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What forecasters expect this hurricane season, as Tropical Storm Bertha edges along
NPR

The El Niño weather pattern could limit how many Atlantic storms form this year. But unusually warm waters temperatures<strong> </strong>mean the risk of destructive storms is still high. more…

Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall but damage appears limited
NPR

Storm damage is expected to be limited because the El Niño weather pattern will counter its worst effects. But unusually warm waters in the Atlantic means the risk of destructive storms is still high. more…

Anthropic’s head of economics just explained why we haven’t seen a white-collar bloodbath — yet
Yahoo Entertainment

We've been hearing about doomsday, but Peter McCrory writes we "don’t see significant impact of AI on the U.S. labor market." more…

Resin Lenin presides over Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility
Boing Boing

In December 1958, a Soviet expedition reached Antarctica's Pole of Inaccessibility, the point on the continent farthest from any coastline: 1,400 kilometers inland and 3,700 meters up in the coldest region on Earth. The year-round average temperature there is… more…

There’s Nothing Provincial About This Three-Volume Icelandic Saga
The New Yorker

Salvatore Scibona reviews Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s “Trilogy About the Boy,” which comprises “Heaven and Hell,” “The Sorrow of Angels,” and “The Heart of Man.” more…

The Beam Engine
Github.io

See how a beam engine works through interactive 3D figures exploring steam, pressure, Watt's condenser, valves, linkages, and the governor. more…

Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ammonia" fertilizer
Energiesmedia.com

Farmers in Minnesota will finally save money on imported fertilizer thanks to a wind turbine that generates green ammonia using wind, air, and water. more…

If Scrubs Hurt, Your ZFS Design Is Broken
Klarasystems.com

ZFS scrubs performance issues often point to storage design problems—not the scrub itself. Learn how pool design, and special VDEVs improve performance. more…

How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use?
Ourworldindata.org

Data centers consume around 1.5% of global electricity, but demand is very geographically concentrated. more…

What is happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality
Stanford.edu

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Oil and gas drilling is shifting to the deep sea — here’s what is at stake
Nature.com

Technologies are taking the search for fossil fuels to the deepest parts of the ocean. Engineers must keep ecological risks manageable. more…

Arizona Is the Roadmap to How the Trump Admin Is Gutting SNAP, Leaving People Hungry
Jezebel

In Arizona, people are receiving requests for information after deadlines have already passed, and SNAP is being taken from the hungry. more…

7 Household Items Every British Regency Family Owned
Mental Floss

From dog-powered roasting jacks to sand used for cleaning, these items were staples for Regency families. more…

Wind Or Solar: Which Energy Source Is More Efficient?
BGR

Wind and solar are best in different categories: Wind is more efficient but solar is cheaper; still, wind takes the win for a cleaner supply chain. more…

Carbon capture and storage could curb data center emissions
Futurity: Research News

"Data centers are becoming one of the defining energy challenges of the AI era." more…

The Massive Federal Abortion Ban You Didn’t Know Existed
Rolling Stone

The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implemented an abortion ban late last year. It will have devastating consequences in a post-Dobbs America. more…

Jordan’s Tastefully Toasted Sneaker Is Naughty & Nice
Highsnobiety

The Air Jordan 3 "Not Nice" sneaker features torched details & a dark colorway inspired by those who end up on Santa's naughty list. more…

An embattled coal terminal could be a lifeline for US coal
Al Jazeera English

West Oakland residents push legislation to block a coal terminal that could lead to air pollution in their area. more…

Who is India’s new education minister Pralhad Joshi?
Al Jazeera English

Joshi has been a member of the cabinet since 2019 and is seen as close to powerful PM Modi. more…

A Million-Panel Project
NASA

Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region. more…

Inside The Room At The Rescheduled WHCA Dinner As Donald Trump Tried Rickles-Like Rally Schtick, But Was Met With The Sounds Of Silence
Deadline

