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The Dangers of #DataCenters

Elan Justice Pavlinich, PhD
Feb 27, 2026

"Data Centers are large facilities containing computer servers used for data storage, data analytics, generative #AI, and #StreamingServices. Data centers represent health risks for their neighbors. These risks are especially high from #hyperscale data centers powered by fossil fuels, such as those proposed for some parts of #Pennsylvania. Listed below are some of the top problems data centers impose on nearby communities.

#NoisePollution

Data centers cause noise pollution. First, the heavy equipment used to construct the facilities are loud. Then, once they are up and running, diesel generators plus heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems create a constant hum that can be audible to neighboring residents and #wildlife. Data centers generate noise levels that may exceed 90 decibels. Noise levels above 85 decibels are harmful to hearing.

#LightPollution

Data centers generate light pollution. Hyperscale facilities require all-night lighting that disrupts the natural (circadian) rhythms of the body, including melatonin production (the hormone that regulates sleep) and sleep-wake cycles. Light pollution is also disturbing migration patterns and #habitat development among #birds, #butterflies, #bats, #cats, and #turtles—to name only a handful.

The long-term impacts of both noise and light pollution include hearing loss, stress, insomnia, and decreased quality of life.

#AirPollution

Data centers, especially gas-powered data centers, emit significant pollutants, such as #NitrogenOxides, #methane, volatile organic compounds #VOCs , and fine particulate matter #PM. According to a September 2025 study, these #pollutants increase rates of respiratory diseases and cardiovascular conditions, and they elevate #cancer risks among nearby communities. A 2025 model indicates that U.S. data centers in 2030 could cause approximately 600,000 asthma symptom cases and 1,300 premature deaths, exceeding 1/3 of #asthma deaths in the U.S. each year, resulting in a public health burden of more than $20 billion.

#WaterWaste

Data centers require water to cool computer servers so they do not become too hot to function. A large data center will use up to 5 million gallons of water daily. Drawing from local water supplies, these facilities are slurping up resources that should be available to residents in #WaterScarce regions. In fact, data centers increase the threat of water insecurity, and thus dehydration and poor hygiene.

Nevertheless, a 2025 report by SourceMaterial and The Guardian found that #Google has seven active data centers in water-scarce areas of the U.S. and was planning to build six more. Prior to this, in 2023, the state of #Arizona revoked construction permits for new homes due to a scarcity of groundwater in #MaricopaCounty, where Meta has one #datacenter, #Microsoft has two data centers, and Google has one data center with a second in development.

Cost Increase for Home Energy Consumers

Data centers have typically not paid their #FairShare in utilities, particularly for #electricity consumption, and in those situations other consumers (including residential customers) have had to pay more than they otherwise would.

Utility companies identify data centers as large load customers, meaning that they require a lot more energy from the power grid. When a utility grid operator must add new infrastructure to accommodate growing populations or large load customers, rates may increase for all users in that region, despite attempts to regulate those increases or to allocate costs to the large load customer. In fact, utility grid operators will sometimes negotiate lower rates to incentivize large load customers to build in their territory, meaning that additional expenses must be covered by the other customer segments.

Last year, analysts estimated a 20% rate increase for #Pennsylvania households. The U.S. Energy Information Administration shows the average resident has been paying 37% more for electricity since 2020. U.S. energy demand is expected to grow 2.5% annually over the next decade. Therefore, it is likely that residents will see an increase in energy rates. These trends indicate data centers make #CostOfLiving more expensive.

In response to escalating concerns over energy costs, Pennsylvania Governor #JoshShapiro recently announced new standards that require data center developers to construct their own energy sources or pay for the upgrades to the grid, sparing local consumers the costs. It remains to be seen how, when, and for which facilities those standards will be enforced, but even if the average home is spared the additional financial costs of a #DataCenterBoom, there is still the price of numerous #EnvironmentalHazards listed above, especially if new data centers rely on #FrackedGas for power.

This data center boom and the subsequent demand for more energy presents an opportunity to protect public health and to invest in renewable energy as a driver of the economy, but we need to make that choice now. If data centers are encroaching on our region, they must be powered by cleaner, renewable sources of energy to avoid imposing additional health hazards associated with oil and gas development onto nearby communities."

