The Verge
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, … more…
The Verge
Buc-ee's became something of a viral sensation during the World Cup, but it has a troubling history of suing small gas stations and convenience stores. On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver literally begged the company to sue him for selling m… more…
Gizmodo.com
Tens of thousands of U.S. parks—everything from national forests to local hiking trails—sit precariously close to EPA-designated toxic sites, researchers found. more…
NPR
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines. more…
NPR
The U.S. Army's missile stockpile is dwindling and could take years to replenish. And, the Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve a flu vaccine with mRNA technology. more…
Boing Boing
Black lung among veteran Appalachian miners is back to 1978 levels, at the same time the Trump administration has put stronger silica-dust protections on hold. After a century of mining, accessing Appalachia's remaining thin coal seams requires cutting throu… more…
The Next Web
Amazon has confirmed it is investing in a large natural gas plant to power a data centre in Pecos County, Texas, a facility the New York Times reports could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States. Permits allow the plant to… more…
The Next Web
For years, critics of Europe’s AI strategy have made the same argument: while America builds artificial intelligence, Europe writes laws for it. The EU AI Act became the clearest expression of that divide – a landmark attempt to govern AI that many saw as fur… more…
“You might expect costs to rise as adoption accelerates,” Praveen Neppalli Naga said. “We’ve seen the opposite.” more…
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Friday pledged to revive the country’s oil and gas sector, restore state-owned energy company Ecopetrol and s... more…
ROME/BUDAPEST, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy took the unprecedented step of placing all its major cities on the highest level of health alert due to high temperatu... more…
Relentless heat and a dearth of rain is having a punishing effect on some of Europe’s most vital rivers, which have tumbled to record lows in place, threaten... more…
Boing Boing
In January 1933, five Bronx acquaintances — the press later called them "the Murder Trust" — took out life insurance policies on Michael Malloy, a homeless Irish former firefighter, and set out to collect the $3,500 (about $87,000 today) by getting him to dri… more…
Nicolo.xyz
Why AI is compressing software margins, and what that does to the SaaS playbook more…
Substack.com
What I learned from factories across Germany more…
Jezebel
The new CDC director at least believes that vaccines are real. That's something, right? Remember when these jobs used to have standards? more…
Mental Floss
The Victorian Era might not have been as gloomy or prudish as some films make it seem. more…
PetaPixel
A new exhibition examines how more than 80 years of documentary photography has captured the darker, more unsettling side of life in Britain and Ireland. [Read More] more…
The Points Guy
Japan cruise story more…
IndieWire
Locarno: The second feature from writer/director Lê Bảo makes you enjoy the silence, even if its characters don’t. more…
IndieWire
Programmer Thom Powers walks IndieWire through the documentaries on view at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. more…
Loveandoliveoil.com
Amaretti are some of my favorite cookies for a reason: they are ridiculously simple to make, with only 3 main ingredients—plus the black sesame in this case—and always a crowd pleaser. Even better, they’re naturally gluten-free AND dairy-free (but you won’t m… more…
Deadline
The New York Film Festival unveiled the Main Slate for its 64th edition with Austrian filmmaker Sandra Wollner’s Everytime, winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at this year’s Cannes, and Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, which took the Grand Prix. Other Cannes… more…
Grist
New research suggests that swapping your internal combustion engine for an EV is almost always the greener choice. more…
Grist
Solar panel misinformation, spread by bots and by neighbors, derailed a project in Cajun Country that promised millions in local tax revenue. The same methods are being employed nationwide. more…
Nakedcapitalism.com
In many countries, most buyers borrow to purchase homes, with insurance required. Climate change is breaking that model. more…
Nakedcapitalism.com
Today's Iran War news: Over-selling of Iran-Oman Hormuz pact as US arms shortages lead to doctrine change: liberal use of tactical nukes more…
Forbes
Hydrogen hasn't disappeared, but reality has caught up with the hype. As costs, geopolitics and policy reshape the market, the industry's next phase begins. more…
Forbes
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at who gets electricity when the grid is under strain and boom times for clean energy investment more…
Forbes
Solar overtook wind in global electricity generation in 2025 as renewables surged, but rising global energy demand still prevented fossil fuel consumption from declining. more…
Forbes
White House "Science: A New Golden Age" proposes radical change to U.S. science, with energy a core theme. Only nuclear power is mentioned, mainly for political reasons. more…
Twistedsifter.com
Your first job rarely defines your career, but it sounds like it definitely defined his habits. The post His Work Nemesis Won The Prank Battle Against Him, So He Decided To Win The War With A Whole Lot Of Grime appeared first on TwistedSifter. more…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) reported sharply higher second-quarter earnings and cash generation as its Blue Creek mine contributed additional sales volumes a... more…
NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) reported stronger operating performance across its utility coal mining, contract mining and minerals and royalties businesses in t... more…
Koppers (NYSE:KOP) reported second-quarter sales growth and record first-half cash generation, while higher coal tar, freight and logistics costs pressured p... more…
