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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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Maine has nothing to fear by welcoming data centers
Central Maine|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SPRAWL INEQUALITY
5 countries ask Brussels to tax energy companies benefitting from Iran crisis
Politico Europe|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH GEOPOLITICS IMPUNITY
Iran warns of 'serious' radiation risk after projectile hits near nuclear power plant
Washington Examiner|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH CYBERWAR GEOPOLITICS
OPINION: Pushback begins against a proposed data center in Boulder City. Is it too late?
The Nevada Independent|1w ago
INFRASTRUCTURE SPRAWL ENVIRONMENT REGULATION CORPORATE
North County residents win fight against controversial battery storage proposal
FOX 5 San Diego|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH SPRAWL CLIMATE-TECH REGULATION
China targets retired EV batteries, mandates digital traceability for recovery
Interesting Engineering|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS REGULATION
Cleanup's almost done at notorious Nevada mine. Potential plans to dig again raise fears.
The Nevada Independent|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT CORPORATE GREEN-TECH SPRAWL GEOPOLITICS
Escondido controversial battery storage project withdrawn
NBC 7 San Diego|1w ago
GREEN-TECH ENVIRONMENT SPRAWL CLIMATE-TECH REGULATION
Scientists built a quantum battery that breaks the rules of charging
ScienceDaily|1w ago
GREEN-TECH QUANTUM ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE TECH
France plans inquiry as cost of nuclear waste project hits €33bn
RFI|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH REGULATION CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE
Second Black Hills mining proposal selected for federal fast-track permitting
South Dakota Searchlight|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT GREEN-TECH GEOPOLITICS CORPORATE REGULATION
U.S. Auto Industry Proposes Vehicle Fee to Replace Gas Tax
Oilprice.com|1w ago
TRANSIT CORPORATE PRIVATIZATION SPRAWL GREEN-TECH
Pakistan offers 30 days of free public transport following 40% petrol hike
South China Morning Post|1w ago
TRANSIT CORPORATE INEQUALITY SPRAWL ENVIRONMENT
UK physicists' brain-inspired chip could make AI systems 2,000 times more energy efficient
Interesting Engineering|1w ago
AI INFRASTRUCTURE TECH ENVIRONMENT
Global energy and climate benefits from photovoltaics integrated in building façades
Nature Climate Change|1w ago
GREEN-TECH ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE-TECH INFRASTRUCTURE SPRAWL
Nebraska eyes nuclear energy campus role
Omaha World-Herald|1w ago
GREEN-TECH ENVIRONMENT INFRASTRUCTURE GEOPOLITICS REGULATION
Thermal justice: New report examines threat of extreme heat, suggests culturally informed policies
Phys.org|1w ago
ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE-TECH INEQUALITY SPRAWL HEALTH
Virginia Republicans Want Tax Relief to Ease Gas Costs. There's Also Electric Vehicles.
Inside Climate News|1w ago
TRANSIT SPRAWL GREEN-TECH CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS
Public transport operators to protest
Bangkok Post|1w ago
TRANSIT SPRAWL CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT INEQUALITY
AI companies are building huge natural gas plants to power data centers. What could go wrong?
TechCrunch|1w ago
INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT CORPORATE NEOCORP AI
U.S. Battery Expansion Surges Ahead of Demand Curve
Oilprice.com|1w ago
GREEN-TECH ENVIRONMENT GEOPOLITICS CORPORATE CLIMATE-TECH