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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who grew up poor in the 1960s and 70s develop a specific relationship to waste - they can't throw away a half-used candle or a rubber band or a piece of foil, not from habit, but because their nervous system still treats abundance as temporar - Silicon Canals
Scarcity during childhood shapes the brain's stress-response architecture, leading to lasting changes in emotion regulation and threat detection.
London startup
fromComputerWeekly.com
4 days agoDatacentre developers tout benefits to local communities, but do they deliver? | Computer Weekly
Datacentre developments are causing challenges for local businesses, raising concerns about energy consumption and community impact despite potential local benefits.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day agoMore than 200,000 lost their homes in the L.A. County fires. For people already on the streets, the damage ran deeper
Over 75% of homeless residents affected by the 2025 wildfires reported injuries or major life disruptions, highlighting the link between climate disasters and homelessness.
Agriculture
fromEarth911
1 month agoConvenience Comes at the Environment's Expense
Fast delivery convenience carries significant environmental costs through packaging waste, carbon emissions, and resource consumption, but individual yard management choices can meaningfully reduce environmental impact at a local scale.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoA delightful day at the dump: The trick is not to leave with more stuff than I arrived with!'
A recycling centre's ReUse shop in London salvages discarded items including unusual specimens like embalmed animals, vintage furniture, and antiques to resell rather than send to landfill.
fromEarth911
2 months agoEarth911 Inspiration: Waste Can End With You
We can make changes to reduce our waste by precycling when we shop, reducing what we purchase, reusing items to get the most use out of them, and recycling when possible. But when we have items to throw away, please dispose of trash responsibly and don't litter. Let's reduce our waste and clean up our planet. It's our only home.
Environment
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoOpinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth and save ourselves.
AI's environmental impact is severe, with 2025 freshwater consumption exceeding global bottled water use and projected energy demands by 2034 matching India's entire consumption, requiring immediate action.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months agoThe Guardian view on risks from biodiversity collapse: warnings must be heeded before it's too late | Editorial
Originally due to be published in the autumn, the review appears to have had some sections removed. An earlier version is reported to have included warnings about the risks of eco-terrorism and the growing likelihood of war between China, India and Pakistan due to competition over a shrinking water supply from the Himalayas.
Environment
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