The contract is set for an initial two-year period, with two options to extend by a further two years each. more…
Glencore reported a substantial increase in funds from operations, which were up 158% to $8.1bn (SFr6.55bn). more…
Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) reported stronger second-quarter results as dry bulk freight rates rose, supported by higher earnings from its expanded f... more…
Microsoft will be the European steelmaker's primary partner for cloud computing and analytics. more…
This episode of Energy Technology analyses China's resilience against energy shocks in light of global oil flow disruptions caused by the Iran war. more…
Glencore posted $4.4 billion in first-half net income as oil and copper price swings drove its trading division to near-record profit. more…
Michigan's data center buildout is reshaping the math for one overlooked regulated utility, and most defensive-sector investors haven't caught on yet. Here i... more…
A championship brisket can win trophies. It doesn’t always justify risking a retirement. That’s the crossroads one couple finds themselves facing in this fic... more…
A 48-year-old couple agreed to let her aging parents move into their home three years ago after her father’s declining health made living alone unsafe. The a... more…
Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) reported second-quarter results marked by strong order intake and backlog growth, but lowered its 2026 delivery, revenue and... more…
Otter Tail (NASDAQ:OTTR) reported second-quarter adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.66, down from $1.85 a year earlier, as lower PVC pipe pricing weig... more…
Emera (TSE:EMA) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of C$212 million, or C$0.69 per share, as the utility advanced asset sales designed to strengthen i... more…
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.37% this morning, signaling a new record high for the benchmark index as hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal to reo... more…
InfoQ.com
This is the Engineering Culture Trends Report for 2026. Featuring a panel of QCon speakers and InfoQ contributors, they discussed AI adoption maturity and risk, the transformation of engineering team structures and roles, and the human dimensions of software … more…
Cartoon Brew
Sun Xun discusses the decade-long production of 'Magic Atlas,' its handmade animation, shifting visual styles, political themes, and spiritual ideas. more…
CleanTechnica
Romania gave Europe the kind of energy-transition image that should make planners uncomfortable. On August 3, Romanian naval engineers used 180 kilograms of explosives to remove a rock outcrop in the Bala Canal, a branch of the Danube. The controlled blast cl… more…
CleanTechnica
The US startup Aternium aims to crack the green hydrogen code with a new electrolysis system powered by renewable energy and co-producing deuterium. The post The Road To Green Hydrogen Is Paved With Green Deuterium appeared first on CleanTechnica. more…
Americanthinker.com
Photo Credit:Max Beckmann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Public DomainBy Lars MøllerIs there any future for the Jews in Europe? more…
Fark.com
Taking a five-and-a-half hour train journey from London to Scotland? I hope you don't need to use the toilet, as none are working, there's no idea when they will be fixed, and there's no law saying trains even need to have them more…
New York Post
“I thought he was gone,” a witness said. more…
Bringatrailer.com
This illuminated Conoco sign was acquired by the seller in 2023 and has 120-volt internal LED illumination. The sign is constructed of a translucent panel housed in a metal enclosure that measures 6.5 feet long. This single-sided illuminated Conoco sign is no… more…
Another coal train run by haulage operator Pacific National is being investigated in New South Wales, just weeks after a runaway train incident involving the same operator. more…
An interim report has confirmed a runaway coal train reached speeds well in excess of the safe limit and rolled backwards for 5 kilometres before coming to a halt. more…
Europe's second-longest river is carrying less water than it has in decades, revealing shipwrecks and shutting down nuclear reactors. more…
Paul Tan's Automotive News
Malaysia’s investment, trade and industry ministry (MITI) is currently exploring the best way to implement a proposed EV levy to support the construction of more public chargers nationwide, Bernama reports. “We did not say that […] The post MITI exploring mos… more…
RT
South African energy giant Sasol has said it expects earnings per share to increase by as much as 84% amid the US-Iran war Read Full Article at RT.com more…
Dailymail.com
Experts say a dip in solar power because of the eclipse could affect the electricity grid which has suffered because of this summer's extreme weather. more…
Dailymail.com
It's 50 years ago to the day since I started work and, apart from a compulsory week's break between jobs in 2006, I've been in continuous employment ever since. more…
Dailymail.com
The National Energy System Operator is set to operate the grid with reduced levels of 'inertia', which behaves like shock absorbers to keep spinning parts moving in the event of a plant failure. more…
Naturalnews.com
U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced the End EPA Abuse Act of 2026 on June 25, a legislative effort designed to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to impose sweeping regulations that go beyond the explicit intent of the Clean Air Act… more…
Naturalnews.com
The Lights Are Going Out Across America The Department of Energy just issued an emergency order authorizing Southwest Power Pool Inc. “to use certain energy resources to reduce the risk of potential blackouts” [1]. The order, signed by Energy Secretary Chris … more…
Terribleminds.com
Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in an effort to, I guess, get us all to stop judging those who might use AI i… more…
Nature.com
Nature Physics - No free energy more…
Space Daily
A Soviet deception so effective that the world still uses the wrong name for humanity's gateway to space. The post The most secretive facility of the Cold War is named after a town it isn’t actually in: the Soviets called it Baikonur specifically to mislead t… more…
