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As a Glacier Retreats, a Gold Mine Advances. Why Are Some Locals Angry? – State of the Planet

On the banks of the Tulsequah River, the abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine leaks acid mine drainage into salmon habitat. Photo: Chris Miller/SFU News A small Canadian mining company, Canagold, is seeking permits and approvals to renew gold mining operations at a remote site in northwestern British Columbia (B.C.). Called the New Polaris Mine, it faces […]
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Hyperscale data centres will ‘turbocharge emissions’

Strain However, incredibly, there is as yet no national level guidance on planning for water use by data centres – and the operators themselves have been unwilling to give detailed information.  The industry likes to talk up its use of air-cooling, or to indicate how much of its water is actually recycled. But air-cooling and […]
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Yushu Xia’s Mission To Support a Healthier Planet – State of the Planet

Courtesy of Yushu Xia From a young age, Yushu Xia was keenly aware of the importance of environmental health—a passion sparked by her grandfather, a geology professor and author of popular science books who inspired her love for science and education. Today, Xia combines these interests as an assistant research professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, […]
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Sovereign forests

There might be ways to harvest resources responsibly, but a cleaner option is a shift in cultural attitudes to reduce consumption among industrialised nations. Public outcry could leverage pressure on politicians to enlarge ranges for flora and fauna.  Profit Considering the waste that has resulted over the past hundreds of years by industrial societies, modern […]
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Will New Areas Uncovered by Glacier Melt Boost Swiss Hydropower and Clean Energy Goals? – State of the Planet

The Rhône glacier in the Swiss Alps. Credit: Jean-Paul Wettstein/Pexels A report from the Swiss Federal Council states that terrain newly exposed by glacier melt may allow for expanded hydropower infrastructure. Facilities in these areas could generate up to 3,900 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy annually by 2050, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes. […]
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New EAT-Lancet Report Is a Sustainable Food Systems Roadmap – State of the Planet

Aerial view of agriculture fields at Xiachuan Island. Credit: wonry/IStock The much-anticipated second EAT-Lancet Commission on Healthy, Sustainable and Just Food Systems has been released, building on the landmark 2019 report that first defined the “Planetary Health Diet.” Professor of Climate Jessica Fanzo served as a commissioner, while her postdoctoral fellow, Bianca Carducci, contributed as […]
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The real power brokers

Similarly, the big four professional services companies – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC – all make fortunes helping the fossil fuel industry. While they generally talk a good game on climate action, in reality, they aren’t in the business of putting major clients out of business.  Extraction Together, these firms produce a vast economic interest vested in the status quo, […]
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Water, Youth and Climate Action – State of the Planet

The Columbia Climate School is excited to announce the Ripple Effects: Water in a Warming World pre-college virtual workshop for fall 2025. Water covers over 70 percent of our planet and is essential to life—from sustaining ecosystems and regulating climate to providing the drinking water communities rely on every day. But as climate change accelerates, […]
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A century of Woodcraft Folk

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, the former MP for Brighton Kemptown, started attending his local group aged six. Three decades later, having spent seven years in parliament, he has now been appointed chief executive of the charity he grew up in.  Responsibilities “It guided my most formative work” he tells me “I went into politics because of Woodcraft […]
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