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How Bitcoin mining heat is being tested to warm Canadian greenhouses

Can Bitcoin mining heat grow food? A Manitoba pilot explores using crypto server heat to cut greenhouse energy costs and emissions....

5dCoinTelegraphTechnologyImpact

The business of saving nature

Global financing is heavily skewed to industries that harm rather than preserve nature, according to a new report that calls for an urgent scale-up of nature-positive spending....

2dDeutsche Welleenvironment

Freezing cold? This town in Finland is keeping warm with sand

Keeping warm in the winter isn't easy in Finland, one of Europe's coldest countries. But in one Finnish town, residents are kept toasty warm thanks to cheap, efficient and renewable heat stored in a s...

1dFrance 24environmentImpact

Earth was just hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years — here's what it means

Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground....

4dSpace.comScience

Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare as huge CME races toward Earth, impact possible within 24 hours

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights....

5dSpace.comScienceImpact

Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally, report says

Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over time, according to a new report delving into the ...

2dSouth China Morning PostScienceImpact

2025 was third hottest year on record, climate experts see no relief in 2026

The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past ...

Jan 14France 24environmentImpact

The human cost of wildlife conservation in Tanzania

Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...

5dDeutsche WelleenvironmentImpact

What's driving the changing face of Arctic geopolitics?

Donald Trump has renewed global focus on Greenland and the Arctic. Who controls this polar region, and why are power, security and resources at stake?...

Jan 16Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

UK secures record supply of offshore wind projects

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9zyx150xdo Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46614777 Points: 4 # Comments: 3...

Jan 14Hacker NewseconomicsImpact

Much of the World Facing 'Water Bankruptcy,' U.N. Report Warns

Article URL: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/water-bankruptcy-report Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46696347 Points: 7 # Comments: 1...

4dHacker NewsenvironmentImpact

Germany's shut down of nuclear plants a 'huge mistake', says Merz

Article URL: https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/01/germanys-shut-down-of-nuclear-plants-a-huge-mistake-says-merz/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46655147 Points: 47 # Comments: 8...

Jan 17Hacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout

Article URL: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-renewable-photo-essay Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630369 Points: 18 # Comments: 0...

Jan 15Hacker NewsenvironmentImpact

What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025

Article URL: https://scotthelme.co.uk/what-a-year-of-solar-and-batteries-really-saved-us-in-2025/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46602532 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...

Jan 13Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Half of all Sudanese children not in education due to civil war

In tonight's edition, an unspoken crisis emerges in Sudan, as the country faces one of the world's longest school closures. Also, South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park reels from devastating floo...

1dFrance 24world_newsImpact

Show HN: See the carbon impact of your cloud as you code

Hey folks, I’m Hassan, one of the co-founders of Infracost ( https://www.infracost.io ). Infracost helps engineers see and reduce the cloud cost of each infrastructure change before they merge their c...

3dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-09/california-has-no-areas-of-dryness-first-time-in-25-years Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698660 Points: 33 # Comm...

3dHacker NewsenvironmentImpact

WATCH: Seafaring dog greets whales and dolphins off the coast of San Diego

A seafaring rescue pup named Fin experienced a close encounter with whales and dolphins off the coast of San Diego earlier this month....

5dABC Newslifestyle

Ørsted up 5% as US judge clears restart of stalled US wind farm

Shares in the Danish energy firm rose about 5% after a federal court granted a preliminary injunction, allowing construction on the offshore wind project to resume....

Jan 13Euronewseconomics

Commission expects 20% of EU economic output to come from steel and aluminium by 2030

A Commission proposal to be presented on January 29 seeks to re-industrialise and decarbonise the bloc's heavy industry to combat fierce competition from China and the United States....

4dEuronewsPoliticsImpact
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