Ocean buoys, AI and energy shifts
A key ocean observatory off the Oregon coast is shutting down due to funding cuts, losing important climate records.
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and motor off the Oregon coast to pull a research buoy from deep out of the Pacific.
Annika Hammerschlag
Federal energy rebates will no longer cover the cost of switching from fossil fuel heating to electric.
DOE bars homes from using rebates to ditch fossil-fueled heating
The Trump admin’s new rules bar Americans from accessing rebates for electric heat pumps if they previously had oil, natural gas, or propane systems.
The House passed a set of bipartisan bills to help expand geothermal energy.
House Passes a Bipartisan Package of Bills to Boost Geothermal
On offshore wind’s defense, Three Mile Island, and virtual power plants
Alexander C. Kaufman
Some new research looks at how AI growth may impact our shared water, land, and power resources over the next few years.
Rising emissions, depleting water and vanishing land: AI is threatening natural resources for billions, say scientists
By 2030, the global data centers powering artificial intelligence are projected to consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity. This is nearly triple the combined annual electricity use of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria—countries collectively home to more than 650 million people. Their associated water footprint will equal the basic annual domestic water needs of all 1.3 billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa, and their land footprint will exceed 14,500 square kilometers, roughly twice the Jakarta metropolitan area, home to more than 32 million people.
United Nations University
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a youth climate case against Trump's fossil fuel policies.
Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Youth Climate Case Against Trump - Inside Climate News
The lead attorney for the 22 plaintiffs said the court has “slammed the courthouse doors on children fighting for their lives.”
Derek Harrison
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