The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators | bioGraphic
https://biographic.com/the-unwilding-of-patagonias-pollinators/
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
A Personal History of CO₂ - by Prof. Eliot Jacobson
https://climatecasino.substack.com/p/a-personal-history-of-co?r=qjdp9&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
May, 2026 will see the highest CO₂ measurement ever recorded. And next year will be even higher.
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/09/food-fossil-fuel-production-5bn-environmental-damage-an-hour-un-geo-report-
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction? | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/19/a-climate-of-unparalleled-malevolence-are-we-on-our-way-to-the-sixth-major-mass-extinction
<strong>The long read:</strong> Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying
Driving Us Mad
https://www.monbiot.com/2025/06/27/driving-us-mad/
A massive new road scheme will solve precisely nothing, while costing the Earth.
China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power | China | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/26/china-breaks-more-records-with-massive-build-up-of-wind-and-solar-power
Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey
100 pv panels per second installed in May!
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects | Insects | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/03/climate-species-collapse-ecology-insects-nature-reserves-aoe
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
Generative AI – The Power and the Glory
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/12/generative-ai-the-power-and-the-glory/
Michael Liebreich's epic report for BloombergNEF on the current state of play with regards to generative AI, energy usage and data center growth. I learned *so much* from reading this. …
Solving renewable energy’s sticky storage problem - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/solving-renewable-energys-sticky-storage-problem/
When the Sun doesn’t shine and the wind is calm, humankind still needs power.
‘You have to find your own recipe’: Dutch suburb where residents must grow food on at least half of their property | Netherlands | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/28/oosterwold-dutch-suburb-where-residents-must-grow-food-on-at-least-half-of-their-property
In the suburb of Oosterwold, a living experiment in urban agriculture, the 5,000 inhabitants find different creative ways to fulfil the unique stipulation
Joshua Sparkes - Natural Farming & Agroecology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aALAiYFLJw
This is Josh Sparkes 1st online presentation. It was a fascinating 2 hours of regenerative growing inspiration that was loved by all who attended the Mycelium Presentation webinar (on the Summer Solstice 2023!)
How the battle of Claremont Road changed the world: ‘The whole of alternative London turned up’ | Environmental activism | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/26/how-the-battle-of-claremont-road-changed-the-world-the-whole-of-alternative-london-turned-up
Thirty years ago, more than 500 activists united to save a street – and their actions marked a major turning-point in the environmental movement
‘It’s like a secret’: why do the leguminati want to change the way we eat? | Food | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/22/its-like-a-secret-why-do-the-leguminati-want-to-change-the-way-we-eat
Fans of legumes say a worldwide shift towards eating beans rather than meat would hugely benefit human health and the environment<br>
Grid-scale batteries: They’re not just lithium | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/grid-scale-batteries-theyre-not-just-lithium/
When size and weight don't matter, lots of other battery chemistries can work.
The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C
https://theconversation.com/the-overshoot-myth-you-cant-keep-burning-fossil-fuels-and-expect-scientists-of-the-future-to-get-us-back-to-1-5-c-230814
The net zero approach of the Paris agreement has become detached from reality as it increasingly relies on science fiction levels of speculative technology.
Dieback hits Tasmanian forests after dry summer as researchers investigate impact on trees' future - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-09/dieback-in-tasmania-killing-forests-research-future-impact/103809158
Huge patches of forest in Tasmania have rapidly turned brown over recent months, with many trees dying after a dry summer. As climate change causes hotter and drier weather, can we expect more tree deaths in the future?
Batteries: how cheap can they get? - by Auke Hoekstra
https://aukehoekstra.substack.com/p/batteries-how-cheap-can-they-get
How dirt cheap batteries will completely transform our electricity grid, paving the way for solar and wind and replacing grid reinforcements with grid buffers.
hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40877337 with good info pn lithium battery prices
also in obsidian under solar ev etc
Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk | PFAS | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/15/outdoor-clothing-brands-still-using-forever-chemicals-despite-health-risk
Campaigners find PFAS, which can contaminate the soil and water supply, in more than 80% of 27 companies’ products
Betting on the End of the World – Watching the World Go Bye
https://climatecasino.net/2024/06/betting-on-the-end-of-the-world/
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production
https://newatlas.com/energy/natron-sodium-ion-battery-production-startt/
Natron Energy fell a little behind schedule on production plans for its sodium batteries but officially commenced production of the rapid-charging, long-life lithium-free batteries this week, bringing to market an intriguing new storage alternative.
From wikipedia:
After three decades of development, NIBs are at a critical moment of commercialization. Several companies such as HiNa and CATL in China, Faradion in the United Kingdom, Tiamat in France, Northvolt in Sweden,[5] and Natron Energy in the US, are close to achieving the commercialization of NIBs, with the aim of employing sodium layered transition metal oxides (NaxTMO2), Prussian white (a Prussian blue analogue[6]) or vanadium phosphate as cathode materials.[7]
See also other types:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-02-02/vanadium-redox-flow-battery-and-future-of-grid-energy-storage/101911604
https://www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2024-02-19/weirton-form-energy-battery-manufacturing
grid backup battery tech is arriving
Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-toxicity-fresh-scrutiny-salmon-die.html
For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe. Now, researchers and regulators say, we need to pay more attention to toxic emissions from tires as vehicles roll down the road.
a car's tires emit 1 trillion ultrafine particles per kilometer driven—from 5 to 9 pounds of rubber per internal combustion car per year.
More than three-quarters of microplastics entering the ocean come from the synthetic rubber in tires,
Related is the damage done by heavier vehicles due to the fourth power law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_law
A 30 ton truck is about 10,000 times more damaging to the road than a 2 ton car.
Buy wisely — Steph Ango
https://stephango.com/buy-wisely
Whenever I buy things I try to prioritize cost per use. Sometimes I consider other priorities such as cost per smile, cost per thrill, cost per externality, ...
Is nuclear energy the answer? - by Andrew Dessler
https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-nuclear-energy-the-answer
probably not