Can AI Save Social Media?
Social media is about to get a reboot as the two prominent activists work to bring Digg back to life this year.
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Waitsfield, Vermont, Rises Up Against JD Vance & His Embarrassing Bullying
Waitsfield, Vermont, is the kind of mountain town where valley homes are tucked next to the Mad River, with granite slopes and rich forests rising up on both sides. It’s a place where locals have survived floods and a manufacturing exodus. Today tourism, especially skiing, sustains the proud, industrious, and … [continued]
Cleantech Needs A Defense From Burial In Bullshit
The last couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. Fortunately, at least for my own mental health, I was taking some time off to prep an older truck for transportation duty while I started the long process of building an electric Suburban. But, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t checking in … [continued]
A Key Reason Why Our Society Is Polluted With Misinformation Today
I was working on some homework today with my daughter who’s in 2nd grade. It came after a couple of days of trying to figure out how smart people are so effectively fooled by misinformation, and don’t see the threat of massive misinformation networks (i.e., X, Facebook, etc.). The homework … [continued]
How AI Feeds The Clean Energy Misinformation Machine
Social media has become an increasingly powerful tool for disseminating misinformation about clean energy. A growing number of Facebook groups, influencers, and various online forums make a living by spreading mis- and disinformation about renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. Safiya Umoja Noble, an AI expert at … [continued]
The Contrarian: Journalism Is An Antidote To Cowardly Media Outlets
Journalism is under attack like never before in America. Several journalists have responded by creating new media channels.
Wildfire Climate Misinformation Is Rampant, And Social Media Platforms Are Promoting It
Devastating consequences of the climate crisis are being submerged by climate misinformation messengers, who are persuaded by a self-serving but very powerful minority to mistrust scientific evidence. In many cases such disbelief emerges from social media affordances, which could actually be tapped as a source for rapid public information dissemination … [continued]
Redefining Energy 2025 Predictions: Transportation, Energy, Electricity, & Investments
For years, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid have had an annual predictions episode, where they rank the previous year’s predictions and make new ones. Last year I joined them and made a couple of predictions of my own, and now the annual episode is out. Here it is with a … [continued]
Bill McKibben Celebrates 2024: Climate Successes Can Motivate Us In 2025
Many climate activists are turtling right now with the pressing reminder that the US executive office is about to be filled by a climate denier, supported by a Congress that has shown little spark to advance new, serious clean energy legislation. Yet climate activist and Gandhi Peace Award winner Bill … [continued]
What Happens Now with Clean Energy, EVs, & the US Economy? (VIDEO)
In this video episode of CleanTech Talk, Scott Cooney and I discuss the current state of climate action, reflecting on US policies of the past 16 years, the achievements of the Biden administration, the challenges ahead, leadership from other major economies, and more. We explore the importance of local politics … [continued]
