuels
Yale.edu
By several measures, Chinese industry is moving away from fossil fuels, according to a new analysis.Read more on E360 → more…
Satellite Images of Penguin Droppings Reveal Impact of Antarctic Warming
Yale.edu
Penguin colonies are so large that their masses of excrement can be seen from space, offering scientists a useful means of studying the Antarctic birds. An analysis of 30 years of satellite images of penguin guano shows how the birds' diets are shifting in re… more…
煤廢變黃金!美國發展自煤灰堆中提煉價值千億美元稀土金屬技術
Technews.tw
隨著全球潔淨能源轉型與高科技產業對關鍵礦物需求暴增,稀土元素(Rare Earth Elements, REEs)已成為各國競相爭奪的戰略物資。根據最新研究指出,美國高達千億美元的稀土資源正隱藏在看似無用的燃煤廢料中。這項發現不僅為美國本土稀土供應開闢全新路徑,更有望打破長期由中國主導的供應鏈格局。... more…
Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day Takes Lively Liberties With Its Original
Vulture
Often regarded as one of Virginia Woolf’s lesser works, ‘Night and Day’ gets a romantic and fast-paced screen adaptation starring Haley Bennett. And it’s almost nothing like the original. more…
Kauza Mostecká uhelná ožívá. Padni, komu padni, řekl obžalovaný manažer
Idnes.cz
Soud v úterý začal projednávat odvolání v trestní kauze privatizace Mostecké uhelné společnosti (MUS). Na zahájení zasedání osobně dorazili všichni tři obžalovaní, tedy někdejší manažeři těžební společnosti Antonio Koláček a Oldřich Klimecký i exnáměstek mini… more…
Russia claims Germany 'wants war again' after being blamed for drone bombs attack on airport
Dailymail.com
Russia was blamed for the incident, with Germany saying 'low-level agents' attempted a 'hybrid attack' involving an explosive-laden drone at the airport in eastern Germany. more…
Climate extremist is arrested over German electricity sabotage - after fears it was Russian hybrid war attack
Dailymail.com
A climate extremist has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on Germany's electricity grid last week. more…
Most Loved (9 Photos vol. 4)
Streetartutopia.com
Nine reader favorites return — none featured here in the past 30 days. A living hedge becomes a blanket, tiny workers inflate raisins, and six tigers take over an Amsterdam building. “Diosa de la Naturaleza” (Goddess of Nature) — By SFHIR at Hospital HLA E… more…
Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
NPR
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change. more…
Newsom: Reopening Coal Plants Is 'As Dumb As We Want to Be'
Breitbart News
During an interview with PBS released on Tuesday’s “Settle In” podcast, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that we are as “Dumb as we want to be” by reopening coal power plants. Newsom said that “Climate risk is financial risk”
The post Newsom: Reopening… more…
'Climate Terrorism': Manhunt Arrest in Germany Over Rocket Attacks Against High Voltage Power Lines
Breitbart News
A German man has been arrested after a spate of attacks with what have been described as home-made rockets against electrical infrastructure.
The post ‘Climate Terrorism’: Manhunt Arrest in Germany Over Rocket Attacks Against High Voltage Power Lines appeared… more…
China’s Coal-Based Electricity Expansion Contrasts with U.S. Reliability Concerns
Naturalnews.com
Official energy data indicates a growing divergence in electricity generation strategies between China and the United States. In China, coal accounts for 55% of electricity production, with average household rates reported at 8 U.S. cents per kilowatt-hour. [… more…
Maryland’s green energy mandates are driving a 50.9% spike in electric bills
Naturalnews.com
Maryland electricity bills have jumped 50.9% over five years, reaching 24% above the national average. Governor Wes Moore blames utility profiteering and data center demand, while critics point to state decarbonization mandates. Climate Solutions Now Act and … more…
The world’s oceans have hit record temperatures, the Associated Press reports, with long-run climate warming and an El Niño arriving together so the background trend and the cyclical spike are stacked on the same water
Space Daily
When a climate cycle and a warming trend collide, oceans pay the price—and scientists worry about what comes next.
The post The world’s oceans have hit record temperatures, the Associated Press reports, with long-run climate warming and an El Niño arriving to… more…
The AI boom is pushing data-centre emissions higher while simultaneously accelerating America’s solar buildout: data centres could generate nearly half of US electricity-demand growth through 2030, prompting tech companies and utilities to commission vast new renewable projects—even as natural gas supplies much of the power that solar cannot provide around the clock.
Space Daily
AI data centres can finance new solar farms while also making gas plants run more often. The outcome depends on timing, location, storage, grid queues and how clean energy is counted.
