AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption
Artificial intelligence technologies, like chatbots, are attracting growing scrutiny for their voracious energy demands.
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Generative AI's environmental impact in figures
The surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being met with growing fears about the technology's ecological ...
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The Impact of Rare Earth Mining on the Environment
Definition of Rare Earths Rare earth elements (REEs) are like the secret ingredients in modern technology. They're a group of ...
Is DeepSeek really better for the environment than ChatGPT and Gemini?
In theory, any AI alternative that consumes fewer resources should be better for the environment. Yet when Salon reached out to experts about the potential promise in DeepSeek’s potential “Sputnik” ...
Examining the economic impacts of aquatic dead zones
A West Virginia University researcher is working to understand and estimate environmental cleanup costs associated with ...
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Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities.
Questions raised over scope, cost and environmental impacts of I-10 elevation project
Even after a project has started to elevate Interstate-10 near White Oak Bayou, Houston community leaders are still pushing ...
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California wildfires raise questions of AI's environmental impact
The raging California wildfires have sparked conversation about Artificial Intelligence's role in harming the environment.
‘Cool’ cuisine helps the environment, impact children’s health
Registered dietitian Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN, senior nutritionist for the Center for Science in the Public Interest says what ...
Proposed bill would mandate study on environmental, energy, economic impacts of data centers
A proposed bill in the Maryland General Assembly seeks to create an analysis and report about the economic, environmental and ...
Residents voice environmental concerns over lithium refinery project coming to Muskogee
Plans for a 1.2 billion dollar lithium refinery will be coming soon to Muskogee.A company called Stardust Power officially ...