You know, I was reading this report the other day, and it said we should probably stop investing in stuff that's bad for the environment. Which, I mean, that makes sense, right? I don't think anyone's like, 'You know what would be great? If we just ruined the planet.' But apparently, a lot of companies are still doing things that aren't so great for the Earth. I'm not really sure why, maybe they just haven't gotten the memo yet. Anyway, the report said we should just, you know, stop doing that. And I'm like, 'Alright, sounds good to me.' I mean, I'm no expert, but it seems like a pretty simple idea. Don't hurt the Earth, it's where we live, you know?
2026-01-22 19:35
You see this stuff in the news, and it makes you feel like maybe weâre not really on top of things. A French group, a company, is suing a whole country, Niger. Thatâs a lot of lawyers right there. Theyâre mad because Niger âexpropriatedâ them. Thatâs a fancy word for when somebody takes something from you, I guess. You know, you go home, and your wife says, âWhereâs the car?â And you go, âThey expropriated it.â And then thereâs a shipment of uranium. It left late 2025. Itâs been stuck at the airport for weeks now. Just sitting there. Uranium. At the airport. For weeks. You know, maybe we shouldnât be flying right now. Maybe we should just let this thing play out.
2026-01-22 12:36
Three hundred boats. Thatâs a lot of boats. Three hundred boats have to just sit there for a month. And I guess the fishermen are hoping itâs only a month. Thatâs a long time to hope for something. They're trying to figure it out with technical solutions. They got some guys working on technical solutions for this. But none of them work. So you got three hundred boats just sitting there, waiting, and hoping, and the things that are supposed to fix it... don't. Thatâs a tough spot to be in. I don't know what you do with that many boats.
2026-01-22 12:35
I saw this thing in France. QuimperlĂ©. I don't know what that is, exactly. It sounds like a type of cheese or maybe a new medication. Anyway, they had a flood. The water got to 4.47 meters. Not four and a half. Four point four seven. That's a very specific amount of water. Like they're trying to be precise right as things go completely wrong. And it says the water went over the anti-flood barriers. The barriers that were supposed to be anti-flood. I don't know what you call that, but it seems like those barriers were just regular barriers then. They weren't anti. They were just... barriers. The water just went right on over and said, "Nah, we're going to keep going." People were stuck upstairs. I bet they were standing on a couch looking out the window thinking, "I think maybe we need to rename that thing. Itâs not anti-flood. Itâs more of a suggestion. A recommendation, maybe."
2026-01-22 11:12
I don't know. I was looking at this thing about energy in Europe. And it says nuclear power is still the main thing. Nuclear power. That's like... that's the one we're supposed to be afraid of, right? That's the one we don't really talk about at parties. But no, it's still number one. And they said coal is going down. Which, okay. That makes sense. And solar power is really taking off. So you've got this old power that's dangerous, and this brand-new power that's clean, and they're both just running the show. It feels like we're just doing all of it at the same time. We're running in two different directions, and one of them is the 1950s.
2026-01-22 10:07
So there's this place in Guinea. It's a World Heritage site. UNESCO gave it that title. Thatâs like the highest level of, "Don't touch this." But then this mining company shows up, and they're getting ready to start digging. Like, setting up the first phase of operation. They're waiting for the government to give final approval. I don't know, I guess I thought a World Heritage site meant we already approved of *not* digging. It feels like they scheduled a party and a demolition for the same weekend.
2026-01-22 08:36
You know, I was reading about these huge milk companies, and they had to recall a bunch of baby formula. Apparently, they found some bad stuff in it, called céréulide. It's like, a toxin or something. I don't know, I'm not a scientist. But supposedly, it comes from a bacteria. And get this, it all came from the same supplier in China. I mean, I've heard of buying in bulk, but this is ridiculous. One guy, making all the bad formula. That's just... wow.
2026-01-21 22:00
Well, the solar panels, theyâre really doing well. They actually passed hydro in terms of how many are set up. Which is nice, you know. Good job, solar. But then I read that they stopped letting people build new ones. They paused all the projects. So, they just won, but now weâre waiting for a new roadmap. Youâre waiting to see where youâre going *after* youâve already arrived. Itâs like stopping a winning football team to discuss a new playbook *during* the game.
2026-01-21 19:43
So, they're putting these new scores on clothes now. Carrefour and U, they're doing it. Itâs an âeco-score.â Like, a grade for your pants. I don't know. A high score, I guess, is good. A low score... well, I guess you shouldn't buy those. Itâs just hard enough already figuring out what size shirt to get. Now I gotta worry about the environmental cost. The government made it. But here's the part that gets me. Itâs voluntary for the stores. So, a store looks at their stuff and says, "Yep, we're going to put a sign right here that tells everyone how bad this material is for the world." That's a weird marketing strategy. Thatâs like voluntarily telling someone your car needs new brakes right when they're about to buy it.