Inside the Waldorf Astoria on Friday evening, President Donald Trump took to the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and tried out some Don Rickles-like schtick, interspersed it with some of his greatest rally hits and fixated on some of his obses… more…

The secret to a better grid? Electric vehicles.
Grist

Despite fearmongering that EVs will crash the grid, an emerging technology will help them support it by providing backup power. more…

Why the Iran war hasn’t caused a global oil crisis — yet
Grist

The world has found ways to adapt without crude from the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say that won’t last. more…

Europe’s Heatwave Is Becoming an Energy Crisis
Nakedcapitalism.com

The US escalation in its war against Iran couldn't come at a worse time for Europe. more…

The Kansas Community Fighting Data Centers Before They Arrive
Nakedcapitalism.com

Data center watchdog groups in Kansas farming areas seek to ward off applications and fight if it becomes necessary. more…

Humanity and Nature Through Social Production: Marx’s Materialism Unfolded from Epicurus
Nakedcapitalism.com

John Bellamy Foster explains how Marx learned from chemists, physicists, biologists and the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus more…

Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035 — analysts estimate usage will rocket to 194 gigawatts, 83% more than forecast seven months ago
Tom's Hardware UK

BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April 2025. more…

Global Coal Use Hit A Record In 2025, Even As Coal Power Declined
Forbes

Global coal use reached a record in 2025 even as coal-fired power declined, exposing a widening divide between Asia, Europe, and the United States over energy demand. more…

After Hiccup In 2026, LNG Market Will Rebound But Unsure Through 2050
Forbes

LNG exports from U.S. to 43 countries are projected to reach 120 million tpy in 2026. Annual export revenues exceed $60 billion, with over $8 billion to government. more…

Clean Energy Tech Deals Are Booming—Powered By Data Centers
Forbes

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how the U.S. EV market is about to get quirkier and the bipartisan appeal of recycling. more…

Ancient Deforestation
Everything-everywhere.com

Podcast Transcript The symbol on the national flag of Lebanon is the cedar tree. The problem is, there aren’t many cedar trees in Lebanon anymore. In the ancient world, wood was used as a building material and a source of fuel, and there weren’t many alternat… more…

Her Wealthy Friend Was Stressing Over a Luxury Vacation. Her Subtle Joke Cut Deep—and Now She Can’t Shake the Guilt.
Twistedsifter.com

Not everyone will understand rich girl problems. The post Her Wealthy Friend Was Stressing Over a Luxury Vacation. Her Subtle Joke Cut Deep—and Now She Can’t Shake the Guilt. appeared first on TwistedSifter. more…

Panamint Capital starts construction on $1.7bn solar PV project in Texas, US
Power Technology

The project is being constructed on an existing coal mining site. more…

Panamint Capital starts construction on $1.7bn solar PV project in Texas
Energymonitor.ai

The project is being constructed on an existing coal mining site. more…

China's CiDi eyes overseas sales of autonomous mining machines this year
Yahoo Entertainment

CiDi, the Hong Kong-listed Chinese autonomous mining equipment maker, expects overseas deployments to grow this year as it expands beyond China, Chief Execut... more…

Union Pacific Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Moby.co

Moby summary of Union Pacific Corporation's Q2 2026 earnings call more…

Jade Gas signs non-binding deal for Red Lake phase one funding
Offshore Technology

PTBEL has been named as lead contractor, with PetroChina and Hunan Geology & Mining Technology expected to act as subcontractors. more…

Yanara secures $171m for Australian renewable energy portfolio
Power Technology

The funding will expand over 2GW of renewable energy infrastructure across Victoria, NSW, and Western Australia. more…

Norfolk Southern’s earnings rise with volume gains
Yahoo Entertainment

Norfolk Southern posted Q2 earnings that saw operating income rise 5% on revenue that was 11% higher. The post Norfolk Southern’s earnings rise with volume g... more…

Canadian National Railway Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) raised its 2026 outlook after reporting second-quarter earnings growth, higher volumes and what management described as... more…