The post The AI boom is pushing data-centre emissions higher while simultan… more…
Clearing The Roadless Rule: What Comes Next For America’s Burning Forests?
The Daily Caller
Republican Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz wants to turn wildfire fuel from federal forests into an energy market as the Trump administration moves to rescind a Clinton-era “roadless rule.” more…
A new report finds many Chinese provinces are reducing their use of coal
NPR
China is the world's largest emitter of planet-warming pollution. But a new report this week finds the country is transitioning away from fossil fuels including coal. more…
Germany: Police suspect sabotage after another device found
DW (English)
A suspicious object that could damage power lines has been found near a German substation for a third time this week. DW has more. more…
August hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor
DW (English)
The average global temperature in August broke the previous record set in 2023. Climate scientists say record summer heat in the northern hemisphere and warmer oceans are all part of a new normal. more…
Exklusiv-Bericht: Eineinhalb Wochen vor dem 7. Oktober wurde Benjamin Netanjahu gewarnt
Freitag.de
Der Präsident der Arabischen Emirate soll Netanjahu in einem 45-minütigen Gespräch vor einem Hamas-Angriff gewarnt haben. Doch warum wussten die Geheimdienstchefs davon nichts? Recherchen der israelischen Zeitung „Haaretz“ geben Antworten Ende September im Ja… more…
The hidden environmental cost of AI data centers
DW (English)
As data centers multiply to meet AI demand, they're straining power grids, draining water supplies and reshaping the land and air around them. more…
German power grid sabotage suspect a climate activist
RTE
German authorities said they believe a militant climate activist was behind a spate of sabotage attacks on the power grid and are hunting for the 48-year-old suspect. more…
August world's joint hottest month on record - scientists
RTE
August was the world's joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. more…
Energy future: Made in China by coal
Wattsupwiththat.com
...in China, 55% of power is produced by coal and the cost of household electricity is 8 cents per kWh. In the UK, coal’s percentage of electricity was 30% in 2010 but that has declined to less than 1%. Consequently, the cost of electricity for families has i… more…
Nuclear waste storage ….. no big deal
Wattsupwiththat.com
Nuclear power will be the future. There is no doubt about it. Nuclear is the cleanest, greenest, cheapest, safest, energy source ever. There is no doubt about that, no matter what anyone says. Also, just look at the energy density of sugar, coal, petrol, and … more…
The Progress(ives) War on Reliable and Affordable Electricity
Wattsupwiththat.com
Progress and Progress(ive)…. two words with somewhat similar spelling but with entirely different meanings. I asked Grok to help identify the distinctions. Progress… a forward movement, advancement, or improvement over time. It’s about actual results or the p… more…
Claim: 1.5C Global Warming is Not a Magic Number
Wattsupwiththat.com
The struggle must continue after the world breaches 1.5C?
The post Claim: 1.5C Global Warming is Not a Magic Number appeared first on Watts Up With That?. more…
Aussie Activists Moaning about Massive New “Climate Bomb” Gas Field in the Northern Territory
Wattsupwiththat.com
"... No amount of jobs or money can compensate for this devastating future. ..."
The post Aussie Activists Moaning about Massive New “Climate Bomb” Gas Field in the Northern Territory appeared first on Watts Up With That?. more…
Reality Check for PA’s Failed Green-Energy Mandates
Wattsupwiththat.com
Each month, Pennsylvania’s 6 million electricity customers—all facing rising bills—are charged for services of questionable value without knowing how much they are paying and, for most, that the charge even exists.
The post Reality Check for PA’s Failed Green… more…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #704
Wattsupwiththat.com
“The truth of a theory can never be proven, for one never knows if future experience will contradict its conclusions.” — Albert Einstein
The post Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #704 appeared first on Watts Up With That?. more…
Świat miał żegnać węgiel. Kryzys zmienił wszystko
Money.pl
Światowy popyt na węgiel w 2026 r. pobije kolejny rekord – wynika z najnowszych prognoz Międzynarodowej Agencji Energetycznej (IEA). Powodem są m.in. wysokie ceny gazu, ograniczenia dostaw LNG i większa opłacalność produkcji energii z węgla. more…
Torrent Green Energy commissions 322MWp of solar projects in India
Power Technology
The projects cover 50 sites across 14 talukas in Nashik, Maharashtra, representing a major agricultural solarisation effort under MSKVY 2.0. more…
Explainer-Why isn't oil above $100 despite supply disruptions?
