Posts for Ecology

The working cooling towers of Exelon Generation Unit 1 in the foreground are emitting water vapor. The dormant cooling towers are from Unit 2, which was permanently damaged in the 1979 accident.

Switch to more nuclear energy to power ever hungry AI

The Biden administration wants to preempt price hikes as government agencies compete with energy-hungry data centers and made a 10-year, $840 million nuclear energy contract is for 10 million megawatt-hours of electricity.

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Carbon Emissions from AI and Crypto are surging

What do crypto assets and artificial intelligence have in common? Both are power-hungry. New statistics from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) show a steep increase of global electricity use for crypto mining and AI.

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COP28 came and went. Result?

Another year, another COP. What will be the results? At this stage more questions than answers.

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COP28 is underway – the 28th Conferences of the Parties (COPs)

World leaders gathering for the 28th Conferences of the Parties (COPs) in a milestone moment as nations for the first time formally review progress since the Paris Agreement 2015.

Little and big tomatoes on a table

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) 2023

We are doing composting to add nutrients to the soil, adding microbes and attracting worms, providing a healthy soil that has good moisture retention and grows healthy and strong plants, it’s all about soil health.

COP26 – Just another talk? Up to you!

It’s that time of the year again – ground hog day – another global leader meeting to tackle climate change. Or to talk about tackling climate change. Do whatever you can – at home or work, in your job, in your projects. It’s up to…

Horrible Hybrids – A reminder

Michael Braungart and William McDonough called them “horrible hybrids” in their 2002 book “Crade to Cradle”. Things that are fused together from different materials that cannot be separated and thus not recycled.

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Ponderings around electricity supply and electric cars

I have been drivings hybrid cars for about a decade now and really like them. They are particularly well suited for mid to long range drives. They are not great for short trips, a plugin Hybrid would be way better for that but has been…

Auckland and water – yet again

I have been wondering about the very low water rates for years. Maybe time to actually pay the price for the “precious” resource because so far it has been a very cheap resource. Water saving technologies have been around for long and it also will…

Plasticy sippy straws – who does not like them

Think we can do without straws. Not sure when they were introduced and cannot be bother to research, however sometimes we have to ask ourselves if we really need or want something and if the things we are so accustomed to really make sense. Time…