#landuse — Public Fediverse posts

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."

Land prices are up 79% from last year.

And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."

#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html

Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571

#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain

”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”

#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities

Map Reveals How America's Forests Have Changed Over Time
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https://www.newsweek.com/america-forests-change-over-time-2041291 <-- shared 2025 media article
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1005-2023 <-- shared 2023 paper
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7055086 <-- shared study datasets
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #copernicus #CONUS #USA #forest #model #modeling #landuse #landcover #change #forestland #agriculture #urban #development #cities #industry #vegetation #America #humanimpacts #settlement #decline #cropland #pasture #grassland #grazing #reforestation #deforestation #urbanization #conservation #ecosystems #logging #mining #railroad #infrastructure #forestcover #NLDI #farmland #colonial #LULC #census #climate #hydrology #biogeochemical

Permafrost Thaw Threatens Up To 3 Million People In The Arctic
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-permafrost-threatens-million-people-arctic.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01883-w <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #arctic #climatechange #permafrost #thaw #communities #impacts #humanimpacts #infrastructure #risk #hazard #northernhemisphere #global #threat #Sweden #greenland #alaska #yukon #russia #canada #norway #landuse #melting #ecosystems #livelihoods #firstnation #indigenous #inhabitants #population #cost #economics #policymaking #planning #management #spatialanalysis #adapation #transportation #supplies #waterquality #watersecurity #foodsecurity #disease #contaminants #multifactor #analysis #MFA #social #culture #cultural #transdisciplinary #ground #temperature #physicalprocesses #consequences #mobility #supplies #biogeochemical #water #hydrology #engineeringgeology #erosion #ecosystem #FATE

The following list identifies favorite local ice cream shops visited in flyover country where one can find yummy desserts. Aside from Jeni’s in Chicago, none are currently chains. As more are listed, they will be added to this list. Peace and enjoy a sweet and tasty scoop!

Chicago, Illinois: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream – yes, it is splendid!

Coldwater, Michigan: Short’s Root Beer Drive-In – amazing milk shakes in a myriad of flavors plus all sorts of ice cream options at a wonderful drive-in setting

Custer, South Dakota: Horatio’s – delicious hand-dipped small batch homemade ice cream and waffle cones and in a cool historic building

East Lansing, Michigan: MSU Dairy Store – smooth, scrumptious, and creamy campus treats hat are often named for teams in the Big Ten

Goshen Indiana: The Chief Ice Cream – tasty sweet treats in downtown Goshen

Huntsville, Ohio: Town Trolley – delicious blueberry cheesecake ice cream!

Mackinac Island, Michigan: Sadie’s Ice Cream Parlor – about the only affordable thing at The Grand Hotel

North Manchester, Indiana: Chillz Delights – ice cream and donuts, oh my! Sugarholics beware!

Salida, Colorado: Chill – deliciously good slow-churned and hand-dipped Colorado ice cream served near the gorgeous Arkansas River waterfront

Salida, Colorado: Salida Pharmacy & Fountain – yummy homemade waffle cones and hand-dipped ice cream at a good old fashioned soda fountain

Spencer, Indiana: Grand’s Ice Cream – traditional and unique sweets across the street from McCormick’s Creek State Park, including yummy Playdough flavor ice cream!

Traverse City, Michigan: Dairy Lodge – delicious treats and the coolest roof-mounted ice cream shop sign of all

Traverse City, Michigan: Moomer’s – homemade ice cream practically straight from the cow to your cone!

Wamego, Kansas: Bird’s Cremery – handmade and homemade ice cream across from the Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz

Wolf Lake, Indiana: JR’s *Dari* Sweet – 1950s themed stop with soft-serve delights along the historic Lincoln Highway

https://panethos.wordpress.com/2024/08/19/sweetest-local-ice-cream%f0%9f%8d%a8-in-flyover-country/

#cities #cones #desserts #fun #handmade #history #iceCream #iceCreamParlors #iceCreamShops #landUse #restaurants #scoops #sodeFountains #sweets #travel