<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[perspicacity: Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest penetrating investigative work on global environment issues]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/s/environment</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!X5VU!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F198ea8fd-2174-4c26-8d0a-e5e4225dde17_1280x1280.png</url><title>perspicacity: Environment</title><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/s/environment</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:53:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.perspicacity.media/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[richardnield@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[richardnield@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[richardnield@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[richardnield@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plastics, gold mines and climate whitewashing]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ysfV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcb987a9d-99a4-4531-9877-a84e850152b8_1080x720.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to Edition #6 of perspicacity&#8217;s Environment update.</p><p>This newsletter features:</p><ul><li><p>the whitewashing of climate change research by the <strong>US government</strong></p></li><li><p>the circumvention of plastic recycling laws by major <strong>European countries</strong></p></li><li><p>the failure of <strong>social media platform</strong>s to tackle climate disinformation.</p></li><li><p>the <strong>global consultancy companies</strong> facilitating corruption and repu&#8230;</p></li></ul>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arctic Caribou, Erin Brockovich, and Big Tech water consumption]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/arctic-caribou-erin-brockovich-and</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/arctic-caribou-erin-brockovich-and</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:16:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3MHa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0f8aa145-e265-443e-a0e1-8d2036d2b2bb_1456x1048.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre><code><code>If you find this newsletter of value, click the &#10084;&#65039; above to let the world know and help Substack&#8217;s algorithm show it to more people. &#128591;&#127995;&#9728;&#65039;</code></code></pre><p>Welcome to Edition #5 of perspicacity&#8217;s Environment update. This newsletter features Big Tech data centres sucking water from some of the driest parts of the world, global banks breaching their green financing pledge&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare earth mining, plastics offsetting and climate displacement]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-4</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:31:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_4n3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F98ed5c4d-328a-4d68-8f7c-f6df15757205_2560x1718.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Edition #4 of this newsletter features the devastating impact of rare earth mining in Myanmar, the pollution enabled by &#8216;plastics offsetting&#8217;, and the lead dust from uncovered waste dumps beside a former mine in Zambia that has led the UN to describe the area as a &#8220;sacrifice zone&#8221;.</p><p>Also featured are the warping of information that comes with oil industry&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fast fires, forever chemicals, and drilling Alaska]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:31:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fxH6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F835f6dab-6ecb-4fa9-91e2-64dbf404e7af_800x533.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this edition of <em>perspicacity</em>&#8217;s Environment Update, you&#8217;ll read about the world breaching the 1.5C barrier, plans to drill for oil in Alaska, and how the devastating LA fires spread. Also featured are the impact of China&#8217;s domination of global fishing, the Wall Street banks driving deforestation in Paraguay, and the forever chemicals that are (literal&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil spills, illegal logging, and electric vehicles]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:31:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CUAG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9cacfc41-4f27-4fc7-baec-b50e043be3eb_840x690.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Welcome to the second edition of <em>perspicacity</em>&#8217;s Environment Update!</h4><p>Following <a href="https://richardnield.substack.com/p/environment-update-1?r=2gnt1">last week&#8217;s launch</a> of my environment newsletter, which focused on the shortcomings of the climate summit in Azerbaijan in November, the second edition takes in a broader swathe of issues.</p><p>In this edition you&#8217;ll read about the $1 trillion raised for fossil fuel development by ban&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Update #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[COP29: Shortcomings of the Global Climate Conference]]></description><link>https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.perspicacity.media/p/environment-update-1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Nield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8fca61bd-7ee2-4c39-9b15-7b5fec6afad5_1054x735.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>Welcome to the first edition of <em>perspicacity&#8217;s</em> Environment Update!</h4><p>This inaugural edition is a one-off special dedicated to the most recent global climate conference, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in November.</p><p>It features investigations into how the annual climate change conference framework is being undermined by corporate and fossil fuel industry influence;&#8230;</p>
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