The article discusses Doug Burgum, a government official responsible for protecting the US’ natural resources, who argues that climate change is not an urgent issue and can be addressed later. Instead, he advocates for increasing the use of fossil fuels to accelerate AI development, suggesting a shift away from climate change mitigation efforts.https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/fire_up_gas_turbines_ai_race/
Fire up the gas turbines, says US Interior Secretary: We gotta win the AI arms race
