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Want to Erase an Entire Year of AI Energy Use? Drive Just One Mile Less.
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- Insanely Generative
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- Dec 31, 2025
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- 403
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Summary
AI is melting the planet. Everyone knows this. Everyone says it. In this episode, Alex makes the mistake of checking the math and accidentally detonates a very popular moral position. What she finds raises an awkward question: if AI isn’t the real carbon villain, then what is? Your inbox? Your streaming habits? That one mile you refuse to walk? Listen at your own risk. Facts ahead. Get full access to The Generative Gazette at generativegazette.substack.com/subscribe