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- Guardian: Fossil Fuel Generators Powering the “Unbelievable” AI Boom are Still “Stranded Assets” Tue, 6 Jan 26, 5:00amFumbling the narrative: "if there’s a huge source of energy demand that wants to grow, it will land on these stranded fossil fuel assets."
- Trump Shook Up Energy Policy In 2025. Disaster Could Still Strike In 2026 Sat, 3 Jan 26, 5:00pmThough the second Trump administration has pivoted from the Biden administration’s aggressive and climate-centric policies, Americans could still face a year of rising electricity costs and potential energy bottlenecks...
- CFACT comments on using AI to understand big bodies of research Tue, 30 Dec 25, 9:00pmThe singular ability of language and reasoning models to analyze huge bodies of technical information opens up new ways to understand and advance research.
- London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast Sat, 27 Dec 25, 10:07pmWest Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel
- Could the AI Dash for Gas Energy Boom Actually Be an Underestimate? Sat, 20 Dec 25, 6:00amResearchers have discovered trying to make AI reason like humans leads to between a 30x to 700x rise in energy consumption.
- AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims Thu, 18 Dec 25, 10:15pmStudy author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
- 2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds Thu, 18 Dec 25, 10:15pmStudy’s author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair
- Aussie Climate Scientists Demand Their Own Energy Guzzling Supercomputer Wed, 10 Dec 25, 9:00am... making good decisions about Australia’s future requires us to be self-sufficient ...
- More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters Mon, 8 Dec 25, 11:00pmExclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
- More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US data centers Mon, 8 Dec 25, 11:00pmExclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
- Google’s Wild Plan for “Sustainable” Orbital Data Centers Fri, 5 Dec 25, 1:00pmSadly they decided to call the project "Suncatcher" rather than "Skynet".
- Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply Fri, 5 Dec 25, 1:00amThe demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
- AI is Killing Australia’s CO2 Emission Plans Wed, 3 Dec 25, 9:00amA surge in data center demand is forcing politicians to revise energy transition roadmaps.
- Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions? Wed, 3 Dec 25, 1:00amBanks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
- Fear of AI Beats Climate Change in Aussie Poll Sat, 29 Nov 25, 9:00pmAussies are more worried their toaster will become self aware than they are worried about climate change.