Climate Crisis: Are we doing enough?

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Wobblers

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Nope. I fundamentally disagree with their imprisonment and with the act of parliament that made it a custodial offence. This was enacted by the previous government and is an infringement of civil liberties.

I think we are in violent agreement on this one!
 

matticus

Guru
I think we are in violent agreement on this one!
Careful - there will be a law against that soon!
 
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albion

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https://www.airloom.energy/

There are recent headlines for this 'thing'. Most likely a semi/tax scam like most of alternative wind turbines. There was a similar wacky contraption in the 1980s.
 
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matticus

Guru
A lot of this AI stuff is all a bit of a laugh (and some lines in that article did make me laugh!);
but there's a serious problem here when you look at the crazy carbon footprint of all this AI. (as if useless stuff we do on the internet wasn't already wasteful enough):

Google are looking at nuclear reactors for their datacentres:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/16/first-edition-google-data-centres-environment
 
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mjr

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I think I saw Microsoft have already rented Three Mile Island (yes, that one) to power their AI. www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/three-mile-island-to-be-reactivated-in-plan-to-feed-power-hungry-data-centers-125986

Never mind AI mining humanity for resources like that article says: tech barons will hand over our resources willingly! Never mind the water and energy being needed more elsewhere.
 

fozy tornip

At the controls of my private jet.
I think I saw Microsoft have already rented Three Mile Island (yes, that one) to power their AI. www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/three-mile-island-to-be-reactivated-in-plan-to-feed-power-hungry-data-centers-125986

Never mind AI mining humanity for resources like that article says: tech barons will hand over our resources willingly! Never mind the water and energy being needed more elsewhere.

We needn't worry. We merely slice them and their super-yachts to shreds with miracle nano-fibres invented by a pouty super-model.
I saw it on the telly. Sorted.
 
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