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  1. Councils look for guidance from WA government on data centre applications

    A move by a councillor in Perth’s northern suburbs to ban data centres has failed, but planners and…
    #Australia #Perth #belindamoharich #CityofStirling #datacentre #landuse #planningapplications #planningscheme #suzannemigdale #terresalynes #X-use
    europesays.com/australia/71030/

  2. From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

    Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
    "Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
    "It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
    "It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

    By subscription: irishtimes.com/life-style/2026
    Archived: archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-216

    #landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy

  3. From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

    Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
    "Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
    "It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
    "It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

    By subscription: irishtimes.com/life-style/2026
    Archived: archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-216

    #landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy

  4. From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

    Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
    "Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
    "It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
    "It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

    By subscription: irishtimes.com/life-style/2026
    Archived: archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-216

    #landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy

  5. From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

    Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
    "Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
    "It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
    "It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

    By subscription: irishtimes.com/life-style/2026
    Archived: archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-216

  6. From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.

    Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
    "Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
    "It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
    "It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."

    By subscription: irishtimes.com/life-style/2026
    Archived: archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-216

    #landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy

  7. #SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

    by WGME Staff
    Tue, August 4, 2026

    SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

    "The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

    "The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

    "City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

    " 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

    wgme.com/news/local/sanford-ci

    #MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

  8. #SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

    by WGME Staff
    Tue, August 4, 2026

    SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

    "The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

    "The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

    "City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

    " 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

    wgme.com/news/local/sanford-ci

    #MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

  9. #SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

    by WGME Staff
    Tue, August 4, 2026

    SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

    "The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

    "The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

    "City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

    " 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

    wgme.com/news/local/sanford-ci

    #MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

  10. #SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

    by WGME Staff
    Tue, August 4, 2026

    SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

    "The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

    "The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

    "City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

    " 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

    wgme.com/news/local/sanford-ci

    #MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

  11. #SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns

    by WGME Staff
    Tue, August 4, 2026

    SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.

    "The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.

    "The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.

    "City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.

    " 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."

    wgme.com/news/local/sanford-ci

    #MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium

  12. #Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

    On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

    Map I created:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verr

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

  13. #Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

    On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

    Map I created:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verr

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

  14. #Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

    On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

    Map I created:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verr

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

  15. #Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

    On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

    Map I created:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verr

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

  16. #Google, through its related company #Verrus, tips its hand despite Gov. Tina Kotek's order canceling the sale of one previously secret parcel and Salem's proposed data-center moratorium.

    On July 31, Verrus filed a land-use application involving three nearby properties.

    Map I created:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/verr

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #SalemOR #LandUse #Oregon

  17. … The corresponding #diets could reduce the diet-related health burden by 40%, and diet-related GHG #emissions and #landuse by 60% each.

    #Nutrition #Environment #Meat #DALYs

  18. … The corresponding #diets could reduce the diet-related health burden by 40%, and diet-related GHG #emissions and #landuse by 60% each.

    #Nutrition #Environment #Meat #DALYs

  19. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

  20. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

  21. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

  22. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
    #hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

  23. Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
    --
    doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @alan Puttock
    “Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"

  24. #Mining sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

    "For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

    Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-105 🧩 🧵

    #extraction #landscape #pollution #cobalt #copper #gold #climateChange #rivers #deforestation #soil #carbon #causality #land #footprint #forests #landLoss #landUse #Africa #Congo #DRC #Centrafrique #Zambia #ZA #SouthAfrica

  25. #Mining sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

    "For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

    Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-105 🧩 🧵

    #extraction #landscape #pollution #cobalt #copper #gold #climateChange #rivers #deforestation #soil #carbon #causality #land #footprint #forests #landLoss #landUse #Africa #Congo #DRC #Centrafrique #Zambia #ZA #SouthAfrica

  26. #Mining sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

    "For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

    Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-105 🧩 🧵

    #extraction #landscape #pollution #cobalt #copper #gold #climateChange #rivers #deforestation #soil #carbon #causality #land #footprint #forests #landLoss #landUse #Africa #Congo #DRC #Centrafrique #Zambia #ZA #SouthAfrica

  27. sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

    "For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

    Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-105 🧩 🧵

  28. #Mining sub-Saharan Africa is expanding rapidly. This poses a key threat to tropical forests.

