The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Water Use Is Growing Beyond the Public’s View

The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, water and money.

Michael Muyot 7/9/26 Michael Muyot 7/9/26

The Cost of the Cloud: Big Tech’s Extractive Energy Demand Is Becoming Everyone Else’s Problem

The public is paying to build private computing power, and it is paying in electricity, in water and in money.

Alex Lindstrom 5/14/26 Alex Lindstrom 5/14/26

We Need to Protect Our Forest Preserves. We Also Need to Go Beyond Them

As protections for public lands weaken, Alex Lindstrom examines the limits of modern conservation and posits that protecting nature must include everyday relationships with land and community.