You shouldn't be able to buy devices that tamper with diesel truck emissions on eBay, says DoJ Feds allege tat bazaar turned blind eye to folks buying more than 343k aftermarket defeat devices Legal28 Sep 2023 | 66
The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible Science27 Sep 2023 | 76
Lithium goldrush hits sleepy Oregon-Nevada border Deposit in 19-million-year old caldera could dwarf sources in Bolivia, Chile and Australia Science11 Sep 2023 | 20
IBM sells off cloud business – yes, we mean Weather.com What better time for private equity to capitalize on changing climate Science22 Aug 2023 | 13
MIT boffins build battery alternative out of cement, carbon black, water Imagine your home's foundation was its own energy-storing supercapacitor Science02 Aug 2023 | 96
Aspiration to deploy new UK nuclear reactor every year a 'wish', not a plan Notably stretching the target requires 'a credible pathway towards its delivery,' says committee Offbeat01 Aug 2023 | 263
Infineon to offer recyclable circuit boards that dissolve in water Phasing out epoxy resin laminate with biodegradable substrate might be costly, though Systems28 Jul 2023 | 37
Thames Water to datacenters: Cut water use or we will Utility to consider introducing restrictions On-Prem27 Jul 2023 | 115
Our AI habit is making us less environmentally friendly, Google admits Just 6% of the water it consumed last year was replenished, report says On-Prem25 Jul 2023 | 14
Methane-spotting satellite that gives true readings of industry emissions hits skies in 2024 Potent greenhouse gas even worse for climate than too much carbon dioxide Science12 Jul 2023 | 28
Fancy tinkering with the atmosphere? The Derecho supercomputer can advise NCAR's biggish iron will also explore wildfires, drought and solar storms HPC12 Jul 2023 | 6
Post-Brexit tariffs on cross EU-UK electrical vehicle imports still going ahead Commission official insists it has to protect itself against US subsidies Offbeat07 Jul 2023 | 99
NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability They'll be replaced with longer, thinner wings supported by a truss Science14 Jun 2023 | 97
How do you boost server efficiency? Buy new kit, keep it busy Increase in efficiency between 2017 and 2019 hardware is 34% for Intel servers, 140% for AMD, claims report On-Prem09 Jun 2023 | 17
Atlassian says 'Don't #@!% the Planet' so it can keep making money Which when you think about it, is a pretty good reason to build a sustainable business Devops24 May 2023 | 9
Boeing takes flight in sustainability battle with carbon data cruncher Analytics to grok impact of competing greener tech as industry seeks environmentally friendly path Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 2
TSMC brags of 20TWh solar scheme. Feels a bit like greenwashing to us A welcome development, but let's not overdo it Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week22 Apr 2023 | 11
America ain't exactly outlawing gas cars but it's steering hard into EVs Maybe soon all our friends are electric Personal Tech12 Apr 2023 | 96
The second dust bowl cometh for America, supercomputer warns Droughts, flash floods the future for the Midwest ... probably Science18 Feb 2023 | 90
Could 2023 be the year SpaceX's Starship finally reaches orbit? Meanwhile, no one is thinking of the horrible emissions coming out of all these rockets, say scientists Science06 Feb 2023 | 65
Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently Systems27 Jan 2023 | 19
Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 79
Draft climate law threatens fines for datacenters that don't cut their carbon count Legislation also puts cryptocurrency farms in the crosshairs On-Prem12 Jan 2023 | 15
KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat I demand to speak to the space manager Science14 Dec 2022 | 1
Colocation execs fret about sustainability as world eyes water, energy use What, you thought green tech shift will come from the good of their hearts? On-Prem09 Dec 2022 | 3
Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster Science07 Dec 2022 | 38
US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers Science05 Dec 2022 | 22
NASA scraps budget-busting GeoCarb greenhouse gas observatory project Being over budget, behind schedule, becoming obsolete, and impeding other projects isn't a way to get a green light Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
Amazon founder Bezos to donate 'majority' of $126bn fortune Comment Climate change goals? Tick. Upping wages and improving working conditions for warehouse staff? Come on Jeff, charity begins at home Offbeat15 Nov 2022 | 39
Semiconductor Climate Consortium aims to cut chipmaking carbon emissions Maybe they can use more renewable energy – oh crap, that needs semiconductors too Systems08 Nov 2022 | 3
DoE supercomputing centers get $1.5B boost from Biden administration US government opens purse strings as China eats into America's former lead HPC07 Nov 2022 | 1
NASA uses space station dust sensor to map 50 methane 'super-emitters' on Earth Oh, we don't think we needed science to pinpoint biggest windbags Science30 Oct 2022 | 40
