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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Scientists say they can calculate the cost of #oil giants’ role in #globalwarming
#Climate advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry contests the #science.
Collectively #greenhousegas #emissions from 111 #fossilfuel companies caused the world $28 trillion in damage from #extremeheat from 1991 to 2020, according to a paper published Wednesday in Nature.
washingtonpost.com/climate-sol
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#climate #climatechange

The Washington Post · Scientists say they can calculate the cost of oil giants’ role in global warmingBy Nicolás Rivero
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Even #US Gov Says #AI Requires Massive Amounts of #Water
A new gov illuminates environmental impact of #generativeAI.
47-page analysis found cooling #datacenters -- which demand between 100-1000 megawatts of power--constitutes 40% of their #energy consumption, a figure expected to rise as global temperatures increase.
Water usage varies dramatically by location, with geography significantly affecting both water requirements and carbon #emissions.
404media.co/even-the-u-s-gover
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404 Media · Even the U.S. Government Says AI Requires Massive Amounts of WaterA new government illuminates the environmental impact of generative AI.
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LM Little

"Well-crafted #environmental policy has not only reduced planet-heating #climate #emissions, but has cut down on asthma episodes, hospital visits, chronic disease and premature deaths for people across Canada. Check out the report to understand why good environmental policy is good #health policy, and how much #Canada gains from tackling deadly pollution." cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/202

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Adrian Cockcroft

#AWS finally updated their #carbon footprint tool with a bit more information. It now has per region data (rather than per geo) and higher resolution, down to 1 gram in the data download. It has a new allocation model that spreads the unused capacity and overhead in a cloud region over the customer carbon footprints. Still puts everything into EC2, S3 and “other”, which makes it hard to find the main sources of #emissions by service. docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccount

docs.aws.amazon.comViewing your carbon footprint - AWS BillingA general overview of the Customer Carbon Footprint Tool dashboard page.
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Nonilex

Denka said the lawsuit relied on flawed & outdated data that emerged from studies of mice, while an updated 2021 survey of humans showed no increase in #cancer deaths.

Denka criticized #Biden’s #EPA reliance on the data that assumed affected people would have to breathe chloroprene emissions 24 hrs a day for 70 yrs. Moreover, Denka said the plant's #emissions were reduced 85% after a $35M upgrade completed in 2018.

#Trump#WhiteSupremacy#science
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Nonilex

#CancerAlley, a nickname dating to the 1980s, is an 85-mile stretch from New Orleans to Baton Rouge that is home to some 150 #ChemicalPlants & #oil refineries.

Multiple studies over years point to elevated #health risks, including one in 2022 that found nearly EVERY census tract in the area ranks in the top 5% nationally for #cancer risk.

In 2023, the #Biden admin sued Denka, demanding it eliminate the dangers posed by #chloroprene #emissions.

#Trump#EnvironmentalJustice#PublicHealth
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Nonilex

"She's not even 8 months yet, & has to be subject to breathing all that," said Gerard, referring to the plant's #emissions of #chloroprene, which in 2010 the #EPA classified as a human #carcinogen.

7 wks after #Trump took over in Jan, new EPA leadership withdrew the suit against the plant's Japanese owners, Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, siding w/ the company who disputed the lawsuit's contention that emissions were linked to significant #cancer risk.

#EnvironmentalJustice#PublicHealth#law
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