England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels. Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades. #water #groundwater #depletion #waterconsumption #England #rivers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/england-rivers-water-extraction-record-levels
#waterconsumption
Yonhap News Economy TV's 'Magazine Y' to feature episode on identifying healthy water and proper consumption methods, airing lifestyle and financial tips
#YonhapInfomax #YonhapNewsEconomyTV #MagazineY #HealthyWater #MineralBalance #WaterConsumption #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64383
A Planetary Boundary For Geological Resources - Exploring The Limits Of Regional Water Availability
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https://phys.org/news/2025-03-planetary-boundary-geological-resources-exploring.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adk5318 <-- shared paper
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https://im-mining.com/2023/04/26/united-thinking-on-mining-water-solutions-can-save-money-and-protect-the-environment-worley-says/ <-- shared industry article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #global #regional #water #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #mine #mining #processing #minerals #criticalmetals #energy #products #services #surfacewater #groundwater #naturalresources #resources #geology #ecosphere #technosphere #watermanagement #sustainability #sustainableuselimit #waterconsumption #industry #production #constraints #mineralproduction #economy #economics #model #modeling #coal #iron #copper #gold
interesting news about sanitation technology
instead of deluting urine in water purification unit -> use urine as fertilizer
https://p2green.eu/about/
TURNING HUMAN SANITARY WASTE INTO FERTILIZER has received funding from the #HorizonEurope research and innovation programme under No° 101081883
#Sanitaerwende
#NutrientRecycling int
Value Creation Opportunities: Value creation, key drivers and barriers within nutrient recycling
#P2Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFKkTtKLuL0&list=PLwNHSmrZdXmdb41e0t4WQE7KLTHxrXcOm
»#GenerativeAI’s #environmentalimpact: Rapid development and deployment of powerful generative #AImodels comes with increased #electricitydemand and #waterconsumption.« https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117?eicker.news #tech #media
Has anyone here already tried an #ultrasound device to #wash #clothes.
I'm curious how well this works and whether people have positive or negative feedback on this?
Example of device I've found: https://dolfi.co
#washingMachine #laundry #water #waterConsumption #sustainability #lowTech
Not to mention all the #WaterConsumption! There are plans to restart aging nuclear reactor as well as untested SMR reactors! Will #AI’s huge energy demands spur a #nuclear renaissance?
By Davide Castelvecchi
25 October 2024
Do small modular reactors carry extra risks?
"In some cases, small modular reactors 'could actually push nuclear power in a more dangerous direction', says #EdwinLyman. 'Advanced isn’t always better.'
"In particular, Lyman points out that the pebble-bed designs drawn up by #XEnergy and #Kairos would rely on high-assay low-enriched #uranium (#HALEU), which comprises 10–20% uranium-235 — compared with the 5% enrichment level required by most existing reactors (and by #NuScale’s reactor). HALEU is still classified as low-enrichment fuel (as opposed to the highly enriched uranium used to make nuclear bombs), but that distinction is misleading, Lyman says. In June, he and his collaborators — including physicist Richard Garwin, who led the design of the first hydrogen bomb — warned in a Science article that a bomb could be built with a few hundred kilograms of HALEU, with no need for further enrichment.
"Smaller reactors are also likely to produce more nuclear waste and to use fuel less efficiently, according to work reported in 2022 by Macfarlane and her collaborators. In a full-size reactor, most of the neutrons produced by the splitting of uranium travel through a large volume of fuel, meaning that they have a high probability of hitting another nucleus, rather than colliding with the walls of the reactor vessel or escaping into the surrounding building. 'When you shrink the reactor, there’s less material in there, so you will have more neutron leakage,' Macfarlane says. These rogue neutrons can be absorbed by other atomic nuclei — which would then themselves become radioactive."
Original article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03490-3
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/mODpF#selection-952.0-991.164
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Cryptocurrency #DataCenters #RethinkNotRestart #NoNukesForAI #NoNukes #NuclearHype #NeutronEmbrittlement #NuclearWaste #NotCarbonFree
Remember how #Skynet and #Terminators were just fine with a #nuclear devastated world? Hmmm... #BigTech is going all in on #NuclearPower as sustainability concerns around #AI grow
Yahoo Finance
Daniel Howley
October 23, 2024
"#ArtificialIntelligence has driven shares of tech companies like #Microsoft (#MSFT), #Amazon (#AMZN), #Nvidia (N#VDA), and #Google (GOOG, GOOGL) to new highs this year. But the technology, which companies promise will revolutionize our lives, is driving something else just as high as stock prices: #EnergyConsumption [and #WaterConsumption].
"#AI #DataCenters use huge amounts of power and could increase energy demand by as much as 20% over the next decade, according to a Department of Energy spokesperson. Pair that with the continued growth of the broader cloud computing market, and you’ve got an energy squeeze.
"But Big Tech has also set ambitious sustainability goals focused on the use of low-carbon and zero-carbon sources to reduce its impact on climate change. While renewable energy like solar and wind are certainly part of that equation, tech companies need uninterruptible power sources. And for that, they’re leaning into #NuclearPower.
"Tech giants aren’t just planning to hook into existing plants, either. They’re working with energy companies to bring mothballed facilities like Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island back online and looking to build small modular reactors (#SMRs) that take up less space than traditional plants and, the hope is, are cheaper to construct.
"But there are still plenty of questions as to whether these investments in nuclear energy will ever pan out, not to mention how long it will take to build any new reactors."
