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India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is running dry as residents urged to take fewer showers and use disposable cutlery
Bengaluru, IndiaCNN —
The water tanker arrives once every two weeks, its 1,000 liters expected to serve hundreds of people in this suburb of India’s most high-tech metropolis, where women carrying empty buckets come clamoring to quench their thirst.
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The tech hub, known as India’s “Silicon Valley” and home to giant multinationals like Infosys and Wipro, requires about 2 billion liters (528 million gallons) of water for its nearly 14 million residents every day. But those numbers dwindled to alarming levels, falling about 50% over the past week, according to the chairman of the city’s water supply and sewage board, V. Ram Prasat Manohar.
Residents have been advised to use water sparingly – encouraged to bathe on alternate days, use disposable cutlery, and limit washing clothes and utensils.
It’s a crisis that has been described as dire by those who live in Bengaluru – and experts warn it is only going to get worse as mercury levels climb in the lead up to summer.
Glad the big-brains are stepping up to solve our existential crisis.
National Grid proposes £58bn to upgrade UK's electricity network
UK's National Grid has outlined a new £58bn ($74bn) investment programme to revamp the UK’s electricity grid.
www.power-technology.com
water up, energy up, profits up, bonuses up. (council tax up, food bank usage up, nhs waiting times up, average age of mortality down)
britain is a failed state, get out if you can.
National Grid proposes £58bn to upgrade UK's electricity network
UK's National Grid has outlined a new £58bn ($74bn) investment programme to revamp the UK’s electricity grid.
water up, energy up, profits up, bonuses up. (council tax up, food bank usage up, nhs waiting times up, average age of mortality down)
britain is a failed state, get out if you can.
Thankfully we will have a government regulator to sort out the Premier League like they have done for the Energy and Water markets in the UK.
tsubaki
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National Grid proposes £58bn to upgrade UK's electricity network
UK's National Grid has outlined a new £58bn ($74bn) investment programme to revamp the UK’s electricity grid.
water up, energy up, profits up, bonuses up. (council tax up, food bank usage up, nhs waiting times up, average age of mortality down)
britain is a failed state, get out if you can.
this sort of thing is what they should have been spending their bonuses / dividends on though
The Grid is ancient and massively outdated.
orchard
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Media:
Published: 10:42, 21 March 2024
Updated: 13:20, 21 March 2024
A solar farm which could power 5,000 homes has been rejected by a Green-led district council over fears it could visually harm the landscape.
Power firm RNA Energy first put forward the plans for a 55-acre solar array - the size of 30 football pitches - at Pent Farm, Postling, in December 2022.
Reality:
"3 Green, 1 Labour voted in favour. 1 Green, 3 Labour, 2 Tory, 1 Lib Dem, 1 Independent voted against.
https://shepwaygreenparty.com/planning-committee-refuses-solar-farm-on-pilgrims-way-farmland/
Huge solar farm at Postling, near Folkestone, rejected by council
By: Daniel Esson, Local Democracy Reporter desson@thekmgroup.co.ukPublished: 10:42, 21 March 2024
Updated: 13:20, 21 March 2024
A solar farm which could power 5,000 homes has been rejected by a Green-led district council over fears it could visually harm the landscape.
Power firm RNA Energy first put forward the plans for a 55-acre solar array - the size of 30 football pitches - at Pent Farm, Postling, in December 2022.
Reality:
"3 Green, 1 Labour voted in favour. 1 Green, 3 Labour, 2 Tory, 1 Lib Dem, 1 Independent voted against.
https://shepwaygreenparty.com/planning-committee-refuses-solar-farm-on-pilgrims-way-farmland/
- It's not a "Green council" (in fact the body in question is a planning committee)
- 3 of the 4 greens on the committee voted for it
- the one Green being quoted there switching their position would not have swung it"
orchard
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AI companies eye fossil fuels to meet booming energy demand
Recent reports suggest renewable energy sources alone won’t be enough to meet data centers' increasingly intensive power needs.BY MACK DEGEURIN | PUBLISHED MAR 25, 2024 2:00 PM EDT
It takes massive amounts of energy to power the data center brains of popular artificial intelligence models. That demand is only growing. In 2024, many of Silicon Valley’s largest tech giants and hoards of budding, well-funded startups have (very publically) aligned themselves with climate action–awash with PR about their sustainability goals, their carbon neutral pledges, and their promises to prioritize recycled materials. But as AI’s intensive energy demands become more apparent, it seems like many of those supposed green priorities could be jeopardized.
A March International Energy Agency forecast estimates input-hungry AI models and cryptocurrency mining combined could cause data centers worldwide to double their energy use in just two years. Recent reports suggest tech leaders interested in staying relevant in the booming AI race may consider turning to old-fashioned, carbon-emitting energy sources to help meet that demand.
Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center
Michelle Lewis | Mar 5 2024 - 8:06 am PT
They'll end up fighting wars over water in the very near future..India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is running dry as residents urged to take fewer showers and use disposable cutlery
Bengaluru, IndiaCNN —
The water tanker arrives once every two weeks, its 1,000 liters expected to serve hundreds of people in this suburb of India’s most high-tech metropolis, where women carrying empty buckets come clamoring to quench their thirst.
[...]
The tech hub, known as India’s “Silicon Valley” and home to giant multinationals like Infosys and Wipro, requires about 2 billion liters (528 million gallons) of water for its nearly 14 million residents every day. But those numbers dwindled to alarming levels, falling about 50% over the past week, according to the chairman of the city’s water supply and sewage board, V. Ram Prasat Manohar.
Residents have been advised to use water sparingly – encouraged to bathe on alternate days, use disposable cutlery, and limit washing clothes and utensils.
It’s a crisis that has been described as dire by those who live in Bengaluru – and experts warn it is only going to get worse as mercury levels climb in the lead up to summer.
Glad the big-brains are stepping up to solve our existential crisis.
Canada will be invaded by the US. Guaranteed.
orchard
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I think they are, and Corporations don't need to invade a financially open nation, they've already surrendered their resources. As you can see highlighted above, the corporations will take what they want, it's the citizens, SME's and small farms that will suffer.
Have you seen the amount of land that Bill Gates has been buying up? Its incredible. Dark forces in action..
orchard
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Dyson over here too, although it could be for IHT avoidance in the UK, not sure about the US though mate. Get control of those assets whilst you're on top FTW.
Number 2 in Austin powers predicted all of this
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