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@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy
2026-01-16 13:55:59

Is anybody counting up the carbon footprint of AI? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? merveilles.town/@lrhodes/11590

⁂ L. Rhodes (@lrhodes@merveilles.town)
AI has delayed the planned retirements of at least 15 coal plants, some indefinitely: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-nuclear The head of the 2nd largest utility company in the U.S. says: "We're going to extend coal plants as long as we can because we need those resources on the grid." #energy #AI #climate

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-02-07 03:23:02

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-03-07 17:16:50

"A 100% recycled paving block made from mollusk shells and mining waste"
#Recycling
techxplore.com/news/2026-03-re

A 100% recycled paving block made from mollusk shells and mining waste
The construction industry is one of the most polluting due to its high contribution to CO2 emissions. In addition to its significant environmental cost, its materials are made from nonrenewable resources such as sand and gravel, making the search for sustainable alternatives an urgent challenge in a context where growing production demand must be balanced with environmentally responsible practices. The sector is therefore investigating the development of low-carbon-footprint materials within a …

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-01-07 03:23:04

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-26 20:20:51

⚡ New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
techxplore.com/news/2026-02-el

New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
For every ton of ethylene created, one ton of carbon dioxide is produced. With more than 300 million tons of ethylene produced each year, the production system has a huge carbon footprint that scientists and engineers are eager to reduce and eventually eliminate. A new device developed in Ted Sargent's lab at Northwestern takes a step toward breaking that cycle.

@doktrock@toad.social
2025-12-30 00:34:55

Discusses the significant helium discovery in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift, in northern #Minnesota ⚒️🧪 #geology (h/t Chris Rowan)

Chris Rowan (@allochthonous@scicomm.xyz)
7. I still wonder if the world helium shortage would be solved by not using it in party balloons, but the other concern is it mostly comes from gas fields so has a very high carbon footprint; this report on hydrocarbon- free He from continental rifts (ancient & modern) is encouraging. #TabClosed2026 https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/a-huge-helium-shortage-is-looming-but-ancient-rocks-in-earths-crust-may-be-hiding-massive-reservoirs

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-02-05 03:23:05

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-01-20 19:51:04

Food's Carbon Footprint - Are you as green as you eat? Your diet has a big impact on carbon footprint. #food #cutCarbon - m.eart…

Foods Carbon Footprint
Are you as green as you eat? Your diet has a big impact on carbon footprint. #food #cutCarbon

@HugeGameArtGD@mastodon.gamedev.place
2026-01-21 13:15:11

@…
In theory the carbon footprint could be solved by moving to green energy.
But there are other issues with generative AI like e-waste and scalability.

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-01-20 09:51:03

Food's Carbon Footprint - Are you as green as you eat? Your diet has a big impact on carbon footprint. #food #cutCarbon - earth.or…

Foods Carbon Footprint
Are you as green as you eat? Your diet has a big impact on carbon footprint. #food #cutCarbon

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-01-19 19:00:43

"These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin"
#Finland #Bitcoin #Energy

These Finnish homes are being heated by a surprising source: Bitcoin
Can the reuse of crypto mining’s waste heat redeem its carbon footprint?

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-02-19 09:51:04

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-02-20 03:23:03

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon

@EarthOrgUK@mastodon.energy
2026-02-17 09:51:04

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010) - Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon -

Super-Insulating Our Living Room (2010)
Learn how we retrofitted interior wall insulation for winter warmth and summer cool, and trimmed our carbon footprint. #aerogel #frugal #cutCarbon