Read more:
https://www.environmentalhealthproject.org/post/the-dangers-of-data-centers

#AISucks #AIDatacenters #Datacentres #NoDatacentres #NoDatacenters #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #EnvironmentalRacism #LightPollution #BigOilAndGas

#bigoil #bigoilandgas #cleanenergy #solar #solarpunk #solarenergy #electricgrid #sustainability #plasticalternatives

#bigoil #bigoilandgas #evil #evilempire #corporations #shellglobal #BP #exon #chevron #billionaires #billionaireclass #BillionaireTax #NoBillionaires #HellPlanet #habitability #abrahamicreligions #money

Oh boy... This can't be good. I'll be posting some DIY recipes for some of these things on #SolarPunkSunday (willow-bark tea instead of asprin, and making vinegar, paints and glue.) Also, doesn't this guy have enough money to deal with high gas prices? Or try and use renewables instead of un-natural gas? Oh wait... #Billionaire Sir Ratcliffe lives in #Monaco to avoid paying taxes in the UK! He's not one to part with money, it seems. Despite all his HOT AIR about efficient gas-fueled manufacturing.

Sir #JimRatcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices

"The facilities produce raw materials used to make pharmaceuticals, clothing, cosmetics, detergents, construction materials and military explosives in the UK and Europe. Gas is a key ingredient in production.

"Ineos said the move will affect up to 1,000 of its staff, of whom 245 work directly at the site.

"But the BBC understands workers across the sites will be kept on while Ineos tries to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) directly from the US at lower prices - which could take up to a year - or waits for gas prices to go down.

"Ineos is asking governments in the UK and the EU — where most of its products are exported to — to put in tariff protections against Chinese products.
One plant makes acetic acid, which is used in vinegar, paint and glue. Another makes acetic anhydride, a key ingredient of aspirin, and the third makes ethyl acetate, which is used as a solvent and for decaffeinating tea and coffee.
He said the current government's energy policy was 'economic vandalism on an industrial scale'.

"The wholesale price of natural gas — used for heating homes and generating electricity — has almost doubled in the UK and Europe since July.

"Analysts say the main driver has been a reduction in global oil and gas supplies.
Ineos says that its plants in Humberside are 'among the most efficient in the world', producing materials with half the carbon footprint of US rivals, and only one eighth the footprint of Chinese equivalents. [But why not use renewables?!!! Why keep relying on gas?]

"Two plants are already shut and a third will stop production in coming days, the company said. It did not immediately specify when the plants might start again, or what conditions would make that possible.

"It's the second time in less than a week that #SirJim, who also owns a large stake in #ManchesterUnited, has heavily criticised government policy.

"He told BBC News last week that he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide", which he blamed on #HighTaxes and high #immigration.

"Sir Jim, whose wealth is estimated to be around £15bn, has prompted controversy in the past with his comments on immigration. He was a supporter of Brexit but has been a tax resident in Monaco since 2020."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw305ynd69n6o

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/91UM6

#BigOilAndGas #BigGas #RenewablesNow #PayYourFairShare #TaxHaven #TaxEvasion #Billionaires #UKPol #AntiImmigrant #TaxCheat

Studies link #NewMexico #drilling to #radiation, #AirPollution, health risks

Small towns in the #PermianBasin have become a petri dish for the perils of living amid the nation’s largest #OilFields.

Jerry Redfern September 15, 2026

Excerpt: "Among various forms of air pollution, the monitoring station measured #radon and the particles that form from its decay. Data in the study showed airborne radiation levels in #LovingNM rising up to five times normal background levels, depending on wind direction.

"Since all readings were taken in one spot, the report’s authors said they could not tie the radiation to a single source. But they pointed to the area’s intense #OilAndGas development, which they said highlights the need for follow-up studies.

"Detlev Helmig, an atmospheric scientist with air quality program Boulder AIR, said,
'The analyses of our monitoring data provide evidence that oil and gas operations in the Loving area are a likely source of atmospheric releases of #radioactivity.' Helmig was an author on the study and helped set up and manage the original monitoring station in Loving.

