Posts by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
(DIR) Post #B5YCW0ZAF14bFgYGFk by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Is AI Really Ruining the Environment?"At this point, there aren't any alternatives to data centers that use less water and energy"Yes there is. Get rid of 90% of data centers. "Can AI go water positive?"The Great Big Lying Machine goes into hyper drive of non-stop lying.
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“For Indigenous peoples, health is deeply tied to the health of the land,” said Roth. “It’s not just about access to clinics or medicine — it’s about clean water, healthy forests, traditional foods, and the ability to maintain cultural practices. When the environment is damaged — whether from mining, deforestation, pollution, or climate change — it directly affects people’s health.”https://grist.org/indigenous/indigenous-health-cant-be-separated-from-environmental-health-leaders-tell-un/
(DIR) Post #B5fcMtZAr3dJqoahZQ by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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UK quietly increases AI emissions forecast 100-foldThe new figures are incompatible with the government’s green targets, campaigners say. https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-increases-ai-emissions-forecast/
(DIR) Post #B5iyxL72hFn2Au5z84 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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"In efforts to provide more nutritious foods, generate a greater variety of crops, and establish their role in agriculture, women are creating a more sustainable food system. These agricultural practices not only demonstrate how sustainable procedures help the economy and provide food for communities; they also contribute to the fight against climate change. The common customs found in communities in Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala have proven eye-opening."https://hir.harvard.edu/resilient-roots-indigenous-agriculture-and-climate-change-in-latin-america/
(DIR) Post #B5iyxLfQdPINtYBRj6 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Indigenous female food wisdom from the Americas gave us potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, maize corn, peppers, beans, squash, avocado, chocolate, and so much more. These Indigenous women have achieved 1,000 times more for quality, truly sustainable food than all the Western food scientists put together.Do they get credit for this? Of course not. It’s a white man’s world.
(DIR) Post #B5iz22HO93yNDGAr9k by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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@energisch_ Exactly, a brilliant list of things we need to do. And learn old skills connected with working on the land and making things we need, and pass those skills on.
(DIR) Post #B5nVLmf5tYivjUYvi4 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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No Strait of Hormuz with solarChina controls 80% plus of solar market"The Chinese government is reviewing measures to restrict exports of domestically produced solar manufacturing equipment to the United States. As Washington accelerates efforts to build a domestic solar ecosystem under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Beijing appears to be weaponizing the supply chain by leveraging its overwhelming market dominance."https://economy.ac/news/2026/04/202604288879
(DIR) Post #B5nVLmugxZCUVrrO1Q by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Why are solar panels so cheap?China controls 80% plus of global solar industry"China has called for “concerted efforts” to ease its solar power industry’s severe overcapacity crisis, as part of Beijing’s campaign to end a fierce price war."https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/20/china-solar-production-energy-iran-war.htmlOh, and they're made with slave laborAnd with dirt cheap materials that are wiping out entire ecosystems and Indigenous peoples
(DIR) Post #B65w4sTJEfUgR8UYBU by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Coal produces about 33% of global electricitySolar and wind produce 8–9% eachElectricity meets about 20% of total energy demandhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/coal-still-powers-more-electricity/"The year 2025 recorded the largest net addition to global coal capacity in over a decade, driven largely by China amid the country’s heightened energy security concerns."https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/04/28/resurgence-to-retirement-global-insights-on-transitioning-away-from-coal/China accounts for 55.8% of global coal consumptionhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-worlds-biggest-coal-consumers/
(DIR) Post #B65w4sx5RxJTvUQKbA by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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@dnkboston well, that's it. China controls 80% of the global solar market and 70% of the wind power market, and a growing slice of the EV market ... all made with coal!
(DIR) Post #B666iXxvtYSZxmN0ca by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Social impacts of gold mining in EuropeDoes anyone have any information about the social or environmental impacts of gold mining in Europe?
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A data center drained 30M gallons of water unnoticed — until residents complained about low water pressureResidents in Fayetteville, Georgia, noticed low water pressure last year. The utility discovered two unaccounted-for water connections at one of the nation’s largest data center campuses.“We get this notification from Fayette County water system saying you need to stop watering your lawns to help conserve water."https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/georgia-data-centers-water-00909988
(DIR) Post #B69esKKvP1BQVLq6PA by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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How the data centers operate. Always in secrecy."When the county utility investigated, officials discovered two industrial-scale water hookups feeding a data center campus located 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta. One water connection had been installed without the utility’s knowledge, and the other was not linked to the company’s account and therefore wasn’t being billed."https://www.flyingpenguin.com/datacenter-sprawl-pushes-georgia-into-dangerous-water/In other places, they don't have to steal the water: they get it for free.
(DIR) Post #B69ezQKRWQEp7Gzvk0 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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India’s rapidly expanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centre ecosystem could soon place enormous pressure on the country’s water resources, according to a new report on India’s digital infrastructure growth. https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/ai-boom-could-drain-billions-of-litres-of-water-across-india-how-article-154286768India is running out of water. Aquifers are disappearing, water levels are sinking, and the logic of extraction remains virtually unregulated.https://www.downtoearth.org.in/water/floods-without-water-droughts-without-rain-the-quiet-crises-beneath-indias-groundWe live in a Growth Death Cult
(DIR) Post #B6GjkvL9nc7GpXxNU8 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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This AI data center will be bigger than 2,000 Walmarts and dump '23 atom bombs worth of energy' into the environment every day — and locals are terrifiedThe scale sounds almost unreal. The proposed campus reportedly spans around 40,000 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, an area larger than many major cities. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ai-data-center-bigger-2-124356503.html
(DIR) Post #B6K0XAIhf3w1s0iJyC by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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@EUCommission Delusional greenwashing but to be expected seeing that we live in a Growth Death Cult.@casdeiro
(DIR) Post #B6l9YXhkkrYMxrpZuC by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Energy projects put carbon-absorbing forests and Indigenous lands at riskIn Southeast Asia, Indigenous Peoples now face a dual burden. Typhoons and droughts from climate change destroy their homes, while renewable energy and mining projects meant to support the green transition leave behind large craters within their lands.The Global North gets the Green Transition.The Global South gets the Green Sacrifice ZonesGreen colonialismhttps://globalnyt.dk/energy-projects-put-carbon-absorbing-forests-and-indigenous-lands-at-risk/
(DIR) Post #B6l9on13ayKv5LbiIi by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/28/irish-datacentres-household-bills-electricity?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
(DIR) Post #B6ms63W65cv4KE85Q0 by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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"We investigated one of the world’s largest AI data centers, using thermal drone footage to reveal the hidden pollution powering the AI boom."Data centers are brazenly defying environmental laws and regulators are doing little or nothing to stop it. Data centers try to move into a community real fast before locals have a chance to acthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p426fSlYH4
(DIR) Post #B7p8MmUIzd8MVBlr5U by gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green
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@CorioPsicologia exactamente. The hotter it gets, the more water data centers will demand, and they will get priority, particularly over the needs of poor people.Data's war on people and nature.