Lorne Stockman

Slightly lower emissions in a world that needs to rapidly push emissions down to zero does nothing to end the climate crisis.

As communities across the country challenge the enormous burden data centers and gas infrastructure threaten to place on land, clean water and air, public health and safety, energy access, and the cost of living, BAAJA will take away their ability to demand accountability and protection.

Proponents’ models only expose how little would be gained from this epic giveaway.

Senators announced a bipartisan bill to deregulate federal infrastructure permitting. Some Democrats framed the deal as good for clean energy, citing provisions that could speed up permitting for transmission lines and grid connections for renewable energy. But the bill would more likely support an unprecedented buildout of gas power plants linked to the AI data center boom. 

Less than two weeks into the assault on Iran, Trump stated on social media that “the United States is the largest oil producer in the world, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money.” Nothing says “America First” better than decimating the global economy while boasting about turning a profit. 

Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders and investors get rich.