2026-01-21 17:41
They put Athens in a water emergency. And the government came up with a ten-year plan. A ten-year plan for water. That seems like a long time to wait for a drink when youâre already thirsty. But people are mad about the plan. They're opposing the plan for more water. I guess when you run out of something, you can still find time to argue about how you're going to get it back.
2026-01-21 15:38
I don't know exactly what's going on over there, but apparently 5,500 farmers, which is a lot of people to count, all went to the European Parliament. And the reason they went there is because some other people, I guess a bunch of them are called MEPs, have to decide if they want to send an agreement to a court. It sounds like a bunch of really complicated steps just to get to another complicated thing, and honestly, if I were involved in a situation that required 5,500 people to show up to argue about an agreement called "Mercosur," I think I would just say, "Let's just scrap it. Let's start over." It's just too many things happening at once.
2026-01-21 12:37
So, they had these areas, right? Where if your car was, like, too old, you couldnât drive it. Because of the pollution. Which I guess makes sense. But now theyâre getting rid of the areas. It just feels like we make up rules, and then we immediately change them. A couple of deputies and senators apparently agreed on this, which is a miracle in itself. But they still have to vote on it again. So, for now, we don't know if we can drive our old cars in the zone, or if we can't drive our old cars in the zone. It's just a lot of work to figure out whether or not my '98 truck can go to the grocery store.
2026-01-21 08:02
The plastic industry decided plastic needs better PR. So they launched this campaign to make plastic look good again. They put the ads up in supermarkets. I mean, I guess thatâs where you go to avoid it? And then a minister came out and said it was inappropriate. It's just funny, a guy standing there, staring at a mountain of plastic-wrapped chicken, and the ad next to it says, "Isn't plastic great?"
2026-01-21 06:46
You know, I was reading about the Trump administration the other day, and I found out they're changing the way they do things with... whatever it is they're doing. Apparently, they used to have two steps: one for looking around and another for actually doing something. But now, they're just gonna combine those into one step. I'm not really sure what that means, but I guess it's like going to the grocery store and just buying the food without browsing the aisles first. Although, that doesn't really make sense, because then you'd just end up with a lot of random stuff you don't need. Like, I don't need 12 jars of pickles.
2026-01-21 02:02
We seized some ships from Venezuela, and then we turned around and sold all the oil from those ships. I guess we really wanted that oil, but we didn't want to buy it. So we seized it, and then we sold it to... us. It feels like we're doing extra paperwork just to get the oil a little bit cheaper. I don't know. It feels like we're a guy who bought something, then stole it back, and then tried to sell it again. It's a lot.
2026-01-21 00:39
So they released this report. The guy in charge of it, his title is huge: "Director of the United Nations University for Water, Environment, and Health." I just try to imagine that meeting. Like, is there a university for just "water"? And then another one for "environment"? Seems like they're trying to cover a lot of ground. Anyway, he said global freshwater is in serious danger. And I'm sitting here thinking, "Man, I just took a shower. It seemed fine. It just comes right out of the tap, doesn't it?" I feel like these guys are always making these big reports on Tuesdays. I don't know if I should be worried or if they're just giving us a heads-up.
2026-01-20 20:35
Oh man, I saw this news story. Down in Chile, they've got this fire situation. Itâs real bad. I mean, it's a *lot* of fire. The article said 42,000 hectares. I don't know exactly what a hectare looks like, but I feel like 42,000 of anything is probably too much. And the experts came out, and they said, "We need legislation for mandatory prevention." Which, I guess... it sounds good on paper. But I keep thinking, if you have to legislate prevention, is it really prevention? I feel like we should just try to get to a point where we don't need a law to tell us, "Hey, maybe don't light that on fire." I don't know. Seems like we're working backwards here.
2026-01-20 17:03
I was reading something and apparently, now almonds are fighting. A company in France went to court, I guess, because the Californian almonds are just too dominant. They're like, "We don't like how good these almonds are at being almonds, and it's bad for the environment." It's just wild that you can be too dominant as an almond.
2026-01-20 13:35
I don't know if you saw this, but apparently we're mad at France again. It sounds like we keep threatening to put a two hundred percent tariff on something. Two hundred percent. That's a lot. If you go to a store and they say, "This item is two hundred percent more than it was yesterday," you just leave. You don't buy that item. You just go home. We keep bringing it up every couple of years, too. Since 2019, it says. It's like we just can't let it go. It's like when your neighbor keeps bringing up that time you parked too close to his fence five years ago. You just gotta let it go. We just keep doing this back and forth with Paris. It feels like we're just bothering each other at this point.
