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1 day ago

Carney's Major Projects Bill Could Be a Fast Track to Catastrophe | The Walrus

I am someone with decades of experience working on large mining, oil and gas, and environmental projects in many capacities-from Peru to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from Patagonia to Northern Canada. I have been at the tip of the spear for construction but also on teams managing ecological impacts. I have seen first-hand how well a project can go but also the disaster that can befall it if it is rushed.
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6 days ago

EU proposes exempting AI gigafactories from environmental assessments

The European Commission proposes allowing member states to exempt datacentres, AI gigafactories and affordable housing from mandatory environmental impact assessments.
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