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The same technological infrastructure driving everything else has a physical cost that is easy to ignore from behind a screen. Data centers consume more electricity than most countries. Rare earth mining for consumer electronics devastates local ecosystems. E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams on the planet. Meanwhile, the companies responsible for the largest environmental footprints are also the ones selling the solutions: carbon capture technology, clean energy investments, and sustainability pledges that often amount to accounting tricks. The climate is changing, the resource math is getting harder, and the relationship between technological growth and environmental cost is one that nobody has figured out how to resolve. Planetary Health covers the collision between technological civilization and the physical systems that support it.

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Scientists Generated Solar Power After Dark, Thanks to a Trick Using Wood
Gizmodo|Apr 27
CLIMATE-TECH GREEN-TECH SYNTHETIC
Why energy firm Sigenergy's IPO ignited market frenzy with oversubscription of 1,000 times
South China Morning Post|Apr 27
AI CLIMATE-TECH FINANCE GREEN-TECH
Vancouver mining companies partner on low-emissions metal recovery tech
Canadian Mining Journal|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH INFRASTRUCTURE TECH
Residents near cement plant raise concerns about more plastic being burnt for fuel
ABC Australia — Business|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH SPRAWL
Kodal ships record lithium from Bougouni in Mali
The Northern Miner|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT GEOPOLITICS INFRASTRUCTURE TECH
A key solution to climate change isn't happening
Newscientist — Tech|Apr 27
CLIMATE-TECH CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT
Rivian's Factory Will Run On Its Own Used EV Batteries
InsideEVs|Apr 27
GREEN-TECH INFRASTRUCTURE TECH
The Rare Earth Trap: How China Outmaneuvered the Entire Western Defense Industry
Oilprice.com|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT GEOPOLITICS NEOCORP TECH
Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban
FT Technology|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
Iowa Moves to Shield Farmers, Ethanol Plants, From Lawsuits Over Emissions
Inside Climate News|Apr 27
CLIMATE-TECH IMPUNITY REGULATION
Lead alert: How unsafe battery recycling is poisoning Indians
India Today|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
BC Court upholds personal liability for mining execs in environmental violations
Canadian Mining Journal|Apr 27
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT REGULATION
China's Subsea Ambition: Powering the AI Race with Global "Thermal Debt"
National Interest|Apr 27
AI ENVIRONMENT GEOPOLITICS INFRASTRUCTURE
Maine passes first-in-nation freeze on big data centers
Thehill — Tech|Apr 27
ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION
SAGA Metals to acquire Wolverine REE project in Canada
Mining Technology|Apr 27
CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS GREEN-TECH
In Tasmania, the mines have closed but the rivers remember
Mongabay|Apr 26
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles
The Guardian|Apr 26
ENVIRONMENT INEQUALITY TRANSIT
ALB Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
NASDAQ Markets|Apr 26
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT TECH
Here's Why I Wouldn't Touch USA Rare Earth With a 10‑Foot Pole in This Critical‑Minerals Arms Race
NASDAQ Markets|Apr 26
CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT GEOPOLITICS INFRASTRUCTURE
Battery recycling still isn't easy. Just ask Ascend Elements.
Canary Media|Apr 26
CLIMATE-TECH GREEN-TECH TECH