"An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space
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"An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space.
MethaneSAT had been collecting emissions data and images from drilling sites, pipelines, and processing facilities around the world since March, but went off course around 10 days ago, the Environmental Defense Fund, which led the initiative, said."
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"An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been lost in space.
MethaneSAT had been collecting emissions data and images from drilling sites, pipelines, and processing facilities around the world since March, but went off course around 10 days ago, the Environmental Defense Fund, which led the initiative, said."
"MethaneSAT — which made its findings publicly available — was able to detect relatively small methane leaks over mid-sized areas. Its primary focus was methane detection, particularly from oil and gas production and distribution, while some of the other satellites have a wider variety of purposes and not all make their findings public."
https://www.ft.com/content/9d2a2842-09e8-4d14-addf-cbac4adaf95e
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"MethaneSAT — which made its findings publicly available — was able to detect relatively small methane leaks over mid-sized areas. Its primary focus was methane detection, particularly from oil and gas production and distribution, while some of the other satellites have a wider variety of purposes and not all make their findings public."
https://www.ft.com/content/9d2a2842-09e8-4d14-addf-cbac4adaf95e
And also: End of OCO?
"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions.
The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop health. They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases."
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened
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And also: End of OCO?
"The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions.
The data the two missions collect is widely used, including by scientists, oil and gas companies and farmers who need detailed information about carbon dioxide and crop health. They are the only two federal satellite missions that were designed and built specifically to monitor planet-warming greenhouse gases."
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened
"As Congress returns to session this month, the fate of two satellites that have become integral to climate science hangs in the balance.
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for the satellites, which are in good working order and provide some of the best data on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
A 2023 senior review for operating missions determined that OCO-2 was in “excellent condition” and had enough fuel to operate until 2040. "
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08092025/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellites-trump/
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"As Congress returns to session this month, the fate of two satellites that have become integral to climate science hangs in the balance.
The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for the satellites, which are in good working order and provide some of the best data on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere.
A 2023 senior review for operating missions determined that OCO-2 was in “excellent condition” and had enough fuel to operate until 2040. "
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08092025/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellites-trump/
"The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
The rule responds to a day-one executive order issued by Donald Trump aimed at removing barriers to unleashing more US energy, particularly fossil fuels. It is the latest in a series of major regulatory rollbacks undoing previous US efforts to combat the climate crisis."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/environment-greenhouse-gas-reporting-end
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"The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
The rule responds to a day-one executive order issued by Donald Trump aimed at removing barriers to unleashing more US energy, particularly fossil fuels. It is the latest in a series of major regulatory rollbacks undoing previous US efforts to combat the climate crisis."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/environment-greenhouse-gas-reporting-end
Who wants to buy a satellite: In good working conditions, cheap to run, multiple benefits.
"This satellite didn’t just meet expectations; it became known as the gold standard for space-based carbon measurements. Data from OCO-2 has even supported farmers by informing them about crop health and helping predict drought conditions. It’s a reminder of how scientific tools can quietly work behind the scenes to protect our planet and support communities."
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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For those whose companies force AI adoption and use.
That's the same for me, but this proposal passed.
I explained things like this:
"OK, guys, we have a common performance goal to adopt and promote use of AI. In order to do so, we need to document our doings in an organised and meaningful way. We need to write markdown, we need to create mermaid and plantuml diagrams, we need to describe architectures and reasons why we did them, and we need to share this corpus of organized knowledge among us". This is paramount, otherwise we will get only what any LLM could output to anyone making the same question. We need context that is ours, and this context need to be available, cleaned of clutter, and thoroughly reviewed."
"Then, we will have won. Both if we decide to go full AI or not. But if we were able to gain some best-practice workflows for our work documentation, we will have increased our efficiency and stepped way ahead of any LLM for decades."
Do it for yourself and keep the source notes. Do it in #Markdown or plain text. Remove Microslop from your flows.
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@CarafaRaffaele e ricordo a coloro che voterebbero SI che possono astenersi giacche' non c'è il quorum...
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MICROSLOP — Microsoft's AI Slop Manifesto
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RE: https://mastodon.uno/@giuglionasi/116161108738434675
Dopo le strumentalizzazioni del caso di Rogoredo, del caso Open Arms, mi sembra chiaro cosa votare. NO!
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@daringfireball That is brilliant — in an elegiacal sort of way.
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@muffa non la volante rossa, ma quella color cacarella ci vorrebbe.
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Si dice, di uno che ha molto viaggiato o molto studiato, che ha la mente aperta. Ecco, una persona sensibile, secondo me, è una persona che ha il sentimento aperto, che ha una forte reazione sentimentale a quello che gli succede intorno ... https://cctm.website/paolo-nori-italia/
Paolo Nori
da Bassotuba non c’è, Einaudi, 2000
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Welcome (Back) to Macintosh
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/03/02/welcome-back-to-macintosh
