Episode for July 11, 2025: AI's carbon footprint

Sign up for our newsletter! Business and industry leaders are talking a lot about the possibilities of AI, but the technology also comes with environmental costs. A longtime critic of the natural gas industry is leaving his post at an environmental nonprofit and recommends changing laws or making new ones.  A book that asks what we can learn from going back millions of years into Earth's history that could help us survive the climate crisis. What do everyday people think about the climate-related extreme weather we've been experiencing? We're independent and non-profit, and we don't get money from WESA, WPSU or any other radio station. So we must turn to you, our listeners, for support. Take action today so we can continue to keep you informed.  Donate today.  Or send us a check to: The Allegheny Front, 67 Bedford Square, Pittsburgh, 15203.  And thanks!