Read more:
https://www.aol.com/finance/big-tech-going-nuclear-power-201418756.html
#AI #NoNukesForAI #Cryptocurrency #WaterIsLife #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #ThreeMileIsland #TheTerminator #JudgmentDay #NuclearPowerNoThanks
"Artificial intelligence technology is guzzling water and energy in California and around the globe, yet most tech companies have not been forthcoming about the actual environmental costs of their applications"
But ChatGPT says they are working on renewable energy solutions, so don't worry.
Whatever you say, Hal
#Artificial_Intelligence
#ClimateandEnvironment
#energyconsumption
#waterconsumption
US Water & Power Can't Handle AI's Needs
#News #TechNews #AI #GenerativeAI #PowerConsumption #WaterConsumption #FutureOfTech
Daily podcast: US Water & Power Can't Handle AI's Needs
#News #TechNews #AI #GenerativeAI #PowerConsumption #WaterConsumption #FutureOfTech #podcast
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
THE OSBOURNES Break Their Silence On Ozempic; OZZY Makes Eye-Opening Confession Regarding His Time On The Osbournes TV Show; Video
#osbournepodcast #OzzyOsbourne #theosbournes #societalvalues #moralquandaries #ozempic #parentingmethods #waterconsumption #billymorrison #crackcocaine
#Ecology #Umwelt #Klima #Wasser #Water #Wasserverbrauch #Briefing 449 #Deutschland #Germany #USA #Austrocknung #OECD #Großverbraucher #Welt #Weltwasserverbrauch #WaterConsumption #Austrocknung #Bodensee #Nachhaltigkeit #Sustainability
Wie viel Wasser verbraucht die Welt? (Statista + Zusatzinfos: weitere Großverbraucher, Wasserverlust in Deutschland) | Briefing 449 | Klima, Umwelt
Strawberry Case Study: What If Farmers Had to Pay for Water? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/29/climate/california-farmers-water-tax.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
#water #sustainable #WaterConsumption #ClimateChangeAdaptation
My take on the many articles I'm reading on Mastodon saying Bitcoin uses a pool of water for each transaction. A quick read shows this is based on incorrect assumptions and (in my opinion) dishonest calculations based on indirect water use. #Bitcoin #crypto #cryptocurrency #cryptocurrencies #WaterConsumption #CellReportsSustainability
https://mastodon.social/@dhuyvetter/111505806423371577
#ExxonLied before, #Exxon will lie again! REAL oversight is needed (not just revolving door lobbyist/government/corporate shill phonies)!
What do frontline communities want to know about lithium extraction? Identifying research areas to support environmental justice in Lithium Valley, California
Elsevier
Energy Research & Social Science
Volume 99, May 2023,
Abstract:
"#CleanEnergy technologies provide global benefits through climate mitigation and many local #environmental benefits for consumers. However, the supply chains that produce them inevitably impose some environmental burden on the communities where they operate. To align with the principles of environmental justice, the burdens and benefits of clean energy supply chains should be distributed equitably, with decision-making processes that empower local communities to participate. Academic research can play a key role as a source of transparent information that addresses the concerns of frontline communities; however, this requires deliberate effort during the initial stages of research to understand what those concerns are and seek data that will respond to them. As a case study, this article analyzes public meetings about a developing lithium industry in Imperial, California, and reviews relevant literature to build a research agenda that is guided by the priorities of local stakeholders. We find that #WaterConsumption, public #health impacts, local employment, and opportunities to participate are high-priority topics for community members. We also compare the content of discussions across groups, finding that participants in community-focused meetings mainly asked about the local impacts of the process, whereas state-led discussions focused on the sustainability of direct lithium extraction (#DLE) compared to conventional production methods. To address the priorities of frontline communities, we recommend evaluating water consumption in the context of regional availability, including local air emissions and waste streams in sustainability analyses, and monitoring the impact on local employment over time to ensure the promises made during development accrue to communities.
"One promising alternative is direct lithium extraction (DLE), a method of separating lithium from brine through chemical processing rather than relying on the slower process of natural evaporation. DLE enables lithium recovery from lower-concentration sources of brine, including mineral-rich geothermal fluids that are already brought to the surface for energy production. DLE has a smaller physical and water footprint than status quo production methods and can use energy from onsite geothermal power plants, resulting in lower carbon emissions. However, DLE is an emerging technology, and most information about the process and its impact comes from the #industry rather than #peerreviewed literature or other independent sources."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629623001032
Median household water consumption decreased by 7% in 2022
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-dmpwc/domesticmeteredpublicwaterconsumption2022/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Domestic+Metered+Public+Water+Consumption+2022&utm_term=Domestic+Metered+Public+Water+Consumption+2022
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Environment #Water #PublicWater #WaterConsumption #EnvironmentalBehaviours #Climate
Another great article from Digital Limits, this time about the impacts of digital technologies on water consumption.
https://digitallimits.substack.com/p/digital-limits-watch-9
Encore un super article de Limites Numeriques, cette fois sur la consommation en eau du numérique.
https://limitesnumeriques.substack.com/p/limites-numeriques-9
@bespacific
I've seen a lot of recent #WaterConsumption posts in relation to AI. I don't get it. This isn't like fracking with water is it? Is the water unusable after it's been used to cool chips?
As they race to capitalize on a craze for #generativeAI, leading tech developers including #Microsoft, #OpenAI and #Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their #AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive #semiconductors to an increase in #waterconsumption. But they’re often secretive about the specifics. Few people in Iowa knew about its status as a birthplace of #OpenAI’s most advanced #largelanguagemodel, #GPT-4 #watershortage #ClimateCrisis https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4
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