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Joseph Romm

Senior Research Fellow , University of Pennsylvania Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media

Joseph Romm is a leading expert on climate solutions and clean energy and the former acting assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Joseph Romm is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. He is a former Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and holds a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT.

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One Affordability Battle After Another: What to do about the growing damage from the AI-Fossil Fuel Industrial Complex

Article By Joseph Romm | Feb 17, 2026

Affordability of electricity and concerns about fossil fuel pollution, water resources, and job loss, have driven a rebellion against data centers that is both grassroots and bipartisan. It’s time for cleaner, faster and cheaper solutions.

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AI is Hungry for Power and You are Footing the Bill

Article By Lynn Parramore | May 11, 2026

The