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Microsoft Cloud hiring to “implement global small modular reactor and microreactor” strategy to power data centers – DCD

Nuclear technology program manager to help data center power crunch — Read on http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-cloud-hiring-to-implement-global-small-modular-reactor-and-microreactor-strategy-to-power-data-centers/ Guess that settles it then if Microsoft think SMRs Ok. Wonder-if they have Plan B based on hydrogen, pink hydrogen of course!

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Carbon Capture: Five Decades of: False Hope, Hype, Hot Air

…without CCS, Gorgon’s 14% CO2 content would mark one of Australia’s biggest gas fields as a very dirty source of gas. And now the industry wants even more tax breaks for false solutions. — Read on https://priceofoil.org/2021/06/17/carbon-capture-five-decades-of-industry-false-hope-hype-and-hot-air/

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Sizing Up: The Oil Market vs Top 10 Metal Markets Combined

The oil market is bigger than the 10 largest metal markets combined, with production value exceeding $2 trillion annually. — Read on elements.visualcapitalist.com/sizing-up-the-oil-market-vs-top-10-metal-markets-combined/ How scary is this market scale?

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DACC(Direct Air Carbon Capture): a false climate solution promoted by the fossil fuel industry | One Earth

A study shows that the most successful air carbon capture project to date ended up releasing 25 times more carbon than it captured. — Read on http://www.oneearth.org/air-carbon-capture-a-false-climate-solution-promoted-by-the-fossil-fuel-industry/ can somebody convince Labor that this is a complete con by fossil fuel … Continue reading

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G20: Anthony Albanese urges world leaders to do more on climate change | SBS News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged world leaders to accelerate net-zero efforts on the first day of the G20 summit in India. — Read on http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/anthony-albanese-urges-world-leaders-at-g20-to-do-more-after-record-summer/vuke3byzu when will Albanese concede that target needs to be “real” not net zero, yet … Continue reading

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“They’re gone:” Labor bins Kyoto carryover credits, shuts carbon accounting loophole | RenewEconomy

Labor bins hundreds of millions of Kyoto “carryover” carbon credits, permanently removing the option to use them to shirk Australia’s climate responsibilities. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/theyre-gone-labor-bins-kyoto-carryover-credits-shuts-carbon-accounting-loophole/ Unbelievable UN Australia clause eliminated by Australia!

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What is the carbon footprint of steel? — Sustainable Ships

Weighted average carbon footprint of steel is 1.85* tons CO2 to 1 tonne steel produced according to Mckinsey and the World Steel Association — Read on https://www.sustainable-ships.org/stories/2022/carbon-footprint-steel/ 1.787 tonnes of CO2 is saved per tonne of recycled steel used. Time to … Continue reading

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Ukraine Now Using “Cardboard Drones” to Devastate Russian Airfields | by Wes O’Donnell | Aug, 2023 | Medium

If there were a single phrase that could define the Ukrainian war effort, specifically its attack capabilities, it would be “bang for the buck.” In the summer of last year, I marveled at Ukraine’s… — Read on medium.com/@wesodonnell/ukraine-now-using-cardboard-drones-to-devastate-russian-airfields-a344bb7b9b14

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China Reaches Peak Gasoline in Milestone for Electric Vehicles – Bloomberg

Sinopec, the country’s top oil refiner, brought its forecast forward by two years in a development that didn’t get its due. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-29/china-reaches-peak-gasoline-in-milestone-for-electric-vehicles Another world leading example set by China

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Fast-Growing Miyawaki Forests Help Cool Arid Amman

Amman is particularly vulnerable to climate change, mini forests could be the answer. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-amman-jordan-extreme-heat/ Brilliant idea, especially with underground water storage, as in centuries past. When will we have temperature limit beyond which kids removed to home … Continue reading

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