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Earliest #fossil evidence of #parental behaviour was found on #CapeBreton, Nova Scotia

"Could Norway’s oil and gas plans pave the way for more UK fossil fuel projects?"
#Norway #FossilFuels #UK #UnitedKingdom

Could Norway’s oil and gas plans pave the way for more UK fossil fuel projects?
As the UK ponders future oil and gas sites in the North Sea, the Norwegian Government is challenging the courts over ‘invalid’ fossil fuel projects, stating it would continue expansion activities in the Arctic regardless of EU bans.

"Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045"
#Germany #Energy #FossilFuels

Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality

A few Cretaceous age dinosaur bones have been discovered in #Minnesota - jaw portions of Terminonaris, and a tail vertebra of a hadrosaur. The state #fossil is the Giant Beaver; this specimen is from Saint Paul.
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"Fossil fuel gains outweigh AI’s climate benefits, study finds"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FossilFuels

Fossil fuel gains outweigh AI’s climate benefits, study finds
According to new analysis, fossil fuel productivity gains enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) will outweigh any emissions reductions the technology generates across renewable energy applications – a huge carbon reporting blind spot.

Diarycast - Year In Review (2025) - The 2025 EOU diary, and a full year without fossil gas... #yearInReview #heatPump #fossilFree -

Diarycast - Year In Review (2025)
The 2025 EOU diary, and a full year without fossil gas... #yearInReview #heatPump #fossilFree

Modern industrial fertilisers are made from fossil hydrocarbons. In future we can't use that. But, although I am prejudiced in favour of #organic agriculture, I'd be interested to know whether it would be possible to synthesise fertiliser from widely available resources without using fossil hydrocarbon.
Anyone got any pointers?

"Electrifying Europe ‘could save €200bn’ and cut fossil fuel dependency, says Commission"
#Europe #FossilFuels #Energy

Electrifying Europe ‘could save €200bn’ and cut fossil fuel dependency, says Commission
A rumoured new electrification target for 2040 could save some €200bn in fossil fuel imports, according to the European Commission's draft document.

The first pterosaur fossil from Egypt!
"MUVP reports the first confirmed pterosaur #fossil from #Egypt: a >95-million-year-old wing bone from Bahariya Oasis, with an estimated wingspan of ~4 m."
doi:10.4202/app.01344.2026

#idw The Fingerprint of Anthropogenic #Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reaches the Deep North Atlantic.
In a new study, researchers from Bremen map how the Suess effect spreads in the North Atlantic The use of #fossil fuels …

The Fingerprint of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reaches the Deep North Atlantic

"Chinese Industry Is Starting to Wean Off Fossil Fuels"
#China #FossilFuels #Energy

Chinese Industry Is Starting to Wean Off Fossil Fuels

"AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FossilFuels

AI’s potential climate benefits outweighed by role in boosting fossil fuels, study finds
Modelling finds AI-driven productivity gains in coal, oil and gas enable more emissions than applications in renewables avoid

"Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels

Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
Campaigners hope move will will force commercial banks to rethink holding assets linked to the fossil fuel

Rare and most complete #mammoth #fossil discovery in North Dakota being excavated from beneath a garage!
Funds were allocated by the North Dakota legislature specifically for this project. #FossilFriday

#NRDC Big #Oil Must Pay for Their Pollution
The #Trump Administration Attempts Another Industry Giveaway
The Trump administration just announced a dangerous plan that lets

"El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds"
#ElNino #Climate #ClimateChange

El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year

"South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast"
#SouthAfrica #Shell #FossilFuels

South Africa’s top court blocks Shell oil exploration off country’s Wild Coast
In a landmark judgment on Aug. 14, South Africa’s Constitutional Court set aside exploration rights held by oil giant Shell and Impact Africa, a South African oil and gas company. The ruling prevents the companies from exploring for fossil fuels off South Africa’s Wild Coast. The case was brought by Wild Coast communities and environmental […]

"Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy"
#Banks #Finance #Money #FossilFuels

Banks are financing the fossil fuel industry’s next growth strategy
New research shows major lenders are accelerating their investment in Big Oil as the industry turns toward plastics and petrochemicals.

"Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands"
#US #USA #America #FossilFuels

Trump officials to slash public input on fossil fuel drilling on federal lands
Plan to limit scrutiny of polluters and shift financial risks to taxpayers is attack on democracy, advocates say