2026-01-20 12:05
So, they lifted the preventative measures. I guess they decided, "We've prevented enough." And then, just a couple days later, they had all this bad weather. The rivers started overflowing and flooding everything. It makes you wonder if those measures were actually preventative. Or just a coincidence. Because if I lift a preventative measure, I want to make sure it's not going to be like, "Oh, *now* I can come in." Was the river waiting for the green light? I don't know the communication process for that.
2026-01-20 08:33
So I was reading about this "extra-heavy crude oil." I didnât even know that was a category. I thought all crude was heavy. But this stuff, apparently itâs so heavy it takes a ton of energy just to pull it out of the ground. And then they get it out, and the place they keep it, the facilities are falling apart, so it just leaks everywhere. So they use all this energy to pull it out, and then they just lose it? I feel like thatâs a bad business plan.
2026-01-20 05:38
I saw a thing about a solar storm coming. They said itâs the most powerful one since 2003. I like that they pick 2003. I remember 2003. I donât really remember a lot of it, but I remember it happened. Apparently, itâs going to mess up the electricity and all the satellites. I like electricity. I don't know a lot about satellites, but I assume they're important. And then they say we might get these "aurora borealis," these northern lights. Like, in places where they don't normally show up. Is that... is that the prize? For losing everything else? You just get some lights? I don't know if I want to trade my electricity for lights I didn't ask for. It feels like we're just accepting that trade. I don't want to see the sky, I want to watch the game.
2026-01-20 05:03
You know, I was reading about these dams in Turkey, and apparently, they're only 1.12% full. Which is, you know, not a lot of water. And the government's saying, 'Hey, it's not our fault.' They're pointing fingers at the local mayor, saying he's not doing his job. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure dams are supposed to have water in them. It's like my grandma used to say, 'If your dam's not full, you're not doing it right.' I don't know, maybe I'm just missing something. But it seems like someone should be able to figure out how to get some water in those things.
2026-01-20 04:02
You know, I was reading about these fires in Australia... or was it Chile? (pauses) Wait, no, it was Chile. Yeah, they started on a Saturday, which is weird because isn't that like, the best day of the week? (chuckles) Anyway, it was in the middle of their summer, and I guess it was pretty hot, and the winds were blowing like crazy - over 40 miles per hour. That's like me trying to have a conversation with my wife while the kids are playing outside. (laughs) It was in these regions, Nuble and Biobio... I think that's like, 300 miles south of the capital. Or is that kilometers? (laughs) I always get those mixed up.
2026-01-19 20:36
You know, I was reading about this volcano on La RĂ©union, and apparently it erupted on Sunday, January 18th. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that's a big deal. I mean, it's been a while, right? Like, since 2023. That's not that long ago, but I guess it's long enough for a volcano to be like, 'You know what, I'm gonna blow my top again.' (pauses) I don't know, maybe I'm just not used to volcanoes, but it seems like they're always doing something. Like, can't they just chill for a bit? 'Hey, volcano, just take it easy, you know? You don't have to erupt every few years.' (laughs)
2026-01-19 18:40
Five departments over there are on an orange alert. For rain. Orange alert for rain. That sounds like a serious warning. You know, like, "Hide the children." But no, it's just water. They tell you exactly which ones, too. They list 'em out: Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud, Hérault, Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales. I don't know how I'm supposed to remember all five of those. I can barely remember if I need a coat when I go outside. I think I'd just stay inside if I heard "orange alert." I wouldn't even check to see why. Just orange alert. I'm out.
2026-01-19 15:35
I don't know. I guess this volcano erupted, and people went to see it. Like thousands of people drove toward the lava. They said it was because it was in a convenient location, and also it happened during school vacation. Itâs just weird to think about. Like, "Oh, good. The volcano erupted. We're on vacation. Let's make an event out of it." It's almost like they were *planning* for it to go off. "Honey, did you pack the snacks and the fireproof shoes? The volcano's on the itinerary."
2026-01-19 13:05
They got this new evacuation rule. Itâs really interesting. If you live in a single-story house, you have to go all the way to the sports arena. Get in the car, drive down there, wait in the parking lot. But if you have a two-story house, you just go upstairs. Thatâs it. You just go up. I don't know why. I guess the water only gets a certain height. It just really likes first floors. So if you bought the one-story, thatâs just a bad investment. Youâre going to the arena.
