Episode 69: WTF Is AI Actually Costing the Planet?

Is AI the climate solution we've been waiting for — or the most energy-hungry thing we've ever built? In this solo episode of The Naked Sustainability Podcast, Ginny dives into the AI paradox: the genuinely powerful ways artificial intelligence is accelerating biodiversity research, democratizing climate risk data, and helping everyday people connect with the natural world — and the jaw-dropping environmental cost hiding behind every query, recommendation, and AI-generated image.

We'll dig into:

🌿 The AI tools that are actually doing good (iNaturalist, Merlin Bird ID, and more)

💧 Why U.S. data centers consumed 17 billion gallons of water in 2023 — and why that number is about to explode

🌾 The uncomfortable truth about precision agriculture and who's really benefiting

📵 Why 74% of AI's environmental benefit claims can't be backed up

✅ How to apply the EcoMindful Method to your own relationship with AI

This one isn't about rejecting technology — it's about asking the same hard questions about your tech that you already ask about your food, your fashion, and your energy use.

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