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Environmental Impact

Discover key takeaways from 8 podcast episodes about this topic.

Beating Ice; Short Circuiting AI Data Center w/ Leo Martinez, Gabi Finlayson | MR Live
Immigrant RightsCommunity OrganizingICE Raids
May 20, 2026

Beating Ice; Short Circuiting AI Data Center w/ Leo Martinez, Gabi Finlayson | MR Live

This episode details grassroots efforts successfully combating ICE raids and a massive, environmentally destructive AI data center, highlighting effective community organizing and corporate pushback tactics.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Artificial Inevitability Of AI | Alex Hanna | TMR
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology HypeLabor Displacement
May 16, 2026

The Artificial Inevitability Of AI | Alex Hanna | TMR

Sociologist Alex Hanna exposes how 'AI' is largely a marketing term used by tech giants and celebrity investors to push a false narrative of inevitability, distracting from its real-world harms on labor, the environment, and human connection.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
Trump Brings Oligarch Posse To China; The Artificial Inevitability of AI w/ Alex Hanna | MR Live
US-China RelationsCorporate InfluenceEnergy Policy
May 14, 2026

Trump Brings Oligarch Posse To China; The Artificial Inevitability of AI w/ Alex Hanna | MR Live

The Majority Report dissects Trump's China trip with a retinue of oligarchs and exposes the artificial inevitability of AI, revealing its environmental costs and detrimental impact on labor and art.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
Why Tana Mongeau Called 911 & James Charles' Private Jet Causing Global Warming | Just Trish Ep. 269
CoachellaInfluencer CultureCelebrity Gossip
Apr 21, 2026

Why Tana Mongeau Called 911 & James Charles' Private Jet Causing Global Warming | Just Trish Ep. 269

Trisha Paytas and Oscar discuss James Charles' controversial private jet trip to Coachella, Tana Mongeau's house intrusion, Megan Trainor's tour cancellation, and the 'unseasoned beef' between Alex Earl and Alex Cooper.

Just Trish
Just Trish
LIVE AMERICANS FIGHT AI Data Centers as Trump Builds Up War Machine
AI data centersLocal activismEconomic inequality
Apr 10, 2026

LIVE AMERICANS FIGHT AI Data Centers as Trump Builds Up War Machine

Local activists in Janesville, Wisconsin, are leading a grassroots movement to block a proposed AI data center on a former GM plant site, framing their fight as a microcosm of national economic shifts and corporate power eroding community well-being.

Legal AF Podcast
Legal AF Podcast
Vanillamace Is In Trouble & David Dobrik's Surprising Award Win... | Just Trish Ep. 265
Pop CultureCelebrity GossipSocial Media
Apr 7, 2026

Vanillamace Is In Trouble & David Dobrik's Surprising Award Win... | Just Trish Ep. 265

Pop culture drama unfolds as Coachella Airbnb hosts price gouge, David Dobrik wins a questionable Snapchat award, and a controversial SNL story sparks debate, all while AI's environmental impact raises alarms.

Just Trish
Just Trish
MAJOR Dem Tea Party Test LOOMS
Campaign FinanceAI Industry LobbyingSuper PACs
Feb 26, 2026

MAJOR Dem Tea Party Test LOOMS

A North Carolina Democratic primary reveals how AI industry money and special interest PACs are influencing elections, mirroring past controversies and challenging progressive candidates.

Breaking Points
Breaking Points
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World
OpenAISam AltmanColonialism
Jan 1, 2026

“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World

Journalist Karen Hao exposes how Silicon Valley's 'scale at all costs' AI development mirrors historical colonialism, extracting resources, exploiting labor, and threatening democracy while consolidating power.

Democracy Now
Democracy Now