AI Data Centers and Carbon Emissions

KPFA - Hard Knock Radio · Oct 12, 2026 · 59m

On this episode of Hard Knock Radio, Davey D sits down with Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, for a critical conversation on the hidden environmental costs of artificial intelligence. As AI data centers rapidly expand across the country, they are driving up carbon emissions, consuming enormous amounts of energy and water, and placing frontline communities and fragile ecosystems at serious risk.

While much of the public conversation around AI has focused on innovation and convenience, this discussion pulls back the curtain on its climate…