Yahoo Entertainment
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Global oil benchmark Brent crude has rallied this month but stayed below $100 a barrel despite recent escalati... more…
S&P Futures Slip as Bond Yields Climb After Oil Tops $100
Barchart.com
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are down -0.27% this morning as escalating hostilities in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, fueling inflatio... more…
Oil and gas electrification: why the sector’s big shift has a power problem
Offshore Technology
Mature technologies are allowing operators to electrify equipment across the value chain, but grid connections and power costs are slowing the transition. more…
Nicușor Dan, despre problema mamelor minore și a abandonului școlar: Ne învârtim tot timpul în jurul acelorași întrebări
Mediafax.ro
Nicușor Dan, despre mamele minore și abandonul școlar: Ne învârtim în jurul acelorași întrebări
Președintele României, Nicușor Dan, a vorbit despre problema mamelor minore și a abandonului școlar în timpul unei vizite la o școală din comuna Curcani, județul … more…
Campus educațional de prestigiu într-o comunitate integrată din nordul Bucureștiului – alternativa la naveta școlară a Capitalei
Mediafax.ro
Campusul Mark Twain International School Cosmopolis, construit de la zero pentru comunitatea din nordul Capitalei, oferă un traseu educațional continuu de la creșă la gimnaziu, iar din anul școlar 2027-2028, va adăuga și ciclul liceal bilingv. Școala Candidat… more…
Restricțiile de circulație din Piața Unirii vor fi ridicate înainte de începerea școlii
Mediafax.ro
Restricțiile de circulație instituite la începutul verii în zona Piața Unirii – Cantemir – restaurant Horoscop vor fi ridicate înainte de începerea noului an școlar, potrivit planului anunțat în cadrul lucrărilor de refacere a Planșeului Unirii. more…
Din 7 septembrie începe noul an școlar 2026-2027. Calendarul complet al cursurilor și vacanțelor
Mediafax.ro
De luni, 7 septembrie, elevii se întorc în bănci pentru noul an școlar 2026-2027. Pentru majoritatea elevilor sunt prevăzute 36 de săptămâni de cursuri, iar ultima zi de școală va fi 18 iunie 2027. more…
Nicușor Dan, impresii după ce a vizitat o școală din Călărași: Educația este finanțată necorespunzător
Mediafax.ro
Nicușor Dan, președintele României, a transmis un mesaj cu ocazia începutului unui nou an școlar, în care a vorbit despre importanța investițiilor în educație. Președintele a mers în dimineața zilei de luni în vizită la o școală din județul Călărași. more…
Nicușor Dan afirmă că ar fi „foarte sănătos” ca România să aibă o lege a salarizării până la finalul anului: „Sunt multe inechități, nu numai în învățământ”
Mediafax.ro
Președintele Nicușor Dan spune că România are nevoie de o nouă lege a salarizării și consideră că ar fi „foarte sănătos” ca aceasta să fie adoptată în cursul acestui an. more…
Prăpastie în educația din România, dezvăluită de PISA: 122 de puncte între elevii bogați și săraci. Școala la care ajunge copilul îi poate schimba radical rezultatele
Mediafax.ro
Rezultatele PISA 2025, publicate azi 8 septembrie, arată că problema educației din România nu este doar numărul foarte mare al elevilor care nu ating nivelul minim de competență. Sistemul românesc se află și printre cele mai inegale dintre cele evaluate: dife… more…
Ce se schimbă în școli după începerea noului an. Ministrul Educației: „Este cea mai mare reformă de programe școlare din istoria României”
Mediafax.ro
Elevii care au intrat în clasa a VIII-a în anul școlar 2026-2027 nu vor susține, la finalul anului, un examen suplimentar de admitere la liceu, iar Evaluarea Națională va avea aceeași formă ca în anul precedent, a declarat ministrul Educației Naționale, Mihai… more…
Premieră alarmantă la testele PISA: România trece de pragul de 50% la „analfabetism funcțional” în Matematică
Mediafax.ro
Rezultatele PISA 2025 aduc un nou semnal de alarmă pentru sistemul de educație din România. 52% dintre elevii români de 15 ani nu ating nivelul minim de competență la Matematică, iar la Citire procentul ajunge la 48%. La Științe, 46% dintre elevi sunt sub niv… more…
Raluca Turcan cere măsuri pentru copii: telefoane interzise și jocuri de noroc de la 21 de ani
Mediafax.ro
Deputatul PNL Raluca Turcan cere Parlamentului, la începutul noului an școlar, adoptarea mai multor proiecte legislative pe care le consideră importante pentru protejarea copiilor și îmbunătățirea sistemului educațional. more…
Prețul benzinei rămâne foarte ridicat în SUA. De ce șoferii americani nu scapă prea curând de scumpiri
Mediafax.ro