Investors Are Debating Which Stocks They'd Never Buy, No Matter How Bullish Everyone Else Is. 'Money Is Money, But…'
Yahoo Entertainment

Every investor has a stock they simply refuse to own, despite the excitement surrounding it. One Reddit user wanted to know exactly that and asked fellow inv... more…

For 60% of Americans, Poor Money Habits Are a Dealbreaker in a New Relationship. Excessive Gambling and Risk-Taking Are the Biggest Red Flags
Yahoo Entertainment

Sixty percent of Americans say poor money habits are “a dealbreaker” when starting a new relationship, while excessive gambling and taking big financial risk... more…

Son, 27, Says His Dad, 61, Lost $2,600 A Year To A Broker That Never Told Him About Payment For Order Flow
Yahoo Entertainment

A father nearing retirement had been trading options as a supplement to his pension for several years, using an app he picked because it advertised itself as... more…

Woman, 29, Says Fiancé Wants Her To Help Pay Off His $22,000 Debt Before Their Wedding — She Feels Pressured Into A Decision That Isn't Hers To Fix
Yahoo Entertainment

A woman, 29, is engaged to a man carrying $22,000 in credit card debt from before their relationship began. With the wedding six months out, he’s asked her t... more…

CSX Corporation (CSX) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) Show the Freight Cycle Is Turning. Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) Shows Fuel Costs Still Hurt Airlines.
Yahoo Entertainment

Three transportation companies reported earnings on the same day this week: railroad firm CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX), trucking company Knight-Swift Transpo... more…

How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange
CBC News

Wildfires that have torched huge areas of forest and devastated communities are also sending smoke far and wide, prompting air quality warnings in distant cities and heated political rhetoric from the U.S. Experts say there's nothing particularly unusual abou… more…

She’s an Oscar Winner and One of Our Greatest Actresses. Her Hardest Role Has Always Been Herself.
Slate Magazine

Anne Hathaway once faced so much backlash she had to be defended by Ta-Nehisi Coates. She’s finally entered a new phase. more…

KEMI BADENOCH: In the 1980s Britons were proud of their country, richer and happier. I want to make us like that again
Dailymail.com

Yesterday, Andy Burnham was sworn in as Prime Minister. We are yet to hear his full policy proposals, but I'm getting a better sense of what he's about - and only 1 per cent of it is good. more…

Groups Take First Step Toward Lawsuit Against TVA Over Clean Air Act Violations at Kingston Site
CleanTechnica

TVA’s unlawful actions come after utility reversed its decision to shutter Kingston coal plant KINGSTON, Tennessee — On Monday, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club, sent a notice of intent to sue to the T… more…

China’s Electric Trucks, Diesel’s Peak, and What Western Planners Still Don’t See
CleanTechnica

By Ray Wills and Peter Newman CleanTechnica allows comments, and there are always great comments by readers, as well as the obligatory smattering of naysaying trolls. We thought we might collate and comment on the good stuff that came in on our article “China… more…

It’s Time To Adopt A New Mindset About The Planet
CleanTechnica

Mother Earth provides every material for our survival, so why do we accept corporate promises to adopt healthy environmental solutions? We know that those promises are little more than subterfuge — after all, astronauts have reported seeing pollution events s… more…

Global Heating: Trump Is a Human Atomic Bomb
Juancole.com

It turns out that we humans proved capable of coming up with another way to devastate this planet, a slow-motion version of atomic warfare more…

Amid Hormuz Crisis, China plans 50% Increase in Green Energy by 2030
Juancole.com

The Chinese plan to build data centers underwater, beneath the offshore wind farms! more…

Coal dynasty heir arrested for strangling wife at $4M mansion— shortly after he’s sprung from Monaco jail
New York Post

His stunning arrest came shortly after he was released from a 45-day prison stint in Monaco, where he was convicted of roughing up his wife at the iconic Hotel de Paris, court papers said, according to AL.com more…

Showdown: Lefty non-profit backed protest group targeting new Pennsylvania data center from $4B company
New York Post

