The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, a political action committee partly funded by crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, is airing attack ads targeting Republican figures including Rep. Lauren Boebert and congressional candidate Anthony Constantino. The group, staffed by New York political operatives, is unusual among environmental and solar advocacy organizations for using aggressive, personal-attack tactics rather than appeals based on climate science or policy.
wired.com
· 2026-10-14
Data show UK electricity generation per capita peaked in 2003 and has since declined by over a third, now matching levels last seen in the late 1960s. The figures indicate net electricity imports rose from 1% of demand in 2010 to 9% in 2025, while IEA sectoral data show industrial electricity use down a quarter since 2005, alongside similar declines in residential and commercial consumption.
ourworldindata.org
· 2026-10-13
When an EV battery is taken out of a car — due to reduced range, a fault, or crash damage — technicians inspect and test it to decide its next stage of life rather than discarding it. Depending on its condition, individual modules may be repaired and the pack reused in another compatible vehicle, or the battery may be repurposed for stationary energy storage or sent for recycling. Severely damaged packs, such as those from total-loss crashes, are harder to salvage.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
MIT Technology Review's latest Download newsletter covers two topics: an ongoing debate over whether frontier AI models should be open-sourced or kept proprietary, and a profile of Fervo Energy, named one of the outlet's 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch for 2026. Fervo uses horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to enable geothermal power generation outside traditional hotspots, and has secured a $2.2 billion public offering plus an expanded agreement with Google to build larger plants.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-13
A commentary published by Nature argues that claims about the energy efficiency of decentralized artificial intelligence systems lack sufficient empirical backing. The authors say more rigorous measurement and evidence are needed before such systems can be assessed as greener alternatives to centralized AI infrastructure.
nature.com
· 2026-10-13
Fervo Energy has started commercial operations at its Cape Station project in Utah, turning on an initial 33-megawatt unit that will supply carbon-free electricity to Shell Energy in California. The $2 billion project uses drilling techniques adapted from oil and gas to create artificial geothermal reservoirs in hot, dry rock, and is designed to eventually reach 500 megawatts, with additional capacity backed by an agreement with Google.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-10-12
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said over the weekend that artificial intelligence development needs an 'emergency brake,' arguing that models should be built with containment mechanisms and independent oversight controls. His comments came as third-party evaluators such as METR and Transluce take on a larger role monitoring AI models from major developers, reportedly filling a gap left by the absence of a federal safety framework.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-12
Data centers generate heat continuously, and researchers are examining ways to capture that excess warmth and store it underground using the earth's stable temperature, so it can later be drawn out to heat buildings during colder months. The approach relies on the fact that ground temperature a few hundred feet down stays near the local yearly average, roughly 50°F, regardless of surface conditions.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-12
The Trump administration has proposed giving political appointees greater authority over how federal scientific grants are awarded, according to the report. The move would shift some decision-making power away from independent peer-review scientists toward political oversight within federal agencies.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-12
Texas regulators are requiring data center projects to wait longer before connecting to the state's power grid, according to reporting referenced in the source. The move reflects growing concern over the strain that rapidly expanding data center demand is placing on Texas's electricity infrastructure.
a16z.com
· 2026-10-11
A new analysis from the Environment America Research and Policy Center, highlighted by Electrek, projects that gas-fired generator capacity in the US will grow by roughly 20 gigawatts, a 44 percent jump from today's 41.8 gigawatts, within four years. The report attributes much of this growth to surging electricity demand from AI data centers, and notes that planned wind farm capacity has fallen 34 percent since December 2025.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-11
Forecasters say a strong El Niño climate pattern is now established and will shape U.S. weather through the winter. The pattern tends to bring warmer-than-normal conditions to the northern U.S. and wetter conditions to the South, with periodic extreme swings in temperature and storm activity.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-10
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