"This small town in the Permian Basin is a petri dish for the perils of living amid the oil and gas industry’s most productive oil fields. Hundreds of active oil wells lie within two miles of Loving and another dozen large processing facilities sit within the same sweep. The smell of raw #hydrocarbons regularly fills the hazy air.
'It’s pollution,' said Jackie Onsurez, a Loving resident who ran in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. 'You don’t have to be a scientist to wake up and see it’s brown and it’s not dirt.'

"The study says radiation sources include oil and gas industry emissions 'such as #GasFlares at active well pads, gas-fired compressors at midstream sites, and produced water ponds.' "

Read more:
https://www.hcn.org/articles/studies-link-new-mexico-drilling-to-radiation-air-pollution-health-risks/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/E11NJ

#BigOilAndGas #USPol #Oiligarchy #Cancer #RadonPollution #AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #LeaveItInTheGround

Here's a taste of what I have in MY archives...

"In the months leading up to the #BP #OilSpill, Mr. Rich was also a legislative affairs consultant for another firm called 'Kissel E & S Associates.' When I happened to google 'Kissel E&S Associates, Clinton', one of the front page results led to a University of Nebraska paper, and written during #HillaryClinton 's tenure as Secretary of State. This paper is titled 'Conflicts in the Licensing Process for #TransCanada's #KeystoneXL Pipeline.' The Keystone XL Pipeline is one of the MANY positions on which Hillary Clinton has flip-flopped on. Could Mr. Rich have dissented with some very powerful oil company interests who were looking to negotiate a backroom deal with the #DNC."

Hmmmm....

#USPol #KXL #NoKXL #Pipelines #SethRich #WhoKilledSethRich #BP #BPOilSpill #BigOilAndGas

#EPA Expected to Erase Limits on Climate #Pollution From Power Plants

Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman, Sept. 13, 2026

Excerpt: "The #Trump administration plans to announce Monday that the United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas, according to two people familiar with the proposal.

"The shift by the Environmental Protection Agency would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama. If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. [FASCISM!!!]

"The power sector is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States. This pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, where it traps the sun’s heat, raising temperatures and supercharging extreme weather events around the globe. Scientists say the United States and other industrialized nations must sharply cut emissions to avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change.

" #LeeZeldin , the E.P.A. administrator, is expected to announce the change during a meeting of energy ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Houston, according to the two people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to describe the proposal before it is made public.

"Representatives for the E.P.A. did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Sunday evening.

" #Environmentalists and energy experts have opposed the move, which has been in the works since last spring. They have noted that if the U.S. power sector were its own country, it would be the fifth-largest climate polluter in the world after China, the entire United States, India and Russia.

" 'This is another nail in the coffin for this administration’s commitment to protecting people and tackling the climate crisis,' said Manish Bapna, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. The E.P.A., he said, 'is ending its legal and moral responsibility to end #ClimatePollution. '

"[Idiot-in-chief] President Trump has derided climate change as a 'hoax,' and in his second term, the E.P.A. has systematically dismantled policies aimed at slowing global warming that have been criticized as costly by #oil, #gas and #coal companies. The administration has tried to make it easier and cheaper to produce and use fossil fuels, especially to generate electricity that can meet growing demand from artificial intelligence data centers."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/climate/epa-power-plant-climate-rules.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/9eoDk

#EPA = #EvilPollutersAlliance !
#USPol #TrumpSucks #EPAFail #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChangeIsReal #BigOilKnew #BigOilAndGas #CorporateFascism #CorporatePolluters #ClimateDenial #CorporateColonialism #GreenhouseGas #Datacenters #MakePollutersPay #AIDatacenters #AI #RenewablesNow #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Boo hiss...

Controversial #JackdawGasField set to be approved in weeks, sources say

Simon Jack, 3 September 2026

"The #UK government is set to give the go-ahead for a controversial new #GasField off the coast of #Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

"Approval for the Jackdaw project could come in mid-September, just before #Parliament breaks for party conference season, according to government and industry sources.

"The gas field was approved by the former #ConservativeGovernment in 2022 but was delayed by a legal ruling from a #ScottishCourt, after #EnvironmentalGroups argued consent was given without fully considering the #ClimateImpact.

"Jackdaw's owner says it will account for 6% of UK gas output when at peak production but environmental groups say it will provide only 2% of UK use when imports are included.