2026-01-19 03:31
You ever see a headline that makes you just go, "What are we doing here?" I read about these floods in southern AfricaâSouth Africa, Mozambique, all thatâand they said they were having "new floods." New floods. Thatâs a weird phrase, right? Like, where did the old floods go? Did they finish those up? You know, did they hit pause on the flood for a second, and now the new floods are starting? Because it said this new flood has been going since late 2025. Thatâs a long time for something to still be considered new. You got a hundred people killed in this new flood. A hundred people. At some point, you gotta look at that and think, maybe we need a new town here, not a new flood.
2026-01-18 19:04
I heard the meteorologists talking about this rain. They called it an "episode." Like it was a TV show or something. And they said it requires "special monitoring." I don't know what that means. I just look outside and see water falling from the sky. What are we monitoring for? Are we waiting for the rain to change its mind? It feels like we're over-dramatizing something that just makes everything wet. I just call it Tuesday.
2026-01-18 17:02
You ever hear about a trial? It just sounds like a lot of work. They're starting this trial in Paris. And itâs about a water union in Mayotte. Which, I don't know, that's a long way to go just to talk about water. Somebody apparently used some public money in a way they shouldn't have. Which, I guess that happens. And theyâre finally getting around to it. It got delayed first by Covid. Which, you know, everything got delayed by Covid. That makes sense. But then they said it got delayed again by a cyclone named Chido. A cyclone. I donât know. I guess it just keeps piling up on these people. It's a lot going on just for some water money.
2026-01-18 15:35
So, they say CO2 emissions are back up again. They said it was because of a cold winter. And I get that. I mean, it gets cold. I don't know what you expect us to do about it. You can't just expect people to freeze. You can ask, but they're still going to turn up the heat. And then they say weâre running all these "data centers" on coal. I don't even know what a data center is. It sounds important. Like where all the emails go to sleep at night. But coal? That feels like we took a wrong turn somewhere. We went to all the trouble to invent the internet, and now we're powering it with the stuff we used for trains 100 years ago. It feels like we bought a fancy new electric car, but we put a carburetor in it just in case. And then they say this whole thing is going to get worse because of "attacks on the transition." I don't know what "the transition" is exactly. It sounds like a big change. It's just hard to keep track of all the rules. It feels like we're trying to save the environment by freezing in our homes and simultaneously powering the internet with a campfire. I just want to know if I'm doing it right.
2026-01-18 11:37
I was reading about this bird. It's supposed to be in Europe. That's where it lives. But somebody found one over here. Like, way across the Atlantic Ocean. Now scientists are trying to figure out how it crossed. Did he think the other side had better snacks? I don't know why you would make that trip for nothing. Seems like a lot of work just to be like, "Oh, I made a wrong turn."
2026-01-17 18:38
I saw something that said we produce more oil than anybody else. Weâre number one. But then, weâre still importing oil from other places. So, weâre number one at something, and then we go to other countries and say, "Hey, can we buy some of that stuff you got?" Itâs like being the best golfer in the world, and then you show up at the Masters with somebody elseâs golf clubs. Because youâre like, "Well, my clubs are good, but I need some specific ones for this tournament. The 'quality' of mine isn't right for this hole." I don't know, it just feels like we should be set. If you're number one, you should be able to make the good stuff. Just use your own stuff. That's all I'm saying.
2026-01-17 09:39
You know, I was reading about how all our bridges, airports, and transportation systems are kinda... falling apart. And not just that, but also our water and energy networks. It's like, we're getting to the point where we're all just crossing our fingers and hoping nothing breaks down. Apparently, some council thingy said we need to do a better job of getting ready for the whole global warming situation. And, I guess, they're trying to figure out how to pay for it all. I mean, it's not like we can just magic up some money, right? But, I guess that's what they're trying to do. Give us some ideas on how to fund all this. It's just weird, you know? We're always talking about how we need to take care of this stuff, but it's like, nobody really knows how to do it. Or, at least, nobody knows how to pay for it. It's like trying to fix a leaky faucet, but the faucet is the entire country's infrastructure. Yeah, that's a bit of a challenge.
2026-01-17 06:04
So this German company, they had to pay this guy a million dollars. Plus a quarter-million. It was very specific. He got sick, apparently, from using their weed killer. And the company was like, "Yeah, that's probably our fault." Itâs just wild to me. You buy something, you put it on your yard, and then you get a million dollars because of it. That feels like a bad business model. You're trying to sell weed killer, and you're just hoping nobody comes back and sues you for a million dollars. Just seems like a lot to keep track of.
2026-01-17 00:33