climate change mitigation
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Google’s Geothermal Energy Project Now Powers Nevada Data Centers
Google is now using geothermal energy to meet the massive power needs of its data centers. Google announced a first-of-its-kind geothermal project is now operational in Nevada in a blog post on Tuesday, using heat from the Earth’s core as energy. The tech giant has been carbon neutral since 2007, meaning it purchased carbon offsets…
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MIT Scientists Propose Space Bubbles to Reverse the Worst of Climate Change
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology believe that we can mitigate the worst of climate change with… space bubbles. They’ve outlined a strategy in which a huge raft of bubbles, carefully positioned between Earth and the Sun, would deflect sunlight (and thus heat) to stop further global warming.
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Biden Admin Makes Multibillion-Dollar Carbon Dioxide Removal Promise
The federal government is banking big on the idea of a climate change “undo” button.
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‘I Should Be Able to Go Outside’: Why a Utah Teen Is Suing Over Polluted Air
Fifteen-year-old Natalie R. is fed up with the poor air quality in her home state of Utah. But rather than simply complain, she and a group of other young people are taking on who they see as the enablers of this pollution: government officials who continue to green-light fossil fuel development.