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- 1Climate Activists Protest AI Data Centers and Amazon Gas Plant Plans●Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant
Climate activists are turning their attention to the booming AI industry, protesting data centers whose energy demands are driving new fossil fuel expansion. A key flashpoint is Amazon's plan to build the largest natural gas power plant in the United States, reportedly to power its computing infrastructure. Campaigners argue tech companies' climate pledges are being undermined by rising electricity use from artificial intelligence.
- 2Greta Thunberg and Aurora sue Sweden again over climate inaction▼Greta Thunberg, Aurora sue Sweden again, arguing it failed children on climate
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and the group Aurora have filed a new lawsuit against Sweden, arguing the state has failed to protect children from the consequences of climate change. The legal action follows earlier attempts to hold the Swedish government accountable through the courts, and renews pressure on policymakers over the country's climate commitments.
- 3Teenager writes letters to jailed climate activists in new documentary▼Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary
A new Guardian documentary follows Max, a 14-year-old struggling with climate anxiety, as he writes letters to climate activists serving prison sentences for direct action. Through their correspondence, he seeks to understand the human stories behind protest and why so many climate campaigners in the UK have ended up behind bars.
- 4Opinion column challenges climate change alarm narrative▼Pro/Con: The world isn't burning; the climate-change narrative is
A pro/con opinion piece in the Duluth News Tribune argues that the world is not 'burning' and that it is the climate-change narrative itself that is overheated. The column takes a contrarian stance against mainstream warnings about global warming, framing media and activist rhetoric as exaggerated. Such pieces typically draw sharp responses from climate scientists and advocates who point to evidence of rising temperatures and extreme weather.
- 5Why Democrats stopped talking about climate▼Why Democrats stopped talking about climate https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.vox. com/america-actually/504178/william-
Vox has published a piece examining why Democrats have largely stopped making climate change a central talking point. The article, built around an interview with William Lawrence, a climate activist from Michigan's 7th district associated with the Sunrise Movement, suggests the party has shifted focus toward other issues, including data centers and economic concerns, as climate politics have grown quieter in national debate.
- 6Student protesters disrupt NVIDIA AI climate panel in New York●Student protesters disrupt NVIDIA AI climate panel https://www. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2 026/9/26/student-proteste
Student protesters interrupted an NVIDIA panel on artificial intelligence and climate held during NYC Climate Week. Footage shared by Al Jazeera shows activists taking over the session, adding to ongoing criticism of the tech industry's energy-hungry AI expansion and its climate commitments. The disruption has drawn attention during a week when companies are showcasing their environmental pledges.
- 7Data Center Backlash Has Yet to Become a Climate Fight●📰 The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet Climate groups are latching onto the data ce
Opposition to data centers is growing in many communities, but climate groups argue the movement has not yet turned into a broader reckoning over the facilities' greenhouse gas emissions. Activists are joining local anti-data-center campaigns, hoping to draw attention to the massive energy and water demands of the computing infrastructure behind AI and cloud services. The open question is whether residents angry about land, power and noise will also come to care about the impact on the atmosphere.
- 8UK protesters confront Ed Miliband over Palestine Action crackdown●This is how to do it. Confront them in public places. Keep doing it. Never let them feel immune from it. Wherever they g
Protesters in the UK confronted former climate secretary Ed Miliband at a pizza restaurant, challenging him over the Labour government's handling of Palestine Action. A clip of the encounter is circulating widely, with supporters urging people to confront ministers in public wherever they go. It reflects growing anger within parts of the Labour base over the government's proscription of Palestine Action and its treatment of pro-Palestinian activists.
- 9Extinction Rebellion Issues Second Environmental Warning▼Xtinction Rebellion Issues Environmental Warning, Second Notice
Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has issued what it calls a second environmental warning, restating its alarm about the failure of governments to address ecological breakdown. The group frames the notice as a renewed call to action on climate change and biodiversity loss. No further details about the warning's contents were provided.