"Campaigners launched legal challenges after Jackdaw was approved in 2022 and when the #RosebankOilField off #Shetland was given the green light in 2023.

"The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled last year that #Rosebank and Jackdaw had been unlawfully approved because the government had failed to take into account the climate impact of burning extracted #OilAndGas from the sites.

"A judge ruled that more detailed climate assessments had to be published, and further estimates were put out for consultation in July.

"Both Jackdaw and Rosebank are operated by #Adura, a joint venture between energy giants #ShellOil and Norway's #Equinor. Aberdeen-based firm Ithaca also owns 20% of Rosebank.

"Adura has estimated that Jackdaw could produce 35.8m tonnes of carbon over its 11-year lifetime, the equivalent of 90% of Scotland's emissions for 2023. But it said a more likely estimate was about 23.6m tonnes - equivalent to 60% of the 2023 figure.

" #Environmentalists insist that more #drilling would be unconscionable, hampering efforts to cut planet-warming carbon emissions as deadly #heatwaves and #ExtremeWeather affect billions across the globe.

"They also say starting production would not protect energy security and that transitioning sooner to #GreenerTechnologies would be better for supporting jobs."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9xe09jz4eo

#RenewablesNow #NoDrilling #NorthSea #ScottishCoast #UKNews #UKPol #Scotland #BigOilAndGas #ShellLies #Oiligarchy

@justbob , I came across this and thought of you...

From 2016:

#StandingRock Camp Battles Cyber Blockers, Improves Service

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews
Sat., Dec. 10, 2016

UPDATES -- "Composting toilets save the day. Crews finished installing composting toilets, even some in heated tents, after the port-a-potties were yanked from Oceti Sakowin Camp. And work has been underway to fight back at the cyber blockers. Turns out they don't like being pinged to expose who they are, including cops who use stingrays to imitate cell towers to gain access to your cellphone. On Friday, five semi truckloads of supplies arrived, purchased from Amazon -- by good hearts around the world -- in response to the Last Real Indians wish list. Donors are also helping Last Real Indians purchase pickup trucks and vehicles for camp. The Dine' Camp at Oceti Sakowin is standing strong, with a new hogan. Across the river, Rosebud Camp and Sacred Stone Camp are resilient.

Standing Strong for Standing Rock."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/12/standing-rock-camp-battles-cyber.html

#StandWithStandingRock #NoDAPL #NeverForgetStandingRock #USGovt #USPol #ErikPrince #Blackwater #PrivateSecurity #BigOilAndGas #CorporateCriminals #Oiligarchy

Documents shed light on the earliest-known instance of #ClimateScience funded by the #FossilFuel industry, adding to growing understanding of #BigOil ’s knowledge of #ClimateChange . Fossil fuel industry sponsored climate science in 1954.

February 1, 2024, Rebecca John

Excerpt: "Unknown until now, however, is the fact that Keeling’s earliest research into carbon dioxide across the western U.S. was funded in part by the fossil fuel industry via a private foundation — and that in 1954 this foundation was informed of the potential impact of manmade carbon dioxide emissions on both the climate and human civilization.

"Newly discovered documents affirm that the #automobile and #petroleum industries funded early climate science #Keeling conducted at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) between 1954 and 1956. Records show that 'oil and auto companies' sponsored the scientist’s research via an organization called the Southern California Air Pollution Foundation, formed in 1953 to tackle Los Angeles’s infamous smog. American Motors, #Chrysler, #Ford, and #GeneralMotors were among 18 automotive companies that gave money to the foundation.

"A 1959 internal U.S. Public Health Service memo also identifies the #AmericanPetroleumInstitute ( #API ) and the #WesternOilAndGasAssociation — the oldest petroleum trade association in the U.S., which is now known as the #WesternStatesPetroleumAssociation — as 'major contributors to the funds of the Air Pollution Foundation.' Its Board of Trustees included top-level representatives from the Southern California Gas Company, the Southern California Edison Co., Chrysler, General Motors, and Union Oil (now #Chevron).

"And from mid-1955, these trustees were also appraised of research projects by a seven-man 'technical advisory committee,' which included a senior official from API as well as scientists from the Richfield Oil Corporation (now #BP ) and #Chrysler.

