Energy-intensive data centers were responsible for an estimated 4% of the US’ overall energy use in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. It takes massive amounts of energy to power the data center brains of popular artificial intelligence models . That demand is only growing. In 2024, many […] Click here to view original […]

Harvard University research finds that increased precipitation, not rising temperatures, is the key driver behind the rise in U.S. soil moisture levels during summers from 2011 to 2020, challenging assumptions about drying soils due to climate change. The study highlights the importance of accurate precipitation predictions and effective water […] Click here to view original

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The SEC’s new rule requires for the first time that companies disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine , an interview by executive producer and host Steve Curwood with Pat Parenteau, an emeritus […] Click here to view original

Rising temperatures will push people north, and America’s economic center might move with them. By Abrahm Lustgarten Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty As my airplane flew low over the flatlands of western Michigan on a dreary December afternoon, sunbursts splintered the soot-toned clouds and made mirrors […] Click here to view original

The New York City comptroller’s office and several New York City pension funds are pressuring major banks to disclose a metric known as the energy supply financing ratio. The FDIC Office of Inspector General attributed the downfall of Citizens Bank in November 2023 to lax lending practices and risk […] Click here to view original