Energy

US Tech giants fight plan to make them pay more for electric grid upgrades

13/09/24

Author:

Caroline O'Donovan

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Washington Post

Sept. 13, 2024

Negotiations between Big Tech and an Ohio power utility could set a national precedent as communities grapple with the energy demands of the data center boom.

A regulatory dispute in Ohio may help answer one of the toughest questions hanging over the nation’s power grid: Who will pay for the huge upgrades needed to meet soaring energy demand from the data centers powering the modern internet and artificial intelligence revolution?

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Physicist MV Ramana on the problem with nuclear power

05/09/24

Author:

Maya Goodfellow

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The Guardian

MV Ramana says the nuclear energy industry only survives because of concerted government support. Photograph: Justin Man

Sept. 4, 2024

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Six Things to Know about Rustad’s Chat with Jordan Peterson

05/09/24

Author:

Jen St. Denis

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The Tyee

Jordan Peterson interviews BC Conservative Leader John Rustad. The interview was published on YouTube Monday. Screenshot via YouTube.

Sept. 5, 2024

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7 Steps to What a Real Renewable Energy Transition Looks Like

02/09/24

Author:

Richard Heinberg

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Common Dreams

Wind turbine blades and connected photovoltaic panels are seen in the tidal flat wetland of Yancheng City, Jiangsu province, September 23, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Aug. 25, 2024

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The Climate Crisis Solution Requires Global Class Struggle

02/08/24

Author:

Gareth Dale , GREENEUROPEANJOURNAL

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Truthout

Striking public transport workers and activists from the Fridays For Future climate movement walk with flags during a protest on March 3, 2023 in Hanover, Germany. ALEXANDER KOERNER / GETTY IMAGES

July 28, 2024

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Vancouver ditches gas ban for new buildings

28/07/24

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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National Observer

Vancouver mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party have reversed Vancouver's much-lauded plan to phase out natural gas in new buildings. Photo by Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press

July 25, 2024

A group of conservative Vancouver city councillors have reversed the city's pioneering pro-climate measures restricting the use of natural gas in new buildings. Implemented in 2020, the rules made Vancouver the first Canadian municipality to restrict gas for climate reasons and inspired dozens of other local governments to do the same.

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Feeling the Heat: Capitalism and Global Warming

21/07/24

Author:

Marty Hart-Landsberg

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The Bullet

July 21, 2024

We are in real trouble. Global carbon dioxide emissions (the main cause of global warming) continue to rise, hitting a new high in 2023. Last year was also the hottest in recorded history and, year by year, more Americans are feeling the consequences. Yet, we have seen only modest attempts to bring emissions down.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

A.I.’s Insatiable Appetite for Energy

11/07/24

Author:

David Gelles

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The New York Times

July 11, 2024

The soaring electricity demands of data centers and A.I. are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition.

A few weeks ago, I joined a small group of reporters for a wide-ranging conversation with Bill Gates about climate change, its causes and potential solutions. When the topic turned to the issue of just how much energy artificial intelligence was using, Gates was surprisingly sanguine.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Government now expecting hydrogen market to be worth 16% of 2020 estimate

10/07/24

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

July 8, 2024

Four years ago, Canada crafted a plan to capitalize on a global hydrogen market the government expected to be worth up to $11.7 trillion by mid-century. Billions of dollars of public money has been provided to seize the country’s share of the pie.

But there’s a problem: the global market is shrinking before their eyes.

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Renewable transition or global US empire? You can’t have both

03/07/24

Author:

Nick Gottlieb

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Canadian Dimension

American fighter planes in formation at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It serves as the headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). Photo by Roland Balik/US Air Force/Flickr.

Jun. 27, 2024

There is no path to a renewable future which leaves American hegemony in place

The United States has a material, vested interest in obstructing progress on climate change. This argument, laid out by Amitav Ghosh in his 2021 book The Nutmeg’s Curse, is crucial for understanding the politics not just of climate change, but of the world: everything from the American trade war against Chinese renewable technologies to the ongoing genocide in Gaza can be linked to it.

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Energy

Negotiations between Big Tech and an Ohio power utility could set a national precedent as communities grapple with the energy demands of the data center boom.

The soaring electricity demands of data centers and A.I. are straining the grid in some areas, pushing up emissions and slowing the energy transition.

There is no path to a renewable future which leaves American hegemony in place

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