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What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers Climate conscious consumers and governments alike want to embrace artificial intelligence, but its true environmental toll remains largely hidden.

What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers www.theenergymix.com/what-does-ai...

Canadian article also applies to U.S. AI Data Center energy demands, especially in Texas

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Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine Climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power’s rapid growth is good news, even if it could be bad news for Houston’s petrochemical-reliant economy.

Climate leader has a message for the ‘world capital of hydrocarbons’: It’s solar’s time to shine www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

It's a shame @billmckibben.bsky.social left X because those on X, but not here, also need to hear his messaging

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Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers - Inside Climate News The administration’s “Build, Baby, Build!” approach to AI would also increase reliance on fossil fuels to power the massive server farms Big Tech needs in its race to develop the most powerful forms o...

Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers insideclimatenews.org/news/2407202...

Bad for environment & consumers

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Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn US president using ‘invented’ national energy crisis to justify expansion of coal, oil and gas, experts say

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We cannot wait till 2028 to replace Donald Trump & a servile GOP. Environmental voters need to become more partisan & elect a democratic Congress in 2026

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‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy Once Trump signs the megabill, the country will no longer have a federal plan to address the climate crisis.

‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy | grist.org/politics/a-s...

Trumpian performance by GOP compounded by insufficient outrage on bluesky

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As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry - Inside Climate News Draft legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee includes $18 billion in new tax benefits for oil and gas companies and guts those for renewable energy and electric vehicles.

As GOP Tries to Pass Tax Bill, Senate Includes Billions in Benefits for Oil Industry insideclimatenews.org/news/2306202...

GOP always puts Trump & donors ahead of the people

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We're screwed unless more Climate Action advocates are elected to Congress & state legislatures in 2026

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EPA’s new AI tool disagrees with Zeldin on climate change The generative model rolled out two weeks ago contradicts the administrator on the dangers of warming.

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EPA AI tool affirms #ClimateCrisis is not a #ClimateScam

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Trump Froze Nobel Prize Winning Lebanese-American Scientist's Grant. Then China Offered Him Funding at Any School Ardem Patapoutian declined 20 years of research funding at any Chinese university despite the Trump administration freezing his federal grant.

Trump Froze Nobel Prize Winning Armenian-American Scientist's Grant. Then China Offered Him Funding at Any School. He turned it down.

Of course, the only thing worse than a state turning into an authoritarian dictatorship is one that already is. ⚛️ 🧪 www.ibtimes.com/trump-froze-...

US dismisses all authors of National Climate Assessment, email says President Donald Trump's administration has dismissed all contributors to the U.S. government's signature study that informs federal and local governments on how to prepare for climate change impacts, according to an email sent to them on Monday.

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Trump has summarily fired all 400 contributors to the National Climate Assessment. Their next report, which is mandated by Congress, was due in 2028. Trump had previously canceled funding used to coordinate the project.

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Climate education will go a long way.
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Understanding methane emissions – Global Methane Tracker 2024 – Analysis - IEA Global Methane Tracker 2024 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

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What determines how greenhouse gasses impact the climate?
1. Their ability to absorb energy
2. Length of time they remain in the atmosphere
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Farewell to the banana as we know it - climate change threatens 80% of global exports If you have grown up near a farm, and gone to live near a city, you might have noticed a strange phenomenon: most Western individuals have reduced their

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Bananas are a favored fruit by most Americans so maybe the impact of #climatechage on their future production may convert some climate deniers into activists

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House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts? - Inside Climate News The fate of the Inflation Reduction Act is in the hands of a few dozen elected officials who are weighing principles, partisan leanings and their districts’ economic interests.

House Republicans Have Passed a Bill to Gut the IRA. What Happened to All the Supposed Holdouts? insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...

Environmentalists need to end bipartisan efforts & seek retribution against the GOP

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Now is the time for scientists to stand up against Trump’s repressive agenda | Daniel Malinsky The administration is attacking research, health and the environment. We might seem unlikely activists – but we have a duty to dissent

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@ucs.org needs to return to X to make the voice of scientists heard by those who need to hear it most

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How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change Global cuts in development aid budgets could undermine climate finance commitments.

How aid cuts could make vulnerable communities even less resilient to climate change theconversation.com/how-aid-cuts...

U.S. global climate & aid program cuts by Trump Administration are proving to be disastrous for millions

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Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials - Inside Climate News President Trump presented billions of dollars in cuts to programs that, among other things, would fund renewable energy research and cover heating costs for low-income Americans.

Proposed Cuts to Energy and Environment Programs in Trump’s Budget Worry Advocates and Elected Officials insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...

Republicans need to have the courage to vote against cuts doing damage to their constituents

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When you pay even a little attention to the environment, big changes happen
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Trump is pushing the world towards recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent it | Gordon Brown In the first of a two-part series, the former prime minister outlines a global response to Donald Trump’s tariffs

🚨The multilateral economic system is under assault & every single pillar of the rules-based order, from respect for the law to the self-determination of nations & historic commitments to humanitarian aid. A simultaneous breakdown in economic & geopolitical orders.
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Trump issues order to block state climate change policies U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change.

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45/7 issued an order blocking states from enforcing laws to combat and mitigate climate change. Governors Kathy Hochul of New York and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico basically said he can go piss up a rope.

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84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.

84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record

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U.S. Climate Non-Profits’ Tax Status Threatened by Trump The tax-exempt status of U.S. climate non-profits could soon be focus of a Donald Trump executive order.

Trump Plans Earth Day Assault on U.S. Climate Non-Profits’ Tax Status www.theenergymix.com/trump-plans-...

Trump's constitutional & financial crises dominate the news, but America must push back on his environmental attacks
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Ninety percent of Christian leaders believe humans are causing climate change and that taking action on climate change aligns with their moral values. However, only 50% have mentioned it to their congregants at least once.

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#semantics #longtermlogic cutting Spending not same as cutting Costs. Cutting environmental protection now will increase health costs later

‘Doom loops’ are accelerating climate change – but we can break them Extreme heat caused a resurgence in coal use in 2024 to power air conditioners. But there is an alternative.

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Sea ice is melting, so it reflects less of the Sun’s energy back into space. People are suffering in the heat, so they're using more energy for cooling. These are some of the "doom loops" accelerating climate change.

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Human greed continues to decimate our wildlife
LOOK 👀 at how much nature we have already lost
PLEASE CHANGE YOUR WAYS
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​10 animals that are most impacted by climate change around the world ​Climate change is wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the globe, and impacting the wildlife devastatingly. Global Warming is melting ice caps, and causing habitat loss, impacting the animals and also...

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Climate change is impacting all species and ecosystems, but some creatures are feeling the greatest effects. Arctic foxes, koalas and mountain gorillas are among the 10 highlighted in this short slide show.

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As many as 6 hurricanes forecast to strike US this season thehill.com/policy/energ...

FYI - Kristi Noem wants to shift responsibility for disaster support from FEMA to the states to free up funding for Trump’s tax cuts

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Global soil moisture in 'permanent' decline due to climate change - Carbon Brief A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture over the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle.

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Our soil is drying up, and the decline in moisture is likely to be permanent if warming trends continue. This spells potential disaster for agriculture and ecosystems worldwide as major droughts become more frequent.

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