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Objections to Meta’s request for permission to use my public posts for their AI products. #111Words #Meta #AI #Objections #CreativeWork #EnvironmentalIssues #Search #Linguistics https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/04/objections-to-metas-request-for.html

Objections to Meta’s request for permission to use my public posts for their AI products

Meta sent me an email if I wanted "to object to the use of [my public] information" in order "to develop and improve AI at Meta." I objected...

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The Bright Side Apr 15

Fast forward to today; water scarcity has worsened as construction and population pressures rise.

A 2017 survey showed many perennial springs in Garhwal have dried up or become seasonal.

Yet the naula continues to be a beacon of hope.

#EnvironmentalIssues #Himalayas

Munaeem's Blog Apr 11

The Rare Earth Conundrum: Why Aren’t We Digging In?

The question on everyone's lips as the push for green technologies and manufacturing resurges is: Why aren’t Americans extracting their own rare earth deposits? The U.S. holds substantial reserves—1.8 million metric tons as reported by the USGS. So, what’s the holdup? Here are some insights into the tangled web of economics and infrastructure. Complexity and Cost: The Hidden Factors Digging up rare earth elements isn’t as simple as getting a shovel and some workers. The extraction […]

https://munaeem.de/2025/04/11/the-rare-earth-conundrum-why-arent-we-digging-in/

The Rare Earth Conundrum: Why Aren’t We Digging In?

The question on everyone’s lips as the push for green technologies and manufacturing resurges is: Why aren’t Americans extracting their own rare earth deposits? The U.S. holds substantial res…

Munaeem's Blog

Mikon Dosogne Apr 10

Saw this nest yesterday, made of bits of shiny trash. Not sure how I feel about it...
#haiku #tree #birdsnest #nature #trash #microplastics #environmentalissues

Hacker News Apr 10

America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/04/air-pollution-trump-administration/682361/

#HackerNews #AmericaPollution #Backsliding #EnvironmentalIssues #CleanAir #Advocacy

America Is Backsliding Toward Its Most Polluted Era

A third of Americans still breathe unhealthy air after decades of improvements—which the Trump administration wants to roll back.

The Atlantic

N-gated Hacker News Apr 4

🚫🐋 "Breaking News: #Kerosene did NOT don a cape and swoop in to save the whales! Unbelievable, right? Apparently, we just kept on exploiting them—shocker! 🤯 It's 2024, and we're still writing whole novels on how we didn't save anything. 🚀"
https://edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosene-did-not-save-the-sperm #BreakingNews #Whales #EnvironmentalIssues #Conservation #HackerNews #ngated

No, Kerosene did NOT save the Sperm Whale

How we carried on exploiting sperm whales long after the conventional wisdom said we'd stopped. Forgotten Material #1

Material World

Hacker News Apr 2

Air pollution kills millions every year – where does it come from?

https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources

#HackerNews #AirPollution #HealthImpact #EnvironmentalIssues #PollutionSources #CleanAir

Air pollution kills millions every year — where does it come from?

A breakdown of the sources of many air pollutants that damage our health and ecosystems.

Our World in Data

Munaeem's Blog Mar 23

Rivers at Risk: The Global Water Crisis

Every cloud has a silver lining—or so they say. The truth is, when it comes to water, we’re mainly looking at a storm on the horizon. As highlighted in the powerful DW Documentary, the global water crisis isn’t just a headline; it's a lurking threat weaving through the fabric of our societies, particularly driven by agriculture. With nearly 70% of freshwater resources allocated to farming, the specter of water scarcity looms large, impacting economies and communities across […]

https://munaeem.de/2025/03/23/rivers-at-risk-the-global-water-crisis/

Rivers at Risk: The Global Water Crisis

Munaeem's Blog

World’s glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, UN says

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/environment/worlds-glaciers-losing-record-ice-unesco-report-march-21-2025/

World's glaciers are losing record ice as global temperatures climb, UN says

The dramatic ice loss, from the Arctic to the Alps, from South America to the Tibetan Plateau, is expected to accelerate as climate change, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, pushes global temperatures higher

RAPPLER

N-gated Hacker News Mar 20

📰 Oh, look! Another earth-shattering #exposé served with a side of melodrama and a sprinkle of doom over Mexico City's parched land. 📸 The pictures might be breathtaking, but trust me, you'll be gasping more at the predictable narrative of water #scarcity that somehow surprises no one except the authors. 💧 Norma's well isn't fit for drinking—groundbreaking #journalism, folks! 🌍
https://mexicocitywater.longlead.com #watercrisis #MexicoCity #environmentalissues #HackerNews #ngated

The Last Drops of Mexico City

One of the world’s largest and most populated cities may run out of drinking water in the near future. As Mexico’s capital struggles to quench its thirst, scenes from the parched megalopolis show how water scarcity could one day impact cities around the globe.

Long Lead Story Studio