Electricity demand for massive data centers used for AI and cryptocurrencies is growing rapidly, and by 2026, may equal the power consumed by the entire country of Japan. A researcher quoted in ...
https://jensorensen.com/2024/10/03/ai-data-centers-carbon-climate-tech-companies-cartoon/
I truly don’t understand how anyone accepts the constant wailing of leaf blowers as normal. It’s like sitting on a plane with a screaming baby, except an internal combustion baby. I read a li...
https://jensorensen.com/2024/04/24/leaf-blowers-noise-pollution-spring-cartoon/
This Guardian article lists various foods that tend to be high in toxic PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” which are used to make products stain- and water-resistant. To quote fro...
https://jensorensen.com/2024/04/03/pfas-microplastics-pollution-food-cartoon/
Trump surrogates such as Steve Bannon have been talking about destroying the “administrative state” for years now, as though federal government employees are all in on some grand conspiracy....
https://jensorensen.com/2023/09/13/project-2025-administrative-state-cartoon/
For a decent summary on the risks of gas stoves, this Scientific American article is worth checking out. One recent study estimated that some 12.7 percent of childhood asthma cases were attri...
https://jensorensen.com/2023/01/25/gas-stove-pollution-cartoon/
It’s easy to laugh at this stuff, but I actually find it more disturbing and sinister than anything. The “alpha male” bro culture of the alt-right ties directly into authoritarian “strong...
The Guardian reported recently on the Hardin coal plant in Montana coming back to life to power a Bitcoin mining operation. Not only is this bad for climate change, but the pollutants wreak havoc...
https://jensorensen.com/2022/03/23/nfts-crypto-climate-environment-cartoon/
I’ve long been an avid recycler, and I get annoyed by cynics who point out the many shortcomings of the process without offering a solution other than doing nothing. Plastic recycling, however,...
https://jensorensen.com/2022/02/16/plastic-recycling-cartoon/
If you haven’t been following this particular environmental crisis, the Environmental Working Group is a good place to start. In good news, the Biden administration announced that the EPA will...
https://jensorensen.com/2021/10/22/pfas-forever-pollution-cartoon/
When it comes to fuel efficiency and climate change, automakers have been brazenly talking out of both sides of their mouths. To quote from the NY Times: At auto shows and on dealership floors, a...
https://jensorensen.com/2018/04/10/automakers-epa-scott-pruitt-cafe-standard/
You would think the wealthiest nation on earth could do better than this. Of course, these public health disasters are what we can expect when basic government services get chipped away over the ...
https://jensorensen.com/2016/01/25/if-flints-water-problem-happened-to-rich-people/
According to this Mother Jones article, the drought in California is leading to increasing amounts of oil wastewater being applied to crops. While I understand and support programs like Bill Gate...
https://jensorensen.com/2015/08/17/this-week-in-thats-disgusting-oil-wastewater-irrigation/