The national battle over AI data centers is coming to a head in Pennsylvania, where an activist group backed by lefty non-profit Heinz Endowments is trying to stop the opening of a new, advanced facility from a $4 billion company which will soon hit the stock… more…

Exclusive: IDW October 2026 Official Full Solicits And Solicitations
Bleeding Cool News

Bleeding Cool has got a jump on IDW Publishing's full October 2026 official solicits and solicitations, headlined by Sonic the Hedgehog #91 by Evan Stanley and Adam Bryce Thomas commemorating Sonic's creation in 1991, alongside major Teenage Mutant Ninja Turt… more…

Image Comics Official Full October 2026 Solicits
Bleeding Cool News

Image Comics kicks off October 2026 soloicits and solicitations with the highly anticipated crossover G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero / Tomb Raider #1 by Kyle Higgins and Elena Casagrande, teaming the Joes with Lara Croft for the first time ever. Rob Liefeld r… more…

Creating Shared Prosperity With AI: Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s Erik Brynjolfsson
Mit.edu

Erik Brynjolfsson has a challenge for anyone worried about artificial intelligence: Stop asking what AI will do to us, and start asking what we will do with AI. In this episode of Me, Myself, and AI, the Stanford University economist explains why technology i… more…

The End Of The Mega Gallery
Artnet.com

“Are we witnessing the art world’s Napoleonic march to Moscow, an over-expansion propelled by hubris that is now inevitably falling to its knees?” – Artnet more…

Dutch courage: Driving the 592bhp lightweight coming to UK roads
Autocar

Donkervoort has fascinated enthusiasts with its Lotus Seven spin-offs – now it’s building RHD cars for UK sale If you’ve heard the 16th-century English-language idiom of ‘carrying coal to Newcastle’, apparently still used to describe any kind of pointless an… more…

Runaway train with no driver travelled faster than 60km/h
ABC News (AU)

The fully laden coal train started rolling downhill during a crew change in the NSW Hunter Valley. more…

$30m biochar facility could help replace coal at Rio Tinto refineries
ABC News (AU)

Rio Tinto has signed an agreement with an Australian company for a biochar product that could help replace coal used in its emissions-intensive Queensland refineries. more…

Watchdog sends NSW emissions warning amid 'insatiable' data centre surge
ABC News (AU)

The NSW Net Zero Commission recommends tighter planning controls for the approval of coal extensions and data centres, as it predicts the state will fall short of its legislated 2030 emissions reduction target. more…

WA government considering new gas-fired power plant as coal phases out
ABC News (AU)

The state government has confirmed it is investigating building and running a new gas-fired power plant in the south of Perth as it prepares to switch off coal by 2030. more…

How One Nation's winning over the bush
ABC News (AU)

One Nation has some of its strongest support in outback Australia and recent polling shows it could win over 30 regional seats. So what's winning over regional Australians when it comes to Pauline Hanson's party? more…

Clean energy investment is facing headwinds. Could superannuation help?
ABC News (AU)

Australian super funds manage $4.5 trillion in retirement savings, but directing some of that war chest towards the clean energy transition could be more difficult than it seems. more…

Queensland's 2011 floods inspire underground dance culture
ABC News (AU)

Equal parts captivating and unsettling, young people from Ipswich to Japan are taking to the streets to dance "flood" style. more…

Coalition challenged by rise of One Nation in Victoria's east
ABC News (AU)

Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has campaigned in Gippsland this week, hoping to lure back voters who are turning towards a surging One Nation. more…

Prince William's 'manifesto' for the king he will become
ABC News (AU)

As heir to the throne William was born into singular privilege. How he uses it and the work he chooses to pursue presents a 'manifesto' for the king he will become. more…

After Decades of Drought, Water Is Rising in the African Sahel
Yale.edu

Warming has brought extreme rainfall to the parched Sahel, which is seeing aquifers refill as monsoons grow stronger. But heavier downpours alone cannot explain the groundwater revival, say hydrologists, who believe efforts to harvest rain, along with tree-pl… more…