    "For every hectare of direct deforestation due to the mine footprint, mining triggers, on average, 34 hectares of additional offsite loss within five years through ancillary activities, including agriculture and settlements. Mines extracting cobalt and copper—key energy transition minerals—caused the highest amount of additional deforestation."

    Morton et al. (2026). "Mining triggers extensive additional deforestation in sub-Saharan Africa" doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-105 🧩 🧵

    #extraction #landscape #pollution #cobalt #copper #gold #climateChange #rivers #deforestation #soil #carbon #causality #land #footprint #forests #landLoss #landUse #Africa #Congo #DRC #Centrafrique #Zambia #ZA #SouthAfrica

  29. Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley recommends requiring new data centers to cover their eventual decommissioning costs. That makes absolute sense: taxpayers should not inherit the cost of dismantling abandoned industrial infrastructure.

    Video:
    instagram.com/reel/DbOMvv0jlAt/

    Provision text:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/othe

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #Decommissioning #TaxpayerProtection #LocalGovernment #PublicPolicy #LandUse #EnergyPolicy #Accountability #SalemOR

  30. Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley recommends requiring new data centers to cover their eventual decommissioning costs. That makes absolute sense: taxpayers should not inherit the cost of dismantling abandoned industrial infrastructure.

    Video:
    instagram.com/reel/DbOMvv0jlAt/

    Provision text:
    salemdata.net/CityOfSalem/othe

    #DataCenter #DataCenters #Decommissioning #TaxpayerProtection #LocalGovernment #PublicPolicy #LandUse #EnergyPolicy #Accountability #SalemOR

  31. #Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

    Redirecting

  32. #Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

    Redirecting

  33. #Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

    Redirecting

  34. #Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

    Redirecting

  35. #Livestock contributes substantially to GHG #emissions, #landuse change & #biodiversity pressures. Impacts are often obscured by global #supplychains. Demand within producer countries and demand from consumer countries in the Global North share responsibility: doi.org/10.1016/j.jc... #trade

    Redirecting

  36. #Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

    Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

  37. #Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

    Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

  38. #Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

    Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

  39. #Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

    Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

  40. #Sugar is produced in high volumes and often consumed as empty calories in #confectionery products—40% of which in Europe, where related GHG #emissions are 3m tons CO₂eq and #landuse is 250k ha. Reallocation of land from sugar crops could improve #environment & human health: doi.org/10.1007/s410...

    Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Em...

  41. … Related land-use changes (less agricultural use, more forests) can offer sizeable climate change & biodiversity benefits, while fewer ruminants reduce direct GHG emissions.

    #FoodSystems #PlantBased #Diets #Health #Costs #LandUse #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Emissions

  42. … Related land-use changes (less agricultural use, more forests) can offer sizeable climate change & biodiversity benefits, while fewer ruminants reduce direct GHG emissions.

    #FoodSystems #PlantBased #Diets #Health #Costs #LandUse #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Emissions

  43. … Related land-use changes (less agricultural use, more forests) can offer sizeable climate change & biodiversity benefits, while fewer ruminants reduce direct GHG emissions.

    #FoodSystems #PlantBased #Diets #Health #Costs #LandUse #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Emissions

  44. #Siskiyou County could retire large water well on #MountShasta instead of approving #AIDataCenter

    The inland #NorthernCalifornia site at the edge of town was former Coca Cola bottling plant, sold then expanded to produce flavored drinks, that market shrinking so now sold again.

    ijpr.org/environment-energy-an

    #Landuse #Water #AIDataCenters