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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 16h

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 14h

Amazing news.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 14h

sounds like something an AI chatbot would write

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 15h

read the article! I provided a gift link.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 15h

Speaking of AI data centers, have you flown into Dulles International Airport near D.C. recently?

Welp, you landed smack in the middle of Data Center Alley, the world's *densest data center hub.*

Its making power bills skyrocket in Baltimore.

You can see the U-shaped runways in the center. 🫣

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16h

when you try and get your PhD advisor to review your manuscript 😂

Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid

Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 16h

As a matter of fact... there is! Here's a gift link to Bloomberg's great reporting on AI boom and water use:

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most

A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

www.bloomberg.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 16h

My husband calls them "gassers" -- cause you're out of gas at the end!

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 16h

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 17h

Lots of people think Dems are forcing these dirty coal plants to “retire” with policies and regs.

It’s simply not true!

Coal plants are incredibly inefficient to run compared to gas and renewables. This New England plant didn’t “retire” — the company closed it because it was too expensive!

Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 18h

New England has said its final goodbye to coal power. Here’s how a transition to gas — and now renewables — helped shut its last plant down early.

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

www.canarymedia.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 4d

I am SHOCKED this government website it still up.

"There are no known links between large whale deaths and ongoing offshore wind activities." 🐋

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-...

Frequent Questions—Offshore Wind and Whales

Frequently asked questions about interactions between offshore wind energy projects and whales.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 4d

Same vibes 😬

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats!!

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 4d

I am SHOCKED this government website it still up.

"There are no known links between large whale deaths and ongoing offshore wind activities." 🐋

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-...

Frequent Questions—Offshore Wind and Whales

Frequently asked questions about interactions between offshore wind energy projects and whales.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

cc: @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

Shark scientist: "My whole head was inside of her mouth in less than a second.”

... in talking about the shark that bit him:

"She was scared also. It was not her fault.” ❤️‍🩹

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/w...

‘She Could Have Killed Me’: Scientist Survives Shark Bite to His Head

www.nytimes.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

this is glorious. Where is this?

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 5d

... yes but the bike lane is woefully not protected! Come to DC where they are. You can pass as many cars without level 10 anxiety. 🫣

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 6d

That mushroom guy @lukelukeluke.bsky.social

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Harley Rustad @harleyrustad.com · 6d

“The greatest danger to our future is apathy.”
RIP Jane Goodall, 1934–2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d

There is a lot of scary stuff happening right now: political violence, constitutional violations, abuse of power.

But I am going to stay focused on posting about clean energy and climate change. Americans need reminders that climate change is *still* accelerating and we can do something about it.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 6d

“If you’d told me 20 years ago that the Roman Catholic Church would emerge as perhaps the most progressive large global institution, I would have giggled.”

@billmckibben.bsky.social’s dispatch about the pope’s speech made this Catholic girl very optimistic.

A different kind of leader gives a different kind of speech

An afternoon with the Pope

open.substack.com

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d

There is a lot of scary stuff happening right now: political violence, constitutional violations, abuse of power.

But I am going to stay focused on posting about clean energy and climate change. Americans need reminders that climate change is *still* accelerating and we can do something about it.

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d

Leases too! You get a $7,500 write down

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 7d

This ridiculous color is called “Ocean” and I couldn’t resist. 🌊

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