fwiw this type of pollution has already killed both Pinterest and Spotify to me
"The number of game pages being created per-day has doubled in the past 2 months"
Itch is being flooded by AI-generated garbage:
aftermath.site/itch-ai-games-...
Itch is being flooded by AI-generated garbage:
aftermath.site/itch-ai-games-...
November 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
fwiw this type of pollution has already killed both Pinterest and Spotify to me
When it comes to oil field pollution in Oklahoma, one company’s name comes up more than any other: Citation Oil & Gas.
“They just operate however they want. They've had major pollution issues, and you can’t really touch them,” one state employee said.
with @readfrontier.bsky.social
“They just operate however they want. They've had major pollution issues, and you can’t really touch them,” one state employee said.
with @readfrontier.bsky.social
This Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.
Staff at an Oklahoma regulatory agency spent over a year building a case against Citation Oil & Gas, a company notorious for oil field pollution. Instead of disciplining the company, agency leaders ch...
www.propublica.org
October 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When it comes to oil field pollution in Oklahoma, one company’s name comes up more than any other: Citation Oil & Gas.
“They just operate however they want. They've had major pollution issues, and you can’t really touch them,” one state employee said.
with @readfrontier.bsky.social
“They just operate however they want. They've had major pollution issues, and you can’t really touch them,” one state employee said.
with @readfrontier.bsky.social
I have a better term: Pollution Factories. Because all they do is pollute.
They cause a significant uptick in air pollution, noise pollution, and ecosystem pollution. They pollute the internet with digital asbestos. They pollute society with scientifically proven brain rot.
All they do is pollute
They cause a significant uptick in air pollution, noise pollution, and ecosystem pollution. They pollute the internet with digital asbestos. They pollute society with scientifically proven brain rot.
All they do is pollute
November 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I have a better term: Pollution Factories. Because all they do is pollute.
They cause a significant uptick in air pollution, noise pollution, and ecosystem pollution. They pollute the internet with digital asbestos. They pollute society with scientifically proven brain rot.
All they do is pollute
They cause a significant uptick in air pollution, noise pollution, and ecosystem pollution. They pollute the internet with digital asbestos. They pollute society with scientifically proven brain rot.
All they do is pollute
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
England’s water companies failed on environment.
Sewage dumped in rivers. 2666 pollution incidents in England in 2025, 40% more on 2016.
Execs rewarded, none prosecuted. Customers fleeced.
Even with nationalization, it will take a generation to recover.
Sewage dumped in rivers. 2666 pollution incidents in England in 2025, 40% more on 2016.
Execs rewarded, none prosecuted. Customers fleeced.
Even with nationalization, it will take a generation to recover.
Eight of England’s nine water companies still failing on environment, report finds
Angela Eagle tells industry ‘people are sick of excuses’ as pollution levels remain high despite billions in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:18 AM
England’s water companies failed on environment.
Sewage dumped in rivers. 2666 pollution incidents in England in 2025, 40% more on 2016.
Execs rewarded, none prosecuted. Customers fleeced.
Even with nationalization, it will take a generation to recover.
Sewage dumped in rivers. 2666 pollution incidents in England in 2025, 40% more on 2016.
Execs rewarded, none prosecuted. Customers fleeced.
Even with nationalization, it will take a generation to recover.
Pollution is stifling.
November 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Pollution is stifling.
Good riddance to Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining increases levels of air pollution harmful to human health
During the study period 34 Bitcoin mines consumed 33% more electricity than city of Los Angeles, with vast majority of this electricity coming from fossil fuels
hsph.harvard.edu/news/bitcoin...
Bitcoin mining increases levels of air pollution harmful to human health
During the study period 34 Bitcoin mines consumed 33% more electricity than city of Los Angeles, with vast majority of this electricity coming from fossil fuels
hsph.harvard.edu/news/bitcoin...
Bitcoin mining increases levels of air pollution harmful to human health | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Bitcoin mining—the process through which computers generate cryptocurrency tokens—exposes millions of Americans to harmful air pollution each year, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School.
hsph.harvard.edu
October 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Good riddance to Bitcoin
Bitcoin mining increases levels of air pollution harmful to human health
During the study period 34 Bitcoin mines consumed 33% more electricity than city of Los Angeles, with vast majority of this electricity coming from fossil fuels
hsph.harvard.edu/news/bitcoin...
Bitcoin mining increases levels of air pollution harmful to human health
During the study period 34 Bitcoin mines consumed 33% more electricity than city of Los Angeles, with vast majority of this electricity coming from fossil fuels
hsph.harvard.edu/news/bitcoin...
The noise pollution from data centers doesn’t just affect humans. It affects wildlife. On land or oceanic.
November 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The noise pollution from data centers doesn’t just affect humans. It affects wildlife. On land or oceanic.