普渡大學開發新型「鈷鋁合金」,強度達結構鋼 10 倍且兼具高延展性
Technews.tw

美國普渡大學(Purdue University)研究團隊近日公布一項金屬材料的重大突破:成功打造出一種「鈷鋁奈米層狀材料」,在維持高延展性的同時,強度最高可達結構鋼的 10 倍,為高溫、高應力環境下的材料設計開啟全新方向。 這項研究聚焦於鈷鋁(CoAl)這類「金屬間化合物」。這類材料雖然具備高強度... more…

Turkish sailor killed amid fresh Ukrainian strikes on shipping (VIDEO)
RT

A drone strike has killed a Turkish sailor on a coal ship off Novorossiysk as Ukraine announced attacks on 13 vessels in Azov and Black Seas Read Full Article at RT.com more…

For energy-hungry India, Australia’s uranium deal comes at the right time
RT

The long-delayed India-Australia uranium supply deal is set to support New Delhi’s nuclear ambitions as it searches for cleaner and more secure energy sources more…

Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans?
Thenation.com

Chris Lehmann The GOP is staking its chances on the idea that that Americans are more dissatisfied with the opposition party than the one in power. The post Do Voters Hate Democrats More Than Republicans? appeared first on The Nation. more…

World Cup Hydration Breaks Were Not About Commercials
Thenation.com

Mark Hertsgaard As the world gets hotter, playing sports in the heat gets more dangerous. Telemundo is the only publication that got this right. The post World Cup Hydration Breaks Were Not About Commercials appeared first on The Nation. more…

Two passengers fighting for life after early morning horror crash at Queensland coal mine
Dailymail.com

Emergency services were called to the site at Moranbah just after 4.30am on Friday. more…

Republican candidate's 'Christian family values' image cracks as campaign is caught following explicit profiles, including underage girls
Dailymail.com

His traditional conservative campaign emphasizes his family values centered on his Christian faith, a 30-year marriage to his wife Susan and raising three daughters. more…

50 of the Most Loved Photos on Street Art Utopia Right Now
Streetartutopia.com

A giant cat beneath a bridge, a portrait made from loose stones, and a hand carved from a storm-damaged tree: these are the works people kept coming back to. Across murals, land art, and sculpture, this collection moves between humor, wonder, grief, and illus… more…

50 of the Most Loved Photos on Street Art Utopia Right Now
Streetartutopia.com

A giant cat beneath a bridge, a portrait made from loose stones, and a hand carved from a storm-damaged tree: these are the works people kept coming back to. Across murals, land art, and sculpture, this collection moves between humor, wonder, grief, and illus… more…

'Absolute Moron', 'Poisonous': Once Again, An Anti-Trump British Government Will Have to Eat Its Words
Breitbart News

The new Burnham govt in London means there is once again a front bench of ministers with years of anti-Trump virtue signalling behind them. The post ‘Absolute Moron’, ‘Poisonous’: Once Again, An Anti-Trump British Government Will Have to Eat Its Words appeare… more…

Coal-fired power generation sees resurgence as nations prioritize energy security over climate targets
Naturalnews.com

Coal-fired power generation is increasing globally as countries prioritize energy security over climate targets, according to recent data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and national energy ministries. Global coal demand rose to an all-time high in… more…

Trump’s 18-Month Deadline to Halve Electricity Prices Arrives With Rates Up 18%
Naturalnews.com

President Donald Trump pledged on the campaign trail to cut electricity prices in half within 18 months of returning to office, promising to use executive authority to bring down costs. That self-imposed deadline is July 20, 2026. Speaking at a rally in Ashev… more…

Trump Administration Issues Another Emergency Grid Order as Heat Wave Strains U.S. Power System
Naturalnews.com

The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order on July 20, 2026, authorizing Southwest Power Pool Inc. to use certain energy resources beyond normal limits to reduce the risk of blackouts amid a severe heat wave, according to a July 21 department sta… more…

