sustainability
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NOAA Models Predict Deep-Sea Coral Hotspots Across Hawaiian Islands
HONOLULU, September 13 — The economic case for mapping the deep Pacific rests on a simple constraint: ship…
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Indonesian Wildfires Blanket Southeast Asia in Toxic Haze
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — A thick blanket of toxic haze is again smothering large parts of Southeast Asia,…
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Water From Thin Air: A USD 5 Billion Market by 2035
NEW YORK, July 9 — The figure that matters: $13.5 billion by 2028. That is where the global…
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Why Environmental Infrastructure Matters to Lagos
LAGOS, August 28 Lagos’ explosive growth is forcing a rethink of what infrastructure means for Africa’s largest city.…
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Starlink Passes 10,000 Satellites, and the Daily Reentries Worry Ozone Scientists
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — A 2024 study from the University of Southern California, published in Geophysical Research…
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Lake Mead Hits Historic Lows as Colorado River Water Dispute Grows
BOULDER CITY, Nev., July 26 — The white band of mineral deposits on the canyon walls above Lake…
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A Trillion-Dollar IPO and a Million Satellites’ Worth of E-Waste
August 20, 2026 — Washington, D.C. SpaceX’s orbital data centers, built to manage the data flow of its…
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Tasmania’s renewable grid faces demand from proposed AI data centres
HOBART — Tasmania built its identity on renewable energy. Hydroelectric dams, wind farms, a grid that runs mostly…
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Energy Expert Reframes Debate as False Choices Between Growth and Environment
Scott W. Tinker walked into a debate that has been stuck for years. He came out with a…
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England and Wales Head for Driest July on Record, Met Office Figures Show
LONDON, August 15 — The United Kingdom is grappling with a severe drought, with 71.3% of England officially…
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Victorian Coalition Pledges Not to Force Early Closure of Latrobe Valley Coal Plants
MELBOURNE, August 14 — How a country powers itself is never just about electrons and turbines. In Australia,…
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Why 2,000-Year-Old Roman Harbour Concrete Outlasts Modern Concrete
LEEDS, August 5 — The story of sand, that unassuming granular material, is inextricably linked to the history…
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China Remains the World’s Biggest Energy Consumer, With Coal Still Supplying Half
BEIJING, August 4 — China’s economic footprint in global energy markets remains immense, with data from early 2024…
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EU Warns Wildfire Risk Is Shifting to Greece, Italy and Central Europe
ROME, July 28, 2026 — Europe is warming faster than any other continent, with temperatures rising at twice…
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Climate Change Is Moving the World’s Fish, and Poor Coastal Nations Stand to Lose Most
WASHINGTON, July 27 — A 2025 study projects that by 2050, tropical oceans such as the Western Pacific…
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IEA Electricity 2024 Outlook: Renewables to Pass One-Third of Global Power by Early 2025
PARIS, July 26 — The International Energy Agency’s ‘Electricity 2024’ report projects that renewables will generate more than…
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Diesel Fuel Explained: From Peanut Oil in 1900 to Ultra-Low-Sulfur Standards
MOSCOW, July 25 — The liquid fuel known as diesel, designed for compression-ignition engines, remains a backbone of…
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Data Centers’ Water Demands Spark Resistance From Chile to Uruguay and Brazil
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The hum of servers inside the world’s data centers is getting louder — and…
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Peaker Plants: Costly, Inefficient Power Plants Used During Peak Demand
NEW YORK, July 21 — The peaking power plant, a machine built to sprint rather than run a…
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Hormuz squeeze pushes Southeast Asian states toward Russian oil as fuel prices soar
MANILA, July 20 — For communities across Southeast Asia, the fuel that powers daily life—from motorbikes in Hanoi…
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Data Centers Outrun the Grid, and Gas Power Contracts Fill the Gap
BEIJING, July 20 — More than 137 firms across 32 countries reported signing power purchase agreements in 2021,…
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NYC Officials Warn Ontario Wildfire Smoke Could Compound Heat Wave Air Risks
NEW YORK, July 17 — State authorities issued a health warning today as fine particulate matter from Canadian…
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Three U.S. Cities Top Global Air Quality Rankings Due to Canadian Wildfires
CHICAGO, July 17 — Three American cities topped the global list of the most polluted urban centers on…
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes US Midwest, Northeast Cities
OTTAWA — Out-of-control wildfires in the Canadian province of Ontario are pumping a plume of hazardous smoke south…
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