"With the discovery of these Air Pollution Foundation documents, it is now possible to date the earliest sponsorship of climate science by the fossil fuel industry to 1954, approximately a quarter of a century before Exxon’s internal research program of the late 1970s. These new documents provide important evidence that the fossil fuel industry has been intricately connected to climate science from its earliest beginnings — not only as a driver of the greenhouse effect behind climate change, but also as a contributor to the scientific discoveries that would transform our understanding of humanity’s relationship with the Earth and its atmosphere. "

Read more:
https://www.theinteldrop.org/2024/02/02/big-oil-knew-about-climate-change-far-earlier-than-we-thought/

#ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #FossilFuels #ExxonLied #Oligarchy #Oiligarchy #ClimateDenial #BigOil #BigOilStillLies #ClimateDeception #ClimateCrisis
#Capitalism #Exxon #ClimateCrisis
#MakeCorporatePollutersPay #Glaciers
#GlobalWarming #FossilFools #BigOilAndGas

@ZLabe Thanks #BigOilAndGas !

#MakePollutersPay ! #BigOilAndGas is responsible for this tragedy!

How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded – a visual guide

US Geological Survey says massive #GlacialCollapse caused catastrophic flash floods in the #Himalayan border region of #Nepal ⁠and #Tibet

by By Mark Saunokonoko, Nick Evershed, Mike Hohnen, Paul Scruton, Harvey Symons, Glenn Swann and Lucy Swan
Thu 27 Aug 2026 12.07 EDT

"The steep slopes and the lush valleys below are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides, and extreme weather events such as intense monsoons and melting glaciers have become more common because of warming due to human-caused #ClimateChange.

"Researchers in Kathmandu found earlier this year that glaciers across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region were melting faster, with ice loss rates doubling since 2000."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/27/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-visual-guide-why-how-flooding-happened-floods-cause-reason-explained

#ClimateCrisis #BigOilKnew #BigOilAndGas #MakeCorporatePollutersPay #Glaciers #GlobalWarming

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

The risks have been known, and building, for over 150 years

By PETER PRENGAMAN
Updated 9:55 AM EDT, August 24, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — "In the opening scene of American writer #KimStanleyRobinson ’s 'The Ministry for the Future,' a #HeatWave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations to unite to combat #ClimateChange .

"Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense #ExtremeWeather events like #heatwaves, #storms, #floods and #droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

"Warning about an 'extreme of extremes' or the 'Other Big One,' a play off the California reference of a big future earthquake, can be fraught. After all, nobody can say for sure when a weather catastrophe may happen. But in the last few years, the planetary ingredients needed for a massive disturbance have been building. And alarm is growing.
'The risk is that people just think you are exaggerating,' said #DanielSwain, a climate scientist with the California Institute for Water Resources. 'It’s the ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ problem. Sometimes wolves are real. If it’s outside the door, wouldn’t you want to know?' "

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-disaster-big-one-threat-5b062254250a759483c94376d32ae478

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ahELv

#Oiligarchy #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Polycrisis #HungerGames #Wildfires #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

Earth’s oceans just broke a heat record. The implications will be massive

By Anthony Edwards, Aug 23, 2026

"Earth’s oceans were warmer than any day in recorded history Friday due to a combination of long-term human-caused global warming and short-term effects of #ElNiño.

The average sea surface temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius, or 70 degrees Fahrenheit, breaks the old record of 21.09 degrees Celsius set many times in early 2024 during the most recent El Niño.

" 'There is quite a big certainty that sea surface temperatures globally are now higher than even the last warm period before the last ice age,' #LeonSimons, a climate systems analyst and executive director of the #ClubOfRome Netherlands, said during a webinar Sunday.

"Measurements are based on data from satellites, buoys and ships between 60 degrees south and 60 degrees north latitude and analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Daily measurements date back to 1979, though July sea surface temperatures were the warmest month globally since at least 1854."

Read more:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/ocean-heat-record-el-nino-22400114.php

#OceanHeat #ClimateChange #BigOilKnew #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #WarmingOceans #WarmingSeas #HumanInducedClimateChange #BigOilAndGas #OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife

The #Mediterranean just achieved what experts called “statistically impossible”—here’s how it happened

August 20, 2026

"Water temperatures in the #MediterraneanSea are making even the most seasoned beachgoer do a double take. At the surface, temperatures have broken the 30°C mark (that’s 86°F for those reading in Fahrenheit) along the French coast and down past Spain—numbers more likely to top the charts at peak summer, not early summer. On average, the water hits its warmest point around August 18, typically about 26.1°C (79°F). But this year?

"Average sea surface temperatures for June 2025 have ranged from 3°C to 6°C (about 5 to 11°F) hotter than the norm for the period 1982–2023. These are the kinds of scorchers folks in the region usually brace for well after Bastille Day—if ever."

Read more:
https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/the-mediterranean-just-achieved-what-experts-called-statistically-impossible-heres-how-it-happened_37979/

#ClimateChange #BigOilKnew #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis #WarmingOceans #WarmingSeas #HumanInducedClimateChange #BigOilAndGas

https://www.climatemuseum.org/resources/exhibitiontext/theendoffossilfuel/pages/rl88rgl76zfgaqvvbli4pjpguotify

#BP #personalcarbonfootprint #bigoil #bigoilandgas

https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/data-centers-are-contributing-to-pfas-forever-chemical-pollution
#ai #datacenters #pfas #shell #exon #bigoil #bigoilandgas

#publictransit #Passengerrailtransportation #airports #bigoil #bigoilandgas #cars

#cars #bigcartax #bigtrucksmallpeepee #bigoil #bigoilandgas #environment #ecology

#cars #bigoil #bigoilandgas #biking #transportation #buses #trains

From the same person who brought you #SocialistVampires - #OliFrost!

The Dragon of #ClimateChange

"There once was a terrible dragon
Whose name was climate change
He slept atop a mountain
As he'd done for an age

'Til the king made the poor
mine the mount for gold
The dragon gave a scary roar
And out of bed he rolled

Lo! The dragon of climate change hath come
But slay the beast named greed and that dragon will be done

The king lied to the peasants
He blamed the dragon on them
And sold them pointless weapons
So he could casheth in

But when flames razed the town
The folk saw through his scheme
'tis a wood house the dragon burns
But not your stone keep

Lo! The dragon of climate change hath come
But slay the beast named greed and the dragon will be done

The king summoned a mage
He said would end this chapter
He promised a spell called
Direct Air Carbon Capture

It could keep the dragon away
While the gold forever grew
But soon they found out the mage
Was just the king's court fool

Lo! The dragon of climate change hath come but
But slay the beast named greed and the dragon will be done

The people marched from town
On horse the king fled
The dragon saw his shiny crown
And barbecued his head

Folk shared the kingdom's riches
So they had all they need
The dragon's home was left alone
So he could get some sleep

Lo! The dragon of climate change was done.
But beware the beast named #greed or he won't gone for long"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXw9_m8fN-s

#OliFrost #RefrostThePlanet #ClimateCrisis #Bardcore #MusicVideo #Humour #BigOilAndGas #CorporateGreed #FoolishKings #NoKings

Thanks #Bibi!

Major #OilCompanies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Updated 11:11 AM EDT, July 31, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — "American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages.

"The conflict, now in its sixth month, halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that previously served as a delivery route for a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas. With global supplies constrained, prices for Brent crude, the international standard, soared from about $70 to above $100 a barrel for much of March, April and May, and at one point reached $126.

"The money that oil companies accrued between the beginning of April and the end of June could receive extra scrutiny this year. Gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices climbed sharply during that period, increasing costs for drivers and airline passengers. Supplies ran low in some countries, leading to sporadic fuel rationing in #Australia and government office closures in #Nepal and #SriLanka.

" #ExxonMobil on Friday reported that its second quarter profits doubled to $14.53 billion, boosted by record diesel production. The oil giant, based in Spring, Texas, brought in $116.02 billion in revenue, up 42%.

" #Chevron, based in Houston, nearly quadrupled its profits to $12.07 billion and revenue jumped 56% to $70.06 billion.

"Six of #Europe’s largest oil companies posted combined first-quarter profits of $22 billion, more than 40% higher than last year.

" 'There are constituencies around the world who are having a very good crisis, and the oil producers are one of them,' said Patrick Galey, #FossilFuels lead at #GlobalWitness, a nonprofit organization that investigates environmental issues. 'When you compare that to the hundreds of millions of people who are struggling with #RollingBlackouts, with #ElectricityCurbs, #rationing, waiting in line for #FoodQueues, or the disruption to fertilizers and the potential impact that that has on food prices, we don’t think that it’s a justifiable price for the rest of the world to be paying.' "

Source:
https://apnews.com/article/oil-companies-profits-exxon-chevron-9375fbf8f6f40426f7428e07d54000c7

#USPol #WorldPol #USWarOnIran #EndlessWar #TrumpsWar #BibisWar #BibiIsAWarCriminal #TrumpIsAWarCriminal #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #CorporateCriminals #CorporateColonialism

#fossilfuels #bigoil #bigoilandgas #NoBillionaires #nobillionairesshouldexist #eattherich #composttherich

The #DunwichHorror is real... And it's #Nuclear!

#SuffolkUK #wildfire latest: #NuclearPowerPlant on alert as firefighters to battle blaze for days amid #drought

Fire crews warn people to stay away after homes evacuated as flames rip through #DunwichHeath reaching #RSPB #Minsmere

Nicole Wootton-Cane, Bryony Gooch, Holly Evans & Jane Dalton
Thursday 30 July 2026

"A huge nuclear power plant in Suffolk is on alert as wildfires continue to tear through #Dunwich Heath, with authorities declaring a 'major incident'.

"Authorities at #SizewellB are understood to be monitoring the situation, which firefighters called 'live and dynamic'. There is currently no risk to the station, operator #EDF energy said.

"At least 90 firefighters are on the scene of the 'large-scale, wind-driven forestry fire' which broke out on Dunwich Heath around 5.30pm on Wednesday. Fire chiefs said they are expected to be tackling the blaze near the plant for 'at least 24 to 48 hours'.

"Residents in several coastal properties and caravans have been forced to leave, and firefighters pleaded with people to stay away.

"The smoke and flames have also spread to the #RSPBMinsmere #NatureReserve, which includes nationally important wildlife habitats protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)."

Read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/suffolk-wildfire-dunwich-heath-sizewell-b-live-updates-b3024339.html

#NoNukes #NoNewNukes #UKWildfires #BigOilAndGas #ClimateChange #WildlifeHabitat #Sizewell

I feel bad for folks who are losing their homes to floods, wildfires, etc. But what I don't understand is why aren't the victims of #BigOilAndGas rioting and screaming at the top of their lungs? I know every time I see that orange bastard on TV, I hurl curses at him. What if we all did that collectively?! If there is more than meets the eye, we should be able to use The Force (#TheFierce?) to make his head explode like a rotten pumpkin. Seriously!!!

https://www.earthlyeducation.org/?fbclid=IwVERDUATXX8tleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7Lllbcf4utpNSIDyFu5Xs4DUNKiXWd4_Yp7gJCOOX1EY3jDeVqTF4VJDhWhw_aem_tSBBni7WHK1HIGDXm0rIcA

#plastic #plastics #billionaires #BillionairesShouldNotExist #taxthebillionaires #bigoilandgas

#wildfires #bigoilandgas #globalwarming

Plan to keep #Navajo #CoalMine open for 110 years runs into opposition

Arlyssa D. Becenti, Feb. 12, 2026

Excerpts: #BurnhamNM — "Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has been open about his support for keeping the #FourCornersGeneratingStation operating until 2038, along with continued #CoalMining for the next 110 years.

"But community members and #EnvironmentalJustice advocates say the plan ignores the ongoing transition away from #FossilFuels and could endanger the health of people who live nearby. They voiced opposition at a public hearing at the Burnham Chapter Jan. 29.

"The Four Corners station, a coal-fired power plant near #FruitlandMN, is operated by Arizona Public Service Company and is scheduled to close as early 2031, and no later than 2038. In 2013, the Navajo Nation formed Navajo Transitional Energy Company to acquire the Navajo Mine from #BHP #BillitonNM Coal.

"Since then, #NTEC has also acquired coal mines in #Wyoming and #Montana, and in July 2018, NTEC acquired a 7% ownership stake in Units 4 and 5 of the Four Corners plant. Now NTEC plans to expand Navajo Mine and operate it for the next 110 years, until 2136, with support from Nygren and council delegates.

