+ read the story from @schmidtdse.bsky.social dse.berkeley.edu/news/ai-can-...

AI Can Move Beyond Data Centers | The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science & Environment at Berkeley

In a new commentary in Nature Schmidt DSE faculty & researchers posit that open source AI models, which tend to be far more energy efficient than their commercial counterparts and run for free, offer…

dse.berkeley.edu

AI can move beyond data centers 📣 In a commentary in @nature.com today, Schmidt DSE faculty and researchers argue that #OpenSourceAI models are part of a more sustainable future for scientific computing. Read the story: www.nature.com/articles/d41... @cires.colorado.edu @cu-esiil.bsky.social

Why scientists should lead the shift away from AI mega data centres

Publicly available AI models and local infrastructure can reduce AI’s environmental footprint while giving researchers greater control over the tools they use.

nature.com

Public lands are more than resources or real estate. They hold clean water, cultural memory, biodiversity, and the quiet foundations of our collective well-being. I wrote a piece in @sciam.bsky.social reflecting on what’s at risk when we treat shared landscapes as disposable.

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 8mo ago

An environmental scientist’s analysis reveals who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands

A California Biodiversity Network (CBN) working group conducted a biodiversity assessment of California’s natural lands and freshwaters to evaluate the state’s progress toward its 30x30 initiative. 👀 Check out the report to learn more: www.cnps.org/artemisia-jo...

Apply to be an ESIIL Postdoc by Sept. 15th! Visit our website to learn more & apply: esiil.org/careers jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Lots of people on my feed are concerned about the destruction of NOAA by the Trump administration and Elon Musk, but much of what I’ve seen people post about is the national weather service. That’s vital, but NOAA does so much more than that! My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🐠

Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service)

Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more.

blog.ucs.org

As a former Utahn (and current Boulder resident), I’m bummed that Sundance is leaving. Disappointed but not surprised, indeed!

Alessandro Rigolon@alerigolon.bsky.social · 2y ago

When a state cares more about fighting culture wars than about welcoming all people, it loses cultural institutions and events like Sundance. It’s disappointing but not surprising

Boulder friends! Will you be at the Stand up for Science rally this Friday (3/7)? Join us on Wednesday (3/5) to make signs! Bring a friend—everyone is invited!

Happening at the NOAA/NIST entrance in Boulder, CO today. Spread the word!

MAGA fundamentally hates the very idea of a public good - much of their current rampage is about destroying all public goods. They're on a fast track to finding out that even cold, hard capitalism needs a lot of public goods to function effectively. theconversation.com/noaas-vast-p...

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

NOAA operates fleets of satellites, sensors on airplanes and ocean-going buoys, as well as radar, providing the data used by weather forecasters nationwide – and freely available to anyone.

theconversation.com

ESIIL synthesis center's Innovation Summit for 2025 is focusing on "Environmental Tipping Points and Transformation, an immersive, hands-on event where innovation meets collaboration." Come join us in Boulder! cu-esiil.github.io/Innovation-S... Apps due Jan 31.