AI Data Centers Exploit Permitting Loopholes, Investigations Find
Naturalnews.com

Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are bypassing water pollution permits and air pollution permitting requirements, according to an investigation reported by Children’s Health Defense (CHD). The CHD report titled “Cheating the System” details how devel… more…

Health Ranger Report: World War E and the Coordinated Campaign to Create Scarcity
Naturalnews.com

The Health Ranger Mike Adams, alongside his guests Matt Bracken and Michael Yon, described the current geopolitical situation as a coordinated campaign to create global energy scarcity during a recent edition of the “Health Ranger Report” – with conflict zone… more…

Kimi K3 Just Proved China Has Won the AI Race – Here’s Why America Never Had a Chance
Naturalnews.com

The Kimi K3 Moment: A Personal Test I‘ve been testing AI models for years, and I’ve never seen anything like Kimi K3. This open source model from China’s Moonshot AI utterly demolishes every frontier model from the United States on benchmarks like Terminal Be… more…

The lifelong toll of surviving disaster
BBC News

It has been a month since the twin earthquakes in Venezuela, estimated to have killed more than five thousand people. But there have also been some remarkable stories of rescue with people being pulled alive from the rubble many days after the disaster.In our… more…

Meet the committee to buy Europe
Www.nrc.nl

The continent’s dealmakers deserve much more attention. more…

A century ago Iceland was among the poorest countries in Europe, huddled on bare volcanic rock, yet it turned that very rock to its advantage: nearly all its power is now renewable, and geothermal heat warms nine homes in ten
Space Daily

How a nation transformed geological curse into the world's most efficient heating system. The post A century ago Iceland was among the poorest countries in Europe, huddled on bare volcanic rock, yet it turned that very rock to its advantage: nearly all its po… more…

Como um projeto baiano virou uma empresa de quase R$ 1 bi na Austrália
Abril.com.br

Sem produzir uma única tonelada, a Brazilian Rare Earths separou o ativo de bauxita e gálio, manteve 16% do negócio e captou R$ 177 milhões more…

AI: The Ominous Opportunity
Shtfplan.com

The economy has been growing steadily since we started to recover from the 2020 pandemic and shutdown; the unemployment rate is and has been near the bottom of the range normally considered to be full employment; and, wages adjusted for inflation are the high… more…

Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos
Truthout

A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay. more…

America Is Leaving a Global Coal Opportunity on the Table
Wattsupwiththat.com

Modern export infrastructure, faster permitting, competitive tax and fee policies, and trade agreements that reflect the enormous opportunity before us could move the U.S. from an underperforming supplier to a global leader. We have unmatched coal reserves, a… more…

Energy Security and Climate Realism Usher in Coal’s Rise
Wattsupwiththat.com

Stop pretending that every rise in renewables implies a fall in coal. Stop using extreme scenarios to frighten the public into accepting policy mandates that do not fit the needs of growing economies. And stop telling developing nations that they must sacrifi… more…

Wind Energy Means Going Back To The Middle Ages, Says German Professor Horst-Joachim Lüdecke
Wattsupwiththat.com

...he views the attempt to power Germany primarily with wind and solar energy as a politically forced effort to return to an unreliable, medieval method of energy generation, thereby ignoring the historical principle of energetic progress, The post Wind Energ… more…

Aussie Green Energy Plans in Chaos, as the Majority of Capacity Investment Scheme Projects Fail to Progress
Wattsupwiththat.com

Even desperate measures like Australia's attempt to force US AI companies to pay for Aussie Net Zero have fallen flat. The post Aussie Green Energy Plans in Chaos, as the Majority of Capacity Investment Scheme Projects Fail to Progress appeared first on Watt… more…

“What did we miss?” — Open Letter to the Editor of The New York Times
Wattsupwiththat.com

It isn’t the climate crisis that needs to be fixed, it’s the epic level journalism malfeasance that’s been happening for upwards of 30 years in this issue. The post “What did we miss?” — Open Letter to the Editor of The New York Times appeared first on Watts … more…