Climate and energy editor, Reno bureau chief, MIT Technology Review. Ski bum. Dog dad.
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James Temple
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Treating all claims that AI is/will be a climate savior as abject nonsense until I see a radical shift in these trends.
DRI is doing valuable work on mountains snow/rain and the communities in and below them that are so impacted by exactly how all that precipitation arrives and how long it stays in the mountains.
If any other president had said "I"m going to destroy demand for liquid fossil fuels by permanently increasing their cost; wipe out America's cattle herds; spur the biggest wave of investment in renewables in history through energy insecurity" Congress would shut them down.
Not this one!
“I'm only interested in working in a newsroom that is built on trust and mutual respect. (That’s why I summarily fired the top management of 60 Minutes, even as its ratings and digital footprint have expanded mightily under their leadership.)”
Nick Bilton has brought in a consultant to help manage his transition to @60minutes.bsky.social.
He's also brought on board a 24-yr-old screenwriter as an "operations manager" —
www.reuters.com/business/med...
James Temple
My latest, for the good folks @theatlantic.com. A profile of the climate scientist @weatherwest.bsky.social, a genuine multi-tool when it comes to public communication
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
