Photo: Taylor Vick/Unsplash Data centres are giant industrial collections of servers that store and process data underlying the modern information economy. Most policies concerning the installation, use and maintenance of data centres ignore an important aspect: their environmental impact. They are online 24/7 and require power back-up and a captiveContinue Reading
Human health and the natural environment are indivisible. A recent article in the journal The Lancet reminds us that “economic decisions on the environment have major impacts on human health, and health and wellness depend on a flourishing environment.” Those living in vast cities may find this statement difficult toContinue Reading
LONDON: Sami Khoreibi is a seasoned entrepreneur and an investor in sustainable technology. Recognized by MIT Technology Review as a “Top 5 (Arab) innovator under 35,” Khoreibi is the founder and CEO of Incubayt Investments, a Dubai-based fund supporting entrepreneurs via access to capital, management and marketing insight. A native ofContinue Reading
Wars have always been a part of human history. There are many costs of wars; they kill, injure and disable people also causes major trauma and mental issues in survivors. Nature is not left out in all this chaos. Through history we know how many natural ecosystems have beenContinue Reading
News Editorial Board Cryptocurrency mining operations are underway or in process at sites in Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda. North America’s largest crypto mining company, Foundry, is located in Rochester. Drawn to upstate New York for its abundance of inexpensive power, the cryptocurrency industry promises to bring good-paying jobs toContinue Reading
Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. Cannabis is often positioned as the next frontier in green agriculture. In reality, much of the industry’s current direction is neither sustainable nor forward-thinking for the environment. The majority ofContinue Reading
This article is the first of a two-part series on plastic and climate change. The second article will be published on 14 March 2022. Found from the peaks of Mount Everest to the depths of the ocean and inside every organ in our body, plastic is all around us, inContinue Reading
In Part 1, I discussed the more well-known environmental costs of warfare. Explaining the hidden costs to the environment is harder, though. Not only are there new methods of warfare, like cyberattacks, to account for, but there are also lingering environmental problems this particular conflict could lead to. To reallyContinue Reading
A protest that shut down traffic at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Detroit has forced automakers to halt production on both sides of the border and exacerbated turmoil to an auto industry already stressed by a computer chip shortage. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Honda MotorContinue Reading
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you a balanced view of sustainability news. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. The European Commission is moving forward with plans to recognize a role for natural gas and nuclear energy in achieving carbon neutrality by 2050—albeit with a number ofContinue Reading
