"At more than half of the hundreds of garbage dumps surveyed — in the largest assessment yet of such emissions — most of the pollution flowed from leaks, creating concentrated plumes. The researchers found these super-emitting points can persist for months or even years, and account for almost 90 percent of all measured #methane from the #landfills. Tackling these hotspots could be a huge stride toward lowering emission rates"
Worms are not gross: they're our friends and allies.
"The potential benefits from expanded, well-run #composting systems are many — and the threat of #ClimateChange has renewed interest [in] ways to reduce damaging emissions.
That’s largely because when living things are composted, the carbon is stored in the soil rather than released into the atmosphere. In #landfills, that food generates methane, an even more potent greenhouse gas than CO2."
NOT ACCEPTABLE! If #Microsoft is going to pull this kind of SHIT, they need to take care of all the #eWaste ! Or better yet, SUPPORT LEGACY PRODUCTS!!!
#Windows10 end of life could prompt torrent of e-waste as 240 million devices set for scrapheap
By Ross Kelly
published December 21, 2023
"As Windows 10 end of life approaches, analysts are concerned that millions of devices will be scrapped due to incompatibility
"Analysts have warned Windows 10 end of life plans could spark a global torrent of e-waste, with millions of devices expected to be scrapped in the coming years.
"Research from Canalys shows that up to 240 million #PCs globally could be terminated as a result of the shift over to Windows 11, raising critical questions about device refreshes and the responsibility of vendors to extend life cycles.
"A key concern highlighted by Canalys was Microsoft’s current practices regarding Windows 11 device compatibility.
"Minimum system requirements for installing Windows 11 on a PC mean users must have a processor of at least 1 GHz or faster along with a minimum of 4GB RAM. Storage requirements are also set to a minimum of 64GB.
"Many of the devices set for scrapping after the Windows 10 support deadline, set for October 2025, won’t meet these requirements despite being in 'good condition' and potentially #recycled [or repaired] by enterprises.
"The consultancy added that many of these 240 million devices will end up in #landfill."
There are so many great technologies allowing us to move away from #FossilFuels. This new technique could allow us to mine #landfills and county dumps for the #plastics we shouldn't even be making and turn them directly into #hydrogen fuel. Win-win.
What about all the old phones and old laptops and old pcs and all poison going into the earth everytime the hype-cycle sells #consumers on the new hotness?
I swear people really just don't actually care huh??
Of course it's just my dumb ass trying to talk sense to the internet... lol