Șoferii din Statele Unite continuă să plătească mult mai mult pentru benzină decât înainte de izbucnirea conflictului dintre SUA și Iran, iar perspectivele pentru lunile următoare nu sunt încurajatoare. more…
Yes, passing 1.5 C of global warming is cause for alarm, but not despair
The Conversation Africa
Exceeding 1.5 C of global warming is a giant warning flag telling us not to give up, but to redouble our efforts to slam on the brakes on climate change. more…
Gas from the Beetaloo Basin will only pour fuel on the climate change fire
The Conversation Africa
Gas is now flowing from the vast – and controversial – fossil fuel project. more…
How the chemistry of Star Trek changed my life – from a gunpowder plot to ‘red hellfire’
The Conversation Africa
Was my career choice inspired by Star Trek? Indubitably. more…
South Africa has new electricity pricing rules after 18 years: what it gets right and wrong
The Conversation Africa
South Africa’s new electricity pricing policy reflects some changes but fails to guarantee more free power for millions who need it. more…
The American Prison Experiment: A 250-Year History of Good Intentions and Bad Results
Reason
A strange trip through the U.S. prison system's never-ending cycle of failure and reform more…
¿Qué sabía Netanyahu antes de los ataques de Hamás?: ‘Haaretz’ revela alertas que no llegaron a los jefes de seguridad
Aristeguinoticias.com
Una investigación del diario ‘Haaretz’ reconstruye los días previos al ataque de Hamás del 7 de octubre de 2023 contra el sur de Israel–que detonaron casi dos años de hostilidades contra la Franja de Gaza–como una cadena de advertencias, reuniones y decisione… more…
„Die Mutter aller Überraschungen“:
Emirate-Herrscher alarmierte Netanyahu vor Hamas-Terror des 7. Oktober [premium]
Diepresse.com
Mohammed bin Zayed soll den israelischen Premier zwei Wochen vor dem Terror des 7. Oktober 2023 gewarnt haben. Netanyahu streitet das ab. Die Opposition sieht sich in ihrer Kritik bestärkt. more…
Commentary: Passing 1.5°C of global warming is cause for alarm, but not despair
CNA
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C was a wonderful aspiration for the world, but it was a long shot, says a professor. more…
China’s clean energy surge is starting to squeeze out coal
Electrek
China’s clean energy machine is now moving so fast that it’s meeting soaring electricity demand and pushing coal power backward at the same time.
more… more…
Venezuelans Aren’t Happy With the U.S. Oil Deal
Foreign Policy
Critics have decried the opaque agreement as oligarchic and colonialist. more…
These U.S. Cities Are Rewarding Careful Drivers With Fewer Red Lights
Nextcity.org
Vehicles stop along Lead Avenue where stoplights are set for a specific speed limit as part of the "rest on red" signal program in Albuquerque, N.M., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo by Susan Montoya Bryan / AP)
Officials struggled for years to cur… more…
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #37 2026
Skepticalscience.com
Open access notables
Early warning signals for tipping points in complex climate systems, LIU et al., Advances in Climate Change Research
The growing risk of climate tipping events underscores the urgent need for reliable early warning signals (EWS). Here w… more…
Cidades testam semáforos que premiam quem respeita o limite de velocidade com menos paradas e viagem potencialmente mais rápida
Noticiasautomotivas.com.br
Reduzir a velocidade pode, curiosamente, encurtar o tempo de viagem em algumas vias graças a uma nova lógica aplicada aos semáforos. more…
EEUU estudia las cenizas del carbón y encuentra un 'tesoro' de 100.000 M de dólares que elimina a China de la cadena de suministro
Elconfidencial.com
EEUU ha identificado en las cenizas de carbón una enorme reserva de tierras raras, valorada en 100.000 millones de dólares, capaz de reducir su dependencia estratégica de China more…
German Police Detain Suspect After Sabotage Attacks on Power Grid
Insurance Journal
German police have detained a 48-year-old man suspected of carrying out a series of sabotage attacks on the country’s electricity grid, police and prosecutors said on Tuesday. The suspect, identified as Daniel V. in line with German privacy rules, was … more…
Developers are rethinking data center design as the AI backlash makes its way to Asia
Fortune
"There are physical limits to how quickly you can build data centers at scale," Kevin Guan, chief investment officer of Bridge Data Centres, said. more…
‘We worry now’: Oil tops $100, diesel hits record highs amid Iran war escalation
Fortune
Benchmarks for crude oil and diesel hit warning thresholds as the war in the Middle East escalates. more…