https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-86-year-old-pennsylvania-farmer-turned-down-more-than-15-million-from-data-center-developers-and-took-1-9-million-instead-for-a-reason-that-had-almost-nothing-to-do-with-money/35706/ 2026-08-14T16:48:58-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T16:48:58-04:00 An 86-year-old Pennsylvania farmer turned down more than $15 million from data center developers and took $1.9 million instead, for a reason that had almost nothing to do with money https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mervin-raudabaugh-rejected-15-million-data-center-offer.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-13-year-old-in-oregon-built-a-chamber-that-pulls-drinking-water-out-of-the-air-for-dry-farms-and-the-amount-it-produced-in-two-hours-explains-the-real-problem/35705/ 2026-08-14T14:12:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-14T14:12:00-04:00 A 13-year-old in Oregon built a chamber that pulls drinking water out of the air for dry farms, and the amount it produced in two hours explains the real 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them crossed into China and India so often that the conservation map no longer fits https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/snow-leopard-face-closeup-himalaya-tracking.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/syngenta-is-leaving-australias-paraquat-market-after-an-80-percent-spraying-cut-but-the-weed-killer-linked-in-studies-to-parkinsons-concerns-will-remain/35688/ 2026-08-13T18:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T18:30:00-04:00 Syngenta is leaving Australia’s paraquat market after an 80 percent spraying cut, but the weed killer linked in studies to Parkinson’s concerns will remain https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/agricultural-herbicide-spraying-australia-field.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/newfoundland-introduced-moose-in-1878-and-released-four-more-in-1904-and-today-about-110000-descendants-are-reshaping-the-islands-forests/35671/ 2026-08-13T17:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T17:00:00-04:00 Newfoundland introduced moose in 1878 and released four more in 1904, and today about 110,000 descendants are reshaping the island’s forests https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/newfoundland-moose-forest-browsing-damage.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/rats-never-touch-the-coral-yet-on-islands-where-they-wiped-out-the-seabirds-the-whole-underwater-food-chain-took-another-route-and-crabs-gained-the-ground-the-fish-lost/35670/ 2026-08-13T15:00:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T15:00:00-04:00 Rats never touch the coral, yet on islands where they wiped out the seabirds the whole underwater food chain took another route, and crabs gained the ground the fish lost https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/invasive-black-rat-tropical-island-coral-reef-study.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/australias-clean-energy-regulator-suspended-21-solar-companies-at-once-and-the-artificial-intelligence-now-checking-battery-photographs-is-what-households-should-understand-before-signing-a-rooftop/35669/ 2026-08-13T12:34:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T12:34:00-04:00 Australia’s clean energy regulator suspended 21 solar companies at once, and the artificial intelligence now checking battery photographs is what households should understand before signing a rooftop quote https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/australian-rooftop-solar-installation-compliance-2026.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-queensland-couple-keeps-the-plastic-matting-and-drip-tape-that-grew-their-tomatoes-because-australia-recycles-only-7-percent-of-farm-plastic-and-no-truck-will-take-the-rest/35668/ 2026-08-13T10:15:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T10:15:00-04:00 A Queensland couple keeps the plastic matting and drip tape that grew their tomatoes, because Australia recycles only 7 percent of farm plastic and no truck will take the rest https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/phil-brown-vegetable-farm-bowen-queensland-agricultural-plastics.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/london-police-have-seized-more-than-2500-illegal-e-bikes-in-seven-months-already-beating-all-of-last-year-and-the-roadside-machine-they-now-use-explains-why-so-many-failed/35667/ 2026-08-13T08:45:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T08:45:00-04:00 London police have seized more than 2,500 illegal e-bikes in seven months, already beating all of last year, and the roadside machine they now use explains why so many failed https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/metropolitan-police-testing-illegal-ebike-london-2026.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/only-24-of-australian-battery-owners-have-joined-a-virtual-power-plant-and-the-reason-is-not-the-money-because-those-who-joined-cut-their-bills-by-up-to-63/35641/ 2026-08-13T06:30:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-13T06:30:00-04:00 Only 24% of Australian battery owners have joined a virtual power plant, and the reason is not the money, because those who joined cut their bills by up to 63% https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/australia-home-solar-battery-electricity-savings.jpg https://www.ecoticias.com/en/romania-declares-an-energy-alert-as-the-danube-falls-too-low-to-cool-its-nuclear-reactors-a-climate-driven-power-crisis/35640/ 2026-08-12T18:29:00-04:00 ECOticias.comen 2026-08-12T18:29:00-04:00 Romania declares an energy alert as the Danube falls too low to cool its nuclear reactors, a climate-driven power crisis https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cernavoda-nuclear-power-plant-danube-drought-romania.jpg