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Sharon Kumar: The Hidden Cost of AI — How Energy-Hungry Algorithms Are Fueling the Climate Crisis

As AI adoption accelerates, its soaring energy demands and carbon footprint raise urgent concerns about sustainability, highlighting the need for greener technologies and policies to mitigate its environmental impact.

September 1, 2025 · 9 Comments

Video: Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one?

Hannah Ritchie makes an evidence-based case for why we have a meaningful chance to solve global environmental problems for the first time in human history.

September 28, 2023 · Leave a comment

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues: Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet

As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what’s possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.

April 6, 2023 · 4 Comments

Frances Moore Lappé, Zachary Field: Who Can Afford a Green New Deal? We Can!

Despite ridicule by Republican leaders, calls for a Green New Deal resonate with 80 percent of Americans.

July 9, 2019 · Leave a comment

David R. Montgomery: Healthy soil is the real key to feeding the world

One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily. After all, soil erosion from chemical-free tilled fields … Continue reading

March 12, 2018 · Leave a comment

Sandra B. Lubarsky: Toward a Beauty-centric Education

The two statements I hear most often whenever I bring up the subject of beauty are “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and “Beauty is only skin deep.” … Continue reading

October 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

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