Patagonia has a blunt goal for this year's midterms: Get more environmentally minded Americans to care enough to vote.

Renewable growth could fall off a "cliff" as soon as 2028, the industry's top trade group warns.

With the Iran war pushing up energy costs, the AI boom driving power demand and the midterms looming, affordability is becoming a central test for climate action.

A new coalition is seeking a triple win for a data center industry that lately has struggled to notch any wins at all.

The moves risk inflaming an already fierce and bipartisan backlash to data centers, the backbone of the AI boom.

Wildfires demand action on radically different timelines: during the crisis, before the next fire season and over the coming decades.

The protests are starting to resemble the ones against pipelines and fracking.

A new study finds that AI's role in boosting oil and gas production could lead to a net increase in emissions.

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The growth in power sources for data centers will influence investments and affect emissions.

They're facing new scrutiny over what they disclose about AI's environmental footprint.

It's the latest big tech report to show emissions and resource use climbing with AI growth.

Colorado's Democratic governor says "of course" data centers are needed during an interview in Aspen.

It's more evidence that AI growth is making it harder for tech giants to maintain climate ambition.

Its electricity, water use and greenhouse gas emissions all climbed to record levels last year as the company raced to build more AI infrastructure.

The data provides a sharper understanding of the dominance by the top operators.

Water is fast becoming one of the defining fights around the AI buildout.

Hyperscalers at the heart of the AI boom are racing to respond to growing concerns about the buildout's environmental footprint.

It's a bold claim with high stakes given the scrutiny of data centers.

It's a microcosm of the challenges the AI boom is running into across the country.

The AI-driven power boom is forcing debates about how America's electricity system should grow.

Water use has emerged as one of the biggest pressure points in the AI data center buildout, pushing companies like Amazon to publicly defend their efforts.

Google argues that better practices — and more transparency — can help ease data center fears.

The scramble for electricity has become the gold rush beneath the AI boom.

It's an attempt to turn the massive buildout of AI infrastructure into a proving ground for new technologies.

Regulators increasingly view fusion as fundamentally safer than nuclear fission.

White House officials claim the plan will help temper grocery prices.

Tech CEO on using AI: Protect your critical thinking.

They're driven by the AI boom and a rush to secure expiring tax credits.

It's suddenly the world's biggest constraint, thanks to oil shocks and AI's global race for electricity.

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"The idea was laughed out of the room," one expert said when the scenario was discussed.

NTT Data is buying carbon removal credits from startup Climeworks to help meet its climate goals.

The carbon removal industry isn't panicking — at least not yet.

The pitch is being reframed to emphasize energy dominance rather than climate change.

The stockpile is emerging as a strategic advantage with the Strait of Hormuz largely closed.

Fermi America is emerging as a high-profile test of ambitious AI data center projects.

Patrick Pouyanné says offshore wind "requires many years to develop" and can't be stop-and-start.

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Tech companies are taking a fresh look.

As high as those oil prices flashing on TV are, underlying market conditions are even worse — and so is the unfolding global economic pain.