LaurenA

Trust @PrivateEyeNews to tell it like it is. Wood burning is disproportionately polluting. It may be aesthetic but it’s not ethical if you have alternative heating. What if we all decided to give in to this fantasy?!?

…how about no.

AOC: Just a few years ago, Sam Altman came before congress. In a direct plea, he begged us to regulate this industry. He said that these tools were under no circumstances ready, nor should they be integrated into weapons of war. That we must impose severe regulations immediately to prevent mass layoffs and to ensure that any productivity that comes with this industry can benefit working people. Three short years later, none of that has happened

@SuellaBraverman This balloon of a woman is hoping you’re stupid enough to not understand the difference between climate change and weather…. Are you?

Trumps hunt for rare minerals in Democratic Republic of Congo which along with China leaves a legacy of toxic pollution and environmental devastation independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…

What has climate denial cost the world in dollars and cents? New study implies that it is over $10 trillion! theguardian.com/environment/20… #ClimateBrawl

Payback for the Billionaire Climate Criminals. Who's responsible for rolling back the endangerment finding? Time to name names so future generations—& future climate justice tribunals—will know who is responsible for incinerating our futures. commondreams.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

wood: grams of benzene emitted per kg of dry wood burned. EPA AP-42 for residential wood stoves: Conventional (non-certified): 1.938 lb/ton ≈ 0.97 g/kg benzene. Example: A modest fire burning ~2 kg of wood per hour could release roughly 0.7–2 grams of benzene per hour.

NEW: Will Google's AI hype man kill the BBC? I've written about Matt Brittin because the coverage of his time at Google is shockingly naive. The BBC's next DG made his career as a yes man at a rapacious AI monopoly that preys on news journalism in order to destroy it. 1/

Starmer confirms ban on cryptocurrency donations and limit on foreign donors in blow for Reform news.sky.com/story/major-cu…

It is beyond pathetic to watch European jets actively shoot down drones in the Middle East while refusing to do the exact same thing over Ukraine. We are willing to militarily defend airspace on another continent but let a European nation face genocide alone

Migratory freshwater fish are in steep decline due to pressures along their paths, including dams, altered flows, habitat degradation, pollution and unsustainable fishing. Restoring rivers and habitats cannot wait. Read the #CMSFreshwaterFishes report: cms.int/publication/gl…

Borneo’s rainforest feels like it’s all going to be gone for the next generation. Insane that greed has literally destroyed the best paradise on earth…

Gazing at the stars will soon no longer be possible

BREAKING: @AOC and @SenSanders are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers. The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation. That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.

Octopus just cut Intelligent Go night rates by −25.7% 7.0p → 5.2p/kWh Even after ~10% battery losses that’s ~5.7p Gas ~5.6p ⸻ The “spark gap” is the difference between electricity and gas prices Electricity is usually ~4–5× more expensive That’s why heat pumps are often seen as costly But at ~5.7p vs ~5.6p, that gap has basically gone ⸻ My actual usage: Gas boiler before: ~5,000 kWh/year ~£280/year Heat pump now: 2,332 kWh electricity ~£135/year ⸻ So now I am: Heating more rooms Running at 21.5C instead of 20C And still paying ~50% less ⸻ My whole electricity bill is now roughly what gas alone used to cost ⸻ And emissions? Gas boiler: ~1,075 kg CO₂/year Heat pump: ~110 kg CO₂/year That’s a ~90% reduction ⸻ Batteries are expensive upfront, but costs are falling and they turn tariffs like Intelligent Octopus Go into serious savings ⸻ Heat pumps reduce fossil fuel exposure Gas is the risk #NetZero #HeatPump #EV

Ministers delay new rules for low-carbon housing in England “A loophole in the regulations that allows for wood-burning stoves in new homes could also help to scupper plans for homes to be fully carbon-free.” This is absolutely bonkers. #AirPollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

Humanity is a horror show

Oxfam warns Israel is ‘deploying the Gaza genocide playbook’ in Lebanon and says its analysis ‘shows Israeli forces are also destroying water and sanitation infrastructure – including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war’

No one bets $1.5 billion unless they are sure and have insider information. This isn’t the first time either. There should be an outcry in the USA about this. Also unnoticed by many, SEC Enforcement Division Director Margaret Ryan resigned last Monday after just over six months on the job, after clashing with her bosses over investigating Trump family trades.

The “historic struggle” of attacking sovereign counties and committing genocide so he can stay out of jail and continue his murderous quest to balkanize IRAN and lord over the Middle East ? The only thing historic is the level of evil in this man .