Author: Melayna Heller

“Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills” Center for American Progress, www.americanprogress.org/article/residents-of-49-states-and-washington-d-c-face-increasing-electric-and-natural-gas-bills/. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025. This article discusses the rising energy costs for individuals across the country and how the government policies in effect will make that unlikely to change in the near future. Places like the…

Adam Zewe  |  MIT News. “Responding to the Climate Impact of Generative Ai.” MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, news.mit.edu/2025/responding-to-generative-ai-climate-impact-0930. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025. The article addresses the massive carbon footprint being left behind from the building of large data centers around the world. Author Adam Zewe discusses how AI companies are researching and…

“The Projected Impact of Generative AI on Future Productivity Growth.” Penn Wharton Budget Model, Penn Wharton Budget Model, 10 Sept. 2025, budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2025/9/8/projected-impact-of-generative-ai-on-future-productivity-growth.             The projected AI budget model by Penn Wharton takes an in depth look at the workplace revenue and productivity created by AI. The article shows the analytical numbers that are driving AI’s…

Steve Lohr, “Companies Are Pouring Billions into A.I.. It Has yet to Pay off.” The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/business/ai-business-payoff-lags.html. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.             The article by Steve Lohr discusses the mass amounts of money being poured into AI by individual companies and whether or not it is actually paying back their investments. Lohr refers…

19, August, and Lucien Bourcier (’26). “What Impact Does AI Have on the Environment?” Gonzaga University, 19 Aug. 2025, www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/stories/2025/8/19/what-impact-does-ai-have-on-the-environment.  This article published by Gonzaga University discusses the global impact of massive data centers and what A.I. is truly costing the planet. The author shares his concerns with OpenAI’s (creators of Chat-GPT), a planned project…