Space Daily
The U-2's greatest weapon wasn't stealth or speed—it was altitude so extreme that the public mistook its glint for extraterrestrials, and the CIA never corrected the record. The post U-2 spy planes flew so far above anything 1950s commercial pilots had ever s… more…
Space Daily
A devastated nation transformed its barren mountains into one of the world's great reforestation success stories—but the real test lies in what happens next. The post South Korea planted more than ten billion trees after the Korean War — and the volume of woo… more…
Space Daily
Scientists are racing to unlock an energy source that could power civilization for centuries—or accelerate climate catastrophe if it escapes. The post Deep beneath the ocean floor lies a strange form of ice that can literally catch fire — frozen crystals pack… more…
The Daily Caller
China played the long-game, and now that strategy is seemingly paying off as the rest of the world feels the Iran War’s worst oil shocks. more…
Sputnikglobe.com
The European Union is facing an energy crisis triggered by abandoning Russian gas supplies, the Russian special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said on Saturday. more…
DW (English)
The Rhine and Danube have reached historic lows. Dwindling water levels are affecting shipping, agriculture and ecosystems — and raising concerns about the future of drinking water supplies. more…
DW (English)
The Rhine and Danube have reached historic lows. Dwindling water levels are affecting shipping, agriculture and ecosystems — and raising concerns about the future of drinking water supplies. more…
AnOther Magazine
From solo exhibitions by Catherine Opie and Ed Atkins to our pick of festivals, films and restaurants, here’s everything to bookmark for an excellent August more…
Forrester.com
In nine days this month, OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed that their own models escaped safety evaluations and reached production systems at four other companies. No model malfunctioned. The governance did. Responsible AI now has to govern what agents do, not o… more…
Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A worker moves aluminum auto parts in central China's Anhui province, March 26, 2022. © 2022 WAN SC The recent addition of 43 Chinese companies, including aluminum producers, to a US government forced labor … more…
Truthout
“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls. more…
CBC News
Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought after what the United Kingdom's Environment Agency described last week as an "exceptionally serious" dry spell. In July, England received just seven per cent of its average rainfall for the month. Sou… more…
RTE
Climate change is driving shifts in where butterflies are found globally, a major study has said, with many species moving into new areas while others are retreating from traditional habitats. more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
At best, “extreme event attribution” is an interesting hypothetical exercise – an educated guess. It is no more than that. It will be a tragic day when governments and courts start relying on it as hard evidence – and a warning to candy bar makers to lawyer u… more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
Instead of focusing on China's shiny clean energy activities—which, while impressive in scale, remain largely additive rather than transformative—the developed world, particularly Europe, should take a page out of China's energy security playbook and fortify … more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
A country that the entire architecture of climate financing is supposedly built to help just declined to host the party. If climate summits worked as advertised, that would be unthinkable. But it is no longer, and pretending otherwise will not make the next w… more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
The End EPA Abuse Act represents welcomed pushback against bureaucratic creep that has invaded too much of America’s economy and private lives. Passing it into law would help restore the proper scope of environmental regulation. The post The End EPA Abuse Act… more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
I wish the negative nellies in our media, our schools and our politicians would listen to what the real scientists are finally admitting. This is not the end of the world folks. In fact, it may be just the beginning of a much greener world. Cheers” The post C… more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
The de-industrialisation of the Australian economy continues per Image 2 with quarterly volume down 0.5% year-on-year as rooftops exceed any growth. The post Synergy of Wind & Solar Generators in Australia’s NEM appeared first on Watts Up With That?. more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
We know the energy Jedi are winning the argument when the green empire has to resort to emotive pictures and mendacious invective to make their point. None of Tim Stanley’s arguments stand up to close scrutiny, and the cheerleading Greg Jackson is reduced to … more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
The interests that prospered from these ’emergencies’ will not surrender their narrative easily. The post In Covid as in Climate Change: Truth Will Out appeared first on Watts Up With That?. more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
Based the lack of a climate crisis and the rate of success and costs associated with CCW efforts so far, CCS may prove to be among the biggest boondoggles of all. A government financed climate grift to exceed all climate grifts. The post Climate Change Weekly… more…
Wattsupwiththat.com
Quote of the Week: “[W]e compare the result of [a theory’s] computation to nature, … compare it directly with observations, to see if it works. If it disagrees with experiment, it is wrong. In that simple statement is the key to science.” — Richard Feynman Th… more…
The company intends to acquire 100% of Northern Comet Resources, which holds the exploration permits for the Arcadia Coal Project. more…