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Data centers are ground zero for AI backlash. Here’s what needs to change
Energy, water, land use, noise and e-waste are all sleeping giants — but communities are increasingly waking up. Read More
Clean energy trade group CEBA refreshes its leadership
Akamai’s director of corporate sustainability was named chair of the trade association, taking over from Google’s head of advanced energy. Read More
What the rise of natural gas-powered data centers means for emission-reduction pledges
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building AI data centers at a furious pace, threatening climate commitments and may cause a ripple effect for customers. Read More
How the conflict in Iran is an accidental ‘green swan’
The war may accomplish what climate science couldn't: the global clean energy transition. Read More
How new emissions rules could cripple the clean energy industry
The "hourly matching" rule adds costly friction and threatens to undermine grid stability. Read More
Inside Iron Mountain’s data center battery project
The New Jersey installation was motivated by the data center company’s need to improve access to reliable, lower-carbon power. Read More
Why Prologis is leaning into on-site solar — and branching out
The real estate investment trust operates more than 1 gigawatts of clean electricity at its warehouses, logistics facilities and data centers, more than retailer Walmart. Read More
As renewable energy economics shift, smaller buyers get creative
Companies like Brown-Forman, Cardinal Health and REI are looking for simpler clean power deals located closer to their facilities. Read More
How Google got ahead of the ‘bring your own’ data center power movement
The giant cloud and artificial intelligence services company has negotiated special tariffs and contracts in Minnesota, Nevada and Texas. Read More
Despite global appetite for clean tech, cost and practicality limit uptake
The Global South is hungry for solar panels and electric vehicles, but Europe and North America show higher resistance to adoption. Read More
