“Just as #naturalresource #extraction is subject to #taxation, the “extraction” of cultural resources by #AIcompanies ought to be subject to robust public #regulation and taxation.” open.substack.com/pub/victorsh...

AI and the Means of Intellectu...
AI and the Means of Intellectual Production

AI isn’t so much a break with past history as a continuation of capitalism’s accelerating tendencies—with humanity’s collective data as its training set, and with millions of jobs at risk.

The Theory Brief

Thanks to Malthus, we have focused on food as the limit to population growth. For some reason, we have failed to consider how demands on other resources may have limits that we cannot afford to cross.

The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/12/global-sand-crisis-land-reclamation-extraction?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#Ecosystems #ExtractiveIndustries #NaturalResource #LimitsToGrowth

The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced

It is the most extracted solid material on Earth – but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoods

The Guardian

Green Rameswaram Trust (under VK-NARDEP), has been honoured with the Governor's Award 2025 for Environmental Protection (Institution Category). The award was presented by the Honourable Governor of Tamil Nadu at Lok Bhavan, Chennai, on 26 January 2026. Shri Ramakrishnan ji, Prakalpa Pramukh, VK-NARDEP received the award, a recognition of committed service towards a greener and more sustainable future.

#vivekanandakendra #naturalresource #enviornment

So the orange #fascist is now strong-arming #Venezuela regarding..looks at notes..drugs, yet pardons the former president of #Honduras after he was found guilty of facilitating the import of more than 500 tons of #cocaine into the US.

This is not about #drugs.
It's about #oil, a #NaturalResource

Who will he try to strong-arm next?#Canada? #Greenland?

#StopTrump

Sau cơn lũ đầu tháng 10, hơn 100.000m³ cát vàng bất ngờ trôi dạt vào thôn Làng Chút, xã Văn Bàn (Lào Cai), ước tính trị giá 30-35 tỷ đồng. Lo sợ người dân tự ý khai thác, chính quyền xã đã lập tổ gồm 10 người thay phiên nhau canh gác 24/7 để bảo vệ "mỏ vàng" bất đắc dĩ này.

#Gold #Vietnam #LaoCai #Flood #NaturalResource #CátVàng #LũLụt #TàiNguyên #VănBàn #DânSinh

https://vietnamnet.vn/mo-vang-troi-vao-ban-sau-con-lu-xa-lap-to-10-nguoi-thay-nhau-canh-gac-2456037.html

'Mỏ vàng' trôi vào bản sau cơn lũ, xã lập tổ 10 người thay nhau canh gác

Cơn lũ đầu tháng 10 vừa qua mang theo hơn 100.000m3 cát vàng đổ về thôn Làng Chút, xã Văn Bàn (Lào Cai). Theo lãnh đạo địa phương, lượng cát này có giá khoảng 30-35 tỷ đồng.

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“His government’s emphasis on #economic #growth is welcome, given Canada’s dismal record on #productivity and #innovation, but its focus on #natural-resource #infrastructure reveals an #industrialpolicy stuck in the last century.” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/ai-n... #MarkCarney

Canada must treat AI literacy ...
Canada must treat AI literacy as its next great nation-building project

Canada’s next nation-building project should be AI literacy: empowering every citizen to harness artificial intelligence for innovation and growth.

Policy Options
The #BuildingCanadaAct, which would give cabinet SWEEPING powers to fast-track #NaturalResource and #Infrastructure projects deemed "in the national interest", has raised CONSIDERABLY more concerns from #Indigenous peoples and #Environmental groups. #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦 nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

Senate adopts Carney's fast-tr...
Senate adopts Carney's fast-tracked major projects bill — well before Canada Day deadline

Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade by July 1 to have 'one Canadian economy.'

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