Bill Gates' green investments to shift from tackling climate change to mitigating impacts Refocuses on adaption technologies while oil industry continues to receive billions in government subsidies Science26 Oct 2022 | 25
California wildfires hit CTRL+Z on 18 years of CO2e removal Time to start considering forest blazes alongside industrial sources of greenhouse gases, say scientists Science20 Oct 2022 | 33
Hardware makers criticized for eco double standards Canalys Channels Forum Don't penalize resellers for selling refurbished kit, educate shareholders on being Earth's friend Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 20
Founder of zero-emissions truck venture Nikola found guilty of $1b fraud Verdict in for trial where promo vid showed gravity rather than batteries or fuel cells keeping electric truck moving Science19 Oct 2022 | 26
Self-imposed climate change may have killed Martian life Hungry microbes blamed for chilling out the party too much Science11 Oct 2022 | 27
Waxworm's spit shows promise in puncturing plastic pollution Scientists believe moth larvae saliva can oxidize, degrade polyethylene Science05 Oct 2022 | 20
Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists Researchers mince 'digital gold' claims with study showing cryptocurrency's impact Science30 Sep 2022 | 39
Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time Curb your enthusiasm – coal-fired power went up too Science29 Sep 2022 | 54
California to phase out gas furnaces, water heaters by 2030 It'll reduce emissions a bunch, but stress the grid even more Science26 Sep 2022 | 124
Researchers build ML models to forecast food shortages Secondary data in weather, macro-economics to help governments and orgs figure out where to focus their aid AI + ML16 Sep 2022 | 3
Climate change prevention plans 'way off track', says UN To stay under threshold of 1.5°C of warming, the world needs to work seven times harder, says the UN's WMO Science14 Sep 2022 | 81
South Korea takes massive step toward sustainable nuclear fusion reactions Plasma at over 100 million kelvin for 20 seconds adds to list of noteworthy fusion breakthroughs in 2022 Science08 Sep 2022 | 18
Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move Could replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use Science07 Sep 2022 | 122
Xcel smart thermostat users lose their cool after power company locks them out They were asking for it, energy giant says Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 70
California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels Watt an interesting idea Science31 Aug 2022 | 91
Lessons to be learned from Google and Oracle's datacenter heatstroke Comment It's getting hot in here so take down all your nodes On-Prem22 Aug 2022 | 28
Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape Opinion Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on Science15 Aug 2022 | 515
Alibaba's e-commerce arm counts carbon to encourage you to buy more stuff Encourages 'eco friendly' consumer choices in exchange for discounts Software09 Aug 2022 | 6
Bill Gates venture backs effort to bring aircon startup to market Supports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact Science29 Jul 2022 | 63
Datacenter operator groups pledge to cut water consumption Promise to get themselves into gear by 2040. Plenty of time, right? On-Prem28 Jul 2022 | 6
BASF looks to quantum computing to improve weather modeling Chemical giant's work with Pasqal could help improve climate change models too HPC20 Jul 2022 | 2
Google, Oracle clouds still affected by UK heatwave Some hard disks appear to have cooked, along with bit barn designers' best laid plans Off-Prem20 Jul 2022 | 22
Copper shortage keeps green energy, tech ventures grounded Copper the balloon popper for 2050 net-zero goals according to S&P Science15 Jul 2022 | 62
2050 carbon emission goals need nuclear to succeed, says International Energy Agency Without it, $500b more in investments is needed to reach C-neutrality Science01 Jul 2022 | 88
US weather forecasters triple supercomputing oomph with latest machines NOAA makes it rain for General Dynamics IT, HPE, AMD HPC28 Jun 2022 | 12
Corporate investments are a massive hidden source of carbon emissions Just because companies are publicly decreasing carbon footprints doesn't mean their cash isn't doing the opposite On-Prem19 May 2022 | 18
Amazon's solution to save the planet: AWS vouchers, training for more eco startups Web giant is used to seeing green PaaS + IaaS03 May 2022 | 2
What will help enterprises meet sustainability goals? Algorithms, says Oracle If you want to retain customers, Big Red recommends putting AI in charge AI + ML20 Apr 2022 | 3
Climate model code is so outdated, MIT starts from scratch Julia replaces Fortran as the basis for Earth's new digital twin HPC13 Apr 2022 | 106
Swedish firms ink deal to make green hydrogen with wind power Last week, colocating datacenters and sewage plants: this week, renewables and H2 producers On-Prem12 Apr 2022 | 86