This week on Behind The Lens, to gas the AI explosion and its outsize power necessities, Louisiana utility firm, Entergy has floated a proposal to construct an enormous AI information heart in an impoverished part of north Louisiana. The $10 billion venture is being touted as the most important single funding in Louisiana historical past and guarantees a whole lot of latest high-paying jobs however would require a surge in power demand that will lean closely on fossil fuels.
After a 15-year hiatus in executions in Louisiana, there’s a push from Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration to restart executions with the primary one set to happen as early as we file this episode. A California-based retired anesthesiologist has given unqualified approval to the state’s new and controversial execution technique, administering pure nitrogen into the physique, that critics say must be thought of merciless and weird punishment.
Company this week embody particular visitor, writer and journalist Ned Randolph who investigates intersections of energy, social justice, and the surroundings and Lens reporters Nick Chrastil and Marta Jewson.
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