Forest Olson

AI is everywhere. It writes our emails, answers our questions and powers our searches. So, I had an idea. I asked five of the world's most popular AIs three questions about the future of our planet. Some of the answers were beautiful. Some were clinical. And some . . . were terrifying.

04/24/2026 British Petroleum's board faced a major backlash at its first shareholder meeting under new leadership, as shareholders staged three major blows against the oil giant. Over 50% of shareholders at the company's annual general meeting voted (successfully) to block a proposal to scrap existing climate reporting commitments. The defiance continued as shareholders also defeated a plan to move future meetings to an online-only format. This move was viewed as an attempt to avoid in-person...

04/09/2026 Government has approved the United Kingdom's largest power-producing solar farm to date. The site will also be home to a battery storage facility. However, the project, which will be around 4,000 acres, is getting immense pushback from the local community. The Springwell solar farm will be located between Lincoln and Sleaford, and is projected to start producing electricity in 2029. The government vows that the project bring energy prices down, with the farm projected to power...