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- 1Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers and Amazon Gas PlantβClimate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant
Climate activists are protesting the environmental cost of the AI boom, taking aim at energy-hungry data centers and Amazon's plan to build the largest gas-fired power plant in the United States. Critics argue tech companies' expanding computing demands are driving new fossil fuel infrastructure, while the industry says such capacity is needed to support AI growth. The campaign has drawn wide attention to the tension between AI expansion and emissions goals.
- 2Teenager writes letters to jailed climate activists in new documentaryβPrison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists β documentary
A Guardian documentary follows Max, a 14-year-old struggling with climate anxiety, as he writes letters to imprisoned climate activists in search of hope. Through the correspondence, he explores the human stories behind direct action and why so many climate protesters have served prison time, offering a personal look at the emotional toll of activism on young people.
- 3Greta Thunberg and Aurora sue Sweden again over climate inactionβGreta Thunberg, Aurora sue Sweden again, arguing it failed children on climate
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and the group Aurora have filed a new lawsuit against Sweden, arguing the state has failed to protect children from the consequences of climate change. The legal action follows earlier attempts to hold the Swedish government accountable through the courts, and renews pressure on policymakers over the country's climate commitments.
- 4Extinction Rebellion Issues Second Environmental WarningβΌXtinction Rebellion Issues Environmental Warning, Second Notice
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has issued what it calls a second environmental warning, restating its alarm about the failure of governments to address ecological breakdown. The group frames the notice as a renewed call to action on climate change and biodiversity loss. No further details about the warning's contents were provided.
- 5Data Center Backlash Has Yet to Become a Climate Fightβπ° The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isnβt Yet Climate groups are latching onto the data ce
Opposition to data centers is growing in many communities, but climate groups argue the movement has not yet turned into a broader reckoning over the facilities' greenhouse gas emissions. Activists are joining local anti-data-center campaigns, hoping to draw attention to the massive energy and water demands of the computing infrastructure behind AI and cloud services. The open question is whether residents angry about land, power and noise will also come to care about the impact on the atmosphere.