As more data centers connect to Pennsylvania’s electric grid, some worry prices will spike
New data centers could squeeze supply on the electric grid, driving up prices. Advocates want "large load users" to pay their fair share.
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PA leaders, Trump to meet at CMU about AI, as data centers threaten to worsen climate change
By 2030, data centers for AI use in the U.S. could be responsible for as much CO2, the main ingredient in climate change, as the country of France.
A new book provides hope for restoring the atmosphere from climate pollution
Climate scientist Rob Jackson tells the stories of people cutting emissions and trying to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.
Buying refurbished electronics to save money and the planet
The environmental group PennEnvironment put together a guide with tips on buying refurbished laptops, phones and tablets for holiday gifts.
Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
Constellation, the owner of the nuclear plant, hopes to have it back online by 2028 to supply Microsoft with carbon-free energy.
During total solar eclipse, Drexel researchers will send a balloon into the stratosphere to measure ozone
Ozone changes with the amount of light, so a total solar eclipse gives researchers an opportunity to study ozone when sunlight is blocked by the moon.
Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?
Reporter Susan Phillips headed to Israel to find out what technology driven by capitalism can do to help us prepare for a warming future.
EPA asks a Bitcoin ‘mining’ operation in Clearfield County for information
Big Dog Energy installed 30 natural gas-powered generators and a gas-producing unit at a well pad without authorization from DEP. Now, EPA is involved.
For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution
One neighbor describes the noise coming from the Bitcoin mining site at a nearby gas well as “basically like a jet engine."
How waste coal is fueling Bitcoin in Pennsylvania
Mining the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, takes a tremendous amount of energy. In Pennsylvania, that energy is coming from waste coal.
