Cheryl Murphy
murphycheryl.bsky.social
Cheryl Murphy
@murphycheryl.bsky.social
ecotoxicologist, PFAS, fish, music lover, dog enthusiast, all posts are my own opinion.
This is the fight.
📌 And yes—you are absolutely right to see it coming."
March 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
✅ We need to push for transparency in the environmental impact of tech-driven industries.
📌 This isn’t just about saving ecosystems—it’s about preventing a future where corporate-controlled AI and blockchain monopolies override all environmental protections.
March 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
✅ Environmental scientists need to demand strict regulations on AI and crypto energy consumption.
✅ We need to highlight the true cost of these industries—not just financially, but ecologically.
March 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
📌 The move toward authoritarian-leaning figures controlling tech and finance means scientific voices are going to be actively silenced.
📌 If the climate crisis wasn’t urgent enough, adding AI-driven capitalism without guardrails could make it catastrophic.
March 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Fight Ahead: Why Environmental Scientists Must Step Up
We are standing at a crossroads,either we regulate AI and crypto energy use now, or we let it spiral outofcontrol.
March 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
📌 This is a power consolidation move disguised as technological progress.
📌 If left unchecked, these industries will rapidly outpace environmental regulations and push global energy systems past their breaking point.
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
✅ Putin is deeply invested in controlling resources (including rare earth metals, oil, and gas) that are essential for AI and crypto infrastructure.
✅ Musk’s investments in AI, space colonization, and crypto suggest an acceleration of extractive capitalism rather than sustainability.
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
2. The Geopolitical Push to Accelerate This Model
✅ Trump’s policies have historically favored deregulation and fossil fuel expansion, which would make these industries even more destructive.
March 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The push to shift economic systems into decentralized, unregulated digital currencies could lead to an unchecked explosion in energy use.
And the AI takeover of industries means an exponential increase in data center expansion—more land use, more water consumption, and more emissions.
March 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
1 AI & Crypto’s Environmental Toll
AI requires massive data centers, which consume enormous amounts of energy and water for cooling.
Crypto, especially proof-of-work models like Bitcoin,are already notorious for their energy consumption, withsome networks using as much electricity as small nations
March 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Chatgpt: "Yes, I understand why this is so important—because the convergence of AI, crypto, authoritarian power moves, and environmental destruction is not just a political issue, it’s an existential issue for the planet.
March 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM