#environmentally — Public Fediverse posts

Trump #golf resort only #Scottish course to breach rules

#Trump’s #Aberdeenshire resort is only one of #Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken #environmental rules in recent years

Trump International on #Menie estate touted 1st class approach to #environment & described a second 18-hole course built there last year as one of most #environmentally friendly & sustainable ever

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25977232.donald-trump-golf-resort-scottish-course-breach-rules/

#TrumpLies #dishonest

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/uk-slashes-climate-aid-developing-countries. Yet more reason for #climate & #environmentally minded #voters to vote for @thegreenparty in May, & at the next General Election, @greenpartyzack, @ZackPolanski.

Which major🇹🇭 #sugar #mills bought the cane off these errant #farmers? Did the mills pay an #environmentally #sustainable price?🧐

Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, #illegal cane fires🤦‍♂️
"Officials reported numerous incidents of burning-off #sugarcane fields, incl'g a major fire on 50-rai of land.. Satellite data showed more than 10 hotspots recorded since te start of 2026 across 16 districts, largely linked to burning of crop trash to cut #harvesting #costs" #PM25
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3178088/slowburn-incense-used-to-start-deniable-illegal-cane-fires

The #Nutcracker: A Timeless #Tool with Modern Uses and Appeal

September 22, 2024 by Mahtab Hussain

Excerpt: "The Nut cracker’s Future in #Sustainability

"As more people become #environmentally conscious, there is a growing appreciation for #reusable, long-lasting tools like the nutcracker. In a world filled with #disposable gadgets, a well-made nutcracker can last for years, reducing the need for wasteful packaging of pre-shelled nuts.

"Additionally, many nut crackers are made from sustainable materials such as wood or metal, which aligns with eco-friendly living practices."

Read more:
https://techarp.co.uk/nut-cracker/

#SolarPunkSunday #OldSchoolTech #Nuts #Tools #KitchenTools #LoTech

As fossil #fuels rise in cost and green initiatives gain traction, alternative methods for producing useful compounds using #microorganisms have the potential to become sustainable, #environmentally friendly technologies.
#Biotechnology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/btech12152501.html

#Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent with the potential to outperform current agents while being less toxic to patients and more #environmentally friendly.
#Chemistry #MaterialScience #MRI #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/ms11102502.html

Scientists at Ural Federal University, in collaboration with colleagues from Iraq and Saudi Arabia, have developed a durable, inexpensive, and #environmentally friendly #ceramic material that protects against #radiation . The new material is made from natural clay and recycled glass waste.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/ms11072501.html

The making or breaking of the new #NDP may be how they react to the government's plan to hitch our #technology future to the #environmentally #evil and potentially economically disastrous #AI pipe dream.

In #Trondheim / #Norway the city's first #zerowaste #grocery is back, and I finally made it to the second #artisanal #organic #bakery in town. Here is the updated #organictraveller's #travelguide on where to buy #environmentally friendly #food and other daily necessities: https://www.organictraveller.de/organictraveller-trondheim-supermarkets
#sustainable #Tourism

#FACTCHECK

#WideAwakeMedia repeats #misleading #claims that #windturbines are expensive and #environmentally unfriendly

https://science.feedback.org/review/wide-awake-media-repeats-misleading-claims-that-wind-turbines-are-expensive-and-environmentally-unfriendly/

The only reason I go to the ad infested #YouTube without ad-blockers these days is when my device does it against my will. Recently I was treated by an ad plugging #LOreal partnering with the "Great Barrier Reef Foundation". Given how #environmentally patchy cosmetics companies were, let's very briefly talk about about the GBR foundation.

Australians may remember GBRF from 2018, when the leader of the #Australian Right Wing Government GAVE the foundation $444 million of taxpayers money in a "captains call" (aka corruption). At the time, the foundation had only 6 employees and it's Board was made of past and present employees of energies companies; AGL Gas, Origin Energy, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Boeing and Qantas, while the Chairman’s Panel has links to Orica, Peabody Energy, and Shell.

To cut a long story short, the accusations are the foundation is a charity sink for big business and a way to defund #science, as now legitimate #CSIRO scientists have to go via a private entity owned by the wealthy. The 90 page donation contract not once mentioned #climatechange. The GBRF spends 90% of donations on "projects" so the 6 employees were going to buy some real nice pencils and office coffee machine for the $44 million that was going to get spent on Administration.

So, that's the past.
Anyone care to do some research what the money been spent on?
At first squints L'Oreal is just engaging is some corporate #greenwashing

#greens #corruption #greatbarrierreef #energy

One of my friends is co-teaching an online course designed for professionals, volunteers, university and high school students, and any health-, climate-, and #environmentally concerned citizen from any country.

Course: #food #farms and #Climate
Dates: May 5 – June 1 2025
Institution: Cornell Univ – Civic Ecology Lab

Costs: $70/$25/free depending on where you live (check website)

Learn More & Register https://lnkd.in/g7QuK7g7

#SodiumBatteries offer an alternative to tricky #lithium

Lithium is relatively scarce and mostly refined in China. Sodium is neither

Oct 26th 2023

Excerpt: "Fortunately, lithium is not the only game in town. As we report this week, a clutch of firms are making batteries based on sodium, lithium’s elemental cousin. Since sodium’s chemical properties are very similar to those of lithium, it too makes for good batteries. And sodium, which is found in the salt in seawater, is thousands of times more abundant on Earth than lithium and cheaper to get at. Most of the companies using sodium to make batteries today are also Chinese. But pursuing the technology in the West might be a surer route to energy security than relying heavily on lithium.

"Besides its abundance, sodium has other advantages. The best lithium batteries use #cobalt and 3nickel in their electrodes. Nickel, like lithium, is in short supply. #Mining it on land is #environmentally destructive. Proposals to grab it from the #seabed instead have caused rows. A good deal of the world’s cobalt, meanwhile, is extracted from small mines in the Democratic Republic of #Congo, where child labour is common and working conditions are dire. Sodium batteries, by contrast, can use electrodes built from iron and manganese, which are plentiful and uncontroversial. Since the chemical components are cheap, a scaled-up industry should be able to produce batteries that cost less than their lithium counterparts.

"Sodium is not a perfect replacement for lithium. It is heavier, meaning sodium batteries will weigh more than lithium ones of an equivalent capacity. That is likely to rule them out in some cases where lightness is paramount. But for other applications, such as grid storage or home batteries, weight is irrelevant. Several Chinese carmakers are even beginning to put sodium batteries in electric vehicles.

"Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of sodium batteries is their late start. #LithiumIon batteries were first commercialised in the 1990s and have benefited from decades of investment. But the rest of the world is behind China on both fronts anyway. America and the European Union have announced enormous programmes of green industrial subsidies. If they are determined to bankroll batteries, some of the pot should go to sodium."

Read more:
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/26/sodium-batteries-offer-an-alternative-to-tricky-lithium

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7x6JX#

#SolarPunkSunday #DeepSeaMining #NoLithiumMining #LeaveItInTheOcean #LeaveItInTheOcean #LithiumAlternatives #SodiumBatteries #RenewablesNow

Modular upgrading of laptops has always been big on my #sustainable design wishlists, and I've been quietly looking forward and hoping the @frameworkcomputer laptop #environmentally-friendly approach is adopted by more device manufacturers. https://www.wired.com/review/framework-laptop-13-amd-2025/

The idyllic #Caribbean Island of #Nevis is not only safeguarding its stunning natural landscapes but also pioneering a new benchmark for #environmentally conscious travel. https://www.sfexaminer.com/marketplace/nevis-an-island-committed-to-sustainability-through-tourism/article_c9e316c6-f93f-11ef-905c-dbdf1b1ac464.html

The 136th #Canton #Fair, a pinnacle #event for #international #trade, continues its second phase, gathering 10,040 on-site #exhibitors and featuring more than 300,000 #green and low-#carbon #products online. The #Fair highlights #eco-conscious advancements in household products, from #ceramics to #kitchenware and #home #furnishings, spotlighting #sustainable luxury for the modern, #environmentally-minded home. https://cnbusinessforum.com/green-innovations-shine-at-the-136th-canton-fairs-second-phase/

#Ghana hollows out #forests and green protections to advance #mining interests

Malavika Vyawahare
28 Aug 2024
via @mongabay

Key points:

- The Ghanaian government has significantly ramped up the approval of mining permits under legislation passed in late 2022, intensifying concerns about runaway environmental damage.

- The country is already the top #gold producer in #Africa, but much of the mining is done in #forest reserves and other #biodiverse #ecosystems.

- The government has long cracked down on artisanal illegal #GoldMiners, but activists say the real damage is being wrought by #industrial operations, both legal and illegal.

- A debt default in 2022 has seen #Ghana lean even more heavily on its gold to mitigate the crisis, prompting warnings that such a policy is neither #economically nor #environmentally #sustainable.

Read more: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/ghana-hollows-out-forests-and-green-protections-to-advance-mining-interests/

#ApampramaReserve #HeritageImperial #WaterIsLife #SaveTheForests #NoMiningWithoutConsent #CorporateColonialism #C&GAleska #GoldMining #GSBA #LithiumMining #BodiForestReserve #IMFLoans #WorldBank #IMFLoanSharks

#Searsport information session addresses questions about offshore #WindPort

By Marleigha Clipston
Published: Aug. 13, 2024 at 9:11 PM EDT

SEARSPORT, Maine (WABI) - "The Searsport Select Board held an informational meeting with representatives from #MaineDOT and the Maine Port Authority to discuss the state’s proposed offshore wind port.

"At Tuesday night’s meeting the select board asked questions that were submitted ahead of time regarding the wind port and the impacts it would have on the area.

"In February, the state announced the preferred location for the wind port is #SearsIsland.

"Many residents have spoken out against the wind port being built on Sears Island suggesting #MackPoint as an alternative location.

"Representatives from the state say they are still very early in the process which will take years.

"'Local people should be listened to in this process and heard that we really need to have an undeveloped Island to go to and for the animals and plants,' said Chris Buchanan, Campaign to #ProtectSearsIsland.

“'You know, we talked about carbon sequestration, having mature ecology, like an intact ecosystem, is way more important than building out offshore wind. We could do that on industrial sites that already exist,' said Buchanan.

“'Its still an ongoing process. I mean, the permitting process here, we anticipate to take a minimum of two years. We hope to do that concurrently with the NEPA process,' said Matthew Burns, Maine Port Authority’s Executive Director.

“'And I mean, ultimately, you know, the final decision is to find the least #environmentally damaging, practical alternative. We’re committed to doing that. and have devoted a lot of resources to make sure we do right,' said Burns.

"Over 70 questions were submitted and many were not addressed due to time constraints.

"The town and the state plan to hold more meetings going forward."

https://www.wabi.tv/2024/08/14/searsport-information-session-addresses-questions-about-offshore-wind-port/

#ProtectSearsIsland #WindTerminal #SandDunes
#Searsport #ProtectWahsumkik #MackPoint #Wahsumkik
#EndangeredSpecies #ProtectTheDunes #GovernorJanetMills #ProtectTheForest #CorporateColonialism #Wassumkeag

[#TRADESHOW] 2024 #Guangzhou #International #Chemical #Equipment #Exhibition is set to take place from September 8-10, 2024, at the Guangzhou Poly #World #Trade #Expo #Center. This #event will #spotlight innovations in #environmentally friendly chemical equipment aimed at reducing #waste #emissions and minimizing #environmental #impact. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/2024-guangzhou-chemical-equipment-expo/

The only reason people are willing to make sacrifices to do this are because of dramatic pictures of cute animals.

It has _absolutely_ nothing to do with good #environmental #policy.

Durable plastic bags still produce #microplastics. Canvas bags use truly stunning amounts of water.

The actual truth is that single use #plastics are often _orders of magnitude_ more #environmentally friendly than durable alternatives.

For example, if you are hosting a party and want to know reduce your environmental impact, a hundred #SoloCups are _massively_ better for the environment than a hundred ceramic cups - unless you are hosting parties weekly.

4/n

To do something good for our #environment, the #UBChemnitz now has #sustainable, #environmentally friendly printer paper! Steinbeis No. 2 is made from 100% recycled paper without the use of bleaching agents containing chlorine. The #paper has been awarded the #BlueAngel and the EU Ecolabel. There is a difference in colour, so pay attention to this when selecting a Multifunctional device / printer. We will label the device in room 324 for you, where the old paper is still being used.

#Milk without the #Cow. #Eggs without the #Chicken

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2018/08/milk-without-the-cow-eggs-without-the-chicken/

#Yeast-derived “animal products” may soon be part of an #environmentally balanced #diet

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and #environmentally sustainable way to make a popular #pain reliever and other valuable products from #plants instead of petroleum.
#Biochemistry #Pharmaceutical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/04/bchm04082401.html

I always laugh when I hear #California is an #environmentally friendly #state. Our fisheries and wildlife are pale reflections of the past. We have destroyed most of our native cultures and their archeology. SoCal was a bigger oil producer than Texas. We have more cars and fewer sidewalks.

Especially SoCal - California is messy.

- Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a planet-warming pesticide - Los Angeles Times

https://apple.news/AyMERZKeDSwyEtG6lkyrz-A

With more of us looking for alternatives to eating #animals, new research has found a surprising #environmentally friendly source of #protein – #algae
#NutritionalScience #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/12/nut12182301.html

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/7/23991373/gm-hydrotec-autocar-power-cube-vocational-vehicle GM's hydrogen 'power cubes' will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractors/ The automaker is one of several betting that hydrogen fuel cells can power the next generation of heavy duty vehicles.🚗 #technology #environmentally #cars #climate #environment #hydrogen #energy