Paul Von Blum

Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit

On: September 14, 2025

Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook. By Deep Vakil Every three months, Jon Rea gets an up-close look at the possibleContinue Reading

New Zealand is setting out to save its kiwis, and people are lining up to help

On: September 14, 2025

In: Climate

New Zealand is known for its rare and unique birds. But invasive animals, brought by humans, have decimated those species. To save them, New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating millions of those invasive predators by 2050. And everyday people are joining in. Some trap and kill animals inContinue Reading