This type of pollution has killed most of the Internet for me lol
November 2, 2026 at 5:58 AM
This type of pollution has killed most of the Internet for me lol
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.
techcrunch.com
October 31, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
97 year old skunktaur still makes pollution the old fashioned way
November 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
97 year old skunktaur still makes pollution the old fashioned way
"We're going off grid using gas, to reduce bills" - no, you're not. You're switching from the power grid to the gas grid. Plus you're raising the costs of air pollution and climate pollution.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paczyzak_7-uk-data-centers-secured-154-twh-of-gas-share-7521501546384150529-J_5H/?rcm=ACoAABBbg1kBL4bGVwJOur529vIonS7OTt82ADg
www.linkedin.com
November 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"We're going off grid using gas, to reduce bills" - no, you're not. You're switching from the power grid to the gas grid. Plus you're raising the costs of air pollution and climate pollution.
even apart from the environmental damage, the mass theft and enclosure of knowledge and creative labour, the economic crisis, and the psychological and cognitive hazards, this deliberate pollution of the human archive *alone* is reason to oppose AI
November 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
even apart from the environmental damage, the mass theft and enclosure of knowledge and creative labour, the economic crisis, and the psychological and cognitive hazards, this deliberate pollution of the human archive *alone* is reason to oppose AI
So was pollution in the 70's.
November 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
So was pollution in the 70's.
SpaceX lost a bid to toss an NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from its data center operations in Greater Memphis... www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/x...
SpaceX loses bid to toss NAACP lawsuit over Memphis data center air pollution
The Colossus data centers and a power plant that SpaceXAI is also building in Southaven, Mississippi, have faced community backlash for years.
www.cnbc.com
October 31, 2026 at 7:42 PM
SpaceX lost a bid to toss an NAACP lawsuit over air pollution from its data center operations in Greater Memphis... www.cnbc.com/2026/10/31/x...
"Nearly 15 years worth of hard-won pollution reduction efforts are set to be undone in the United States, as a wave of data centers powered by gas plants enters construction."
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November 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Nearly 15 years worth of hard-won pollution reduction efforts are set to be undone in the United States, as a wave of data centers powered by gas plants enters construction."
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PRESS RELEASE: Agricultural pollution threatens our drinking water.
Greenpeace International joins almost 90 organisations urging WHO to review nitrate limits as studies link exposure to cancer and birth risks. Governments must tackle intensive farming pollution.
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Greenpeace International joins almost 90 organisations urging WHO to review nitrate limits as studies link exposure to cancer and birth risks. Governments must tackle intensive farming pollution.
act.gp/4il6PKZ
Global coalition urges WHO to update decades-old drinking water guidelines as studies link nitrate pollution to cancer and birth risks - Greenpeace International
Over 80 leading global health, environment, and food advocacy organisations including Greenpeace International, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems and the World Organizatio...
act.gp
November 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
PRESS RELEASE: Agricultural pollution threatens our drinking water.
Greenpeace International joins almost 90 organisations urging WHO to review nitrate limits as studies link exposure to cancer and birth risks. Governments must tackle intensive farming pollution.
act.gp/4il6PKZ
Greenpeace International joins almost 90 organisations urging WHO to review nitrate limits as studies link exposure to cancer and birth risks. Governments must tackle intensive farming pollution.
act.gp/4il6PKZ
bumper sticker that says "honk if you hate noise pollution"
October 28, 2026 at 7:18 PM
bumper sticker that says "honk if you hate noise pollution"
Pollution! Smog! Terror!
November 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Pollution! Smog! Terror!
Louisiana has among the highest rates of infant mortality and industrial emissions in the US. Previous studies have linked Louisiana’s toxic air pollution to low birthweights and high cancer rates among Black and impoverished communities.
Babies more likely to have heart defects from Louisiana’s areas with industrial pollution, study finds
Compared to infants in the state’s low-pollution areas, the odds were 4.3 times higher for babies from toxic hotspots
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Louisiana has among the highest rates of infant mortality and industrial emissions in the US. Previous studies have linked Louisiana’s toxic air pollution to low birthweights and high cancer rates among Black and impoverished communities.
Ozone pollution reached dangerous levels for billions of people in 2026: www.earth.com/environment/...
Ozone pollution reached dangerous levels for billions of people in 2026
A new global report reveals that billions of people faced unhealthy ground-level ozone pollution in 2026, with Asia experiencing the worst exposure.
www.earth.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Ozone pollution reached dangerous levels for billions of people in 2026: www.earth.com/environment/...
Aaaand more microplastic pollution.
November 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Aaaand more microplastic pollution.
"Hey guys, I'm using the plagiarism and pollution machine... but I'm woke! So it's okay!"
November 1, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"Hey guys, I'm using the plagiarism and pollution machine... but I'm woke! So it's okay!"