[...]

"#Trump orders fuel energy initiatives on #NavajoNation

"The attempt to expand coal mining on the Navajo Nation for 110 years comes after President Donald Trump signed his executive order Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 in April 2025.

"The order said that to keep the U.S. economy strong, protect national security, and lower living costs, the country needs to produce more energy at home, including coal. Another order, 'Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production,' was signed in March, aiming to accelerate domestic production of critical minerals by streamlining permitting, financing, and federal land use processes.

"Since Trump signed the orders, the Navajo Nation has accelerated efforts to establish a dedicated energy office. While the idea had been discussed under previous administrations, it has only recently gained momentum. The office would function as a centralized body to coordinate energy policy, regulatory oversight and long-term energy development.

"Other actions by Navajo Nation leadership aimed at engaging with this renewed federal focus include holding public hearings on the potential revitalization of coal and continuing work related to #uranium production and the cleanup of legacy #contamination."

Full article:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/02/12/navajo-officials-want-to-keep-coal-mine-open-but-locals-oppose-plan/88527065007/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/VjI3h

#ProtectTheSacred #NoMining
#NoMiningWithoutConsent #PeabodyCoal #DirtyCoal #DontNukeTheNavajo #BuuNygren #FourCornersStation #UraniumTransport #NativeAmericans #USPol #CorporateColonialism #CulturalErasure #EnvironmentalRacism #BigOilandGas #ProtectNature #ProtectOurEnvironment

#Navajos Protest Planned 110-Year Lease for #CoalMine Expansion

Coal Mines, #OilAndGas #Methane and #Uranium Transport: Deadly Mix on
the #NavajoNation

By Dine' CARE, Censored News, July 23, 2026

Dine' CARE (Citizens Against Ruining our Environment)

#WindowRock, #NavajoNation -- "On Monday, #DinéCARE. hosted a press conference with #BurnhamNM residents and other coal impacted community members at the Navajo Nation Council
Chambers.

"They called for the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (#NTEC) to withdraw its No Name Permit application, which seeks a 110-year, 11,526-acre coal mine expansion.

"The proposal threatens health, the environment, and Navajo cultural heritage.

"The Burnham Chapter formally opposed the permit in February 2026, citing incomplete materials, inadequate impact review, and lack of transparency.

"Advocates demand a thorough Environmental Impact Statement (#EIS), coal supply plan disclosure beyond 2031, and accountability from leaders. A decision is expected next month."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/07/navajos-protest-planned-110-year-lease.html

#ProtectTheSacred #NoMining #NoMiningWithoutConsent #PeabodyCoal #DirtyCoal #DontNukeTheNavajo #BuuNygren #FourCornersStation #UraniumTransport #NativeAmericans #USPo #CorporateColonialism #CulturalErasure #EnvironmentalRacism #BigOilandGas #ProtectNature #ProtectOurEnvironment

The report #OilCompanies are worried about: #ClimateAttribution science

New report says our ability to tie weather damages to #ClimateChange is improving.

John Timmer – Jul 17, 2026

Excerpt: "Climate change is being driven largely by the greenhouse gases we’ve pumped into the atmosphere, which trap more of the Sun’s energy there. That added energy increases the odds of extreme events: longer, more intense heat waves and droughts, interspersed with excessive precipitation. But these sorts of events have happened in the past—how can we tell if any given weather disaster has been made more likely by the climate?

"It’s a question with implications for everything from building codes to disaster preparedness. And there’s some good news: According to a report released by the US National Academies of Science on Thursday, the field of climate attribution is growing increasingly mature and can answer some questions for us with far greater confidence than it could just a decade ago. The report also notes that there are still important limits and suggests steps to address them.

"Overall, this makes it clear that climate attribution is normal, mainstream science. And the #FossilFuel industry views that as a problem, as it could make it easier to hold companies liable for damages. This has triggered a backlash that has Republicans in Congress and state governments threatening the National Academies’ funding."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/national-academies-climate-attribution-is-maturing-but-still-has-limits/

#BigOil #BigOilAndGas #BigOilKnew #Oiligarchy #FossilFools #CimateCrisis #CorporateColonialism #ScienceDeniers #MakePollutersPay