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Victor

This is a wake up call: A fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing battery storage facility in California destroyed thousands of lithium batteries – and a significant amount of the state's clean energy storage capacity. Fire was allowed to burn itself out rather than engaging with it directly. Pollution post fire are water pollution from hazardous chemicals related to lithium batteries as well as plastics. #water #pollution #hazards #lithium #batterystorage #energy. newscientist.com/article/24646

New Scientist · Fire at world’s largest battery facility is a clean energy setbackBy Jeremy Hsu
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DoomsdaysCW

Startups are raking in up to $85,000 per day by recycling #gold and #copper from #electronics thrown in the trash — #EWaste 'gold mining' efforts are expanding

By Aaron Klotz
published January 31, 2024

The e-waste recycling boom is upon us.

"Did you know that the materials inside your old, outdated TV, laptop, desktop, and other electronic devices contain precious metals such as gold and copper? According to Business Insider, small startups are cashing in on the untapped potential of the e-waste industry, making as much as $85,000 per day #recycling old electronic #CircuitBoards. The initiatives will also likely continue to expand — worldwide, there's a projected $55-$60 billion worth of precious metals inside abandoned circuit boards just waiting to be collected.

"E-waste is quickly becoming one of the biggest #environmental #hazards affecting our world today. More than 50 million tons of electronics get tossed in the trash, with much of that garbage being sent to third-world countries (most notably #India) for recycling. It's an environmental nightmare that's projected to become substantially worse over the next decade due to our insatiable desire for new #phones, #laptops, #gaming #PCs, #TVs, and anything that requires electricity to run.

"On top of this, much of our e-waste doesn't get recycled at all, being left to rot in garages, #landfills, and city streets. The United States alone only collects about 15% of all the e-waste for recycling that its citizens create on a daily basis.

"The flip side to this situation is that e-waste is simultaneously becoming one of the most underrated 'gold mines' of the modern era, thanks to all of the valuable metals housed inside most circuit boards. Worldwide, there's a projected $55-$60 billion worth of precious metals inside abandoned circuit boards just waiting to be collected.

"Business Insider followed several scrappers and a small startup in Sydney, #Australia, to see how much income these smaller entities can make from recycling e-waste. It found that solo scrappers can't make a full-time income out of e-waste yet, but scrappers who work in larger organizations, particularly organizations / startups with access to heavy machinery, can generate some serious income.

"One such startup that Business Insider interviewed was #MintInnovation. Scrappers who find e-waste and drop it off at Mint Innovation can make as much as several thousand dollars per load. Mint Innovation has virtually mastered the art of metal extraction from e-waste, utilizing tons of special machines and a secret special sauce designed to break down electronic circuit boards and separate the valuable metals inside from unwanted plastics and other materials the metals are attached to.

"The fully automated setup Mint Innovation has built can generate an impressive $85,000 of income per day from the raw metals it collects from e-waste. That translates into about $30 million in income per year.

"Mint Innovation perfectly demonstrates the amount of potential income the e-waste industry can access right now. The problem, however, is that there is not a lot of infrastructure dedicated to e-waste processing, making it difficult for e-waste scavengers to make a livable income. That could easily change in the future, as e-waste pollution continues to rise and more entrepreneurs understand the income potential e-waste can generate.

"If you want to take a crack at recycling your own e-waste, we made a fun tutorial several years ago to teach you the basics.

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tomshardware.com/pc-components

How to:
tomshardware.com/picturestory/

#LessMining #MoreRecycling
#RightToRepair #LithiumMining #CopperMining #Reuse #Recycle #ReduceReuseRecycle

Tom's Hardware · Startups are raking in up to $85,000 per day by recycling gold and copper from electronics thrown in the trash — e-waste 'gold mining' efforts are expandingBy Aaron Klotz
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Nonilex

…The #earthquake was the biggest to hit #Morocco in 120yrs, toppling bldgs & walls in ancient cities made from stone & masonry not designed to withstand quakes.

“…where destructive earthquakes are #rare, bldgs are simply not constructed…to cope…, so many collapse resulting in high #casualties. …expect the final death toll to climb to thousands…. #aftershocks are likely, which will lead to further #casualties & hinder #SearchAndRescue,” Bill McGuire, prof of #geophysical & #Climate #Hazards UCL.

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks

The USGS Provides Maps & Imagery For Hurricane Response
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usgs.gov/news/featured-story/u <-- link to technical article
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apps.nationalmap.gov/event-sup <-- Geospatial Information Response Team (GIRT) hazard USGS The National Map (TNM) page
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H/T #XanFredricks
“🌊For this hurricane season, the [U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geospatial Information Response Team] GIRT has a newly designed, publicly available Event Support Map HUB site that offers access to applications, resources and information for hurricanes and other natural disasters…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #NGP #GIRT #EROS #NGTOC #HDDS #3DEP #TheNationalMap #science #maps #imagery #hurricanes #tropicalstorms #hazards #emergencyresponse #disasterresponse #firstresponders #supportmaps #realtimedata #information #response #gischat #appliedscience
@usgs #USGS

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James Collins

time for a re- #introduction 👋

I'm an incoming Ph.D. student in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, advised by Dr. Miyuki Hino.

I'm interested in climate #adaptation and #resilience, #equity, social and technical #networks, and compound #hazards.

I previously worked in local government performing research and spatial analysis.

When not working, I'm riding #bikes, walking the dog, shooting film, and sampling taco trucks.

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Dezene Huber 🌻

I really loved this #optimistic, but realistic, #editorial about climate change.

There is a lot of work we need to do. There are #hazards ahead. But, to quote:

"What if we imagined “#wealth” consisting not of the money we stuff into banks or the fossil fuel-derived goods we pile up, but of joy, beauty, friendship, community, closeness to #flourishing #nature, to good food produced without abuse of labor?"

Let's do this! 👆🏼

#ClimateChange #Conservation #ClimateJustice

washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

A single branch of a mountain ash, with a few new, bright green plumes of developing leaves. The branch arcs from bottom left across the image. A beam of sunlight illuminates the leaves. The background is a blurred jumble of forest greens and browns. Photo by me.
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Dr. Geoff Lerner

Hi! I'm Geoff Lerner, a #volcanologist from the US currently based in Mexico for my postdoc. I'm particularly interested in studying volcanic #hazards like pyroclastic flows and #lava dome collapses. I like to use a bunch of different field and lab methods, especially paleomagnetism (see photo!).

I also am interested in promoting better #inclusion in our discipline, especially when it comes to how we do our fieldwork.

Me in a blue shirt and jacket, crouching in some tall yellow-green grass on a steep slope next to an outcrop. The outcrop is grey, covered in lichen, and has a paleomagnetic compass and orienting tool sticking out of it. An open waterproof notebook is sitting on top of the outcrop next to several grey paleomagnetic drill cores. I am wearing a fairly silly looking olive green bucket hat, and my pants are held together with patterned duct tape.
#introduction#volcano#eruption
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Dr. Josh Bregy

Come check out #AGU22 session on extreme events in the paleorecord! We’re talking #prehistoric #hurricanes & #floods Tuesday afternoon & all day on Wednesday! This is a session that I’m proud to have organized & I hope it will be an #AGU regular. We love #paleohazards & hope you’ll join us as we discuss the latest research in the field! #paleotempestology #paleoclimatology #paleohydrology #hazards #extremeevents #tropicalcyclones #water #geoscience

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Dr. Josh Bregy

I’m recruiting MSc/PhD students to join my lab at #ClemsonUniversity in Fall ‘23! If you’re interested in #paleotempestology (#prehistoric #hurricanes), the hydro side of #paleoclimate, and/or records of #coastal or #hydrological #hazards, get in touch! We use multiple proxies, primarily #sediment & #treerings, to reconstruct #extreme events in the past. There are plenty of opportunities for #fieldwork & #labwork. If you’re going to #AGU22 & want to chat about this, let me know & we’ll meet up!

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Karen Fontijn

Hello! A brief #introduction: I'm a volcanologist and associate professor at the Université libre de Bruxelles 🇧🇪.

In our group, we study eruptive histories and volcanic #hazards at dormant #volcanoes in East Africa, SE Asia and S America. Many volcanoes in the East African Rift also represent important #geothermal #resources.

I care about making #volcanology a globally #inclusive #science for volcano scientists in LMI countries.

I am also an introvert, runner, and rock/metal music enthusiast.

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James Collins

#introduction 👋

I work in local government performing research and spatial analysis on land use, watershed management issues, and community perceptions. I'm currently applying to grad programs in #geography and #planning to advance my research career.

I'm interested in urban ecology, #resilience, climate #adaptation, social #equity, #infrastructure, ecosystem services, and #hazards.

When not working, I'm riding #bikes, walking the dog, sketching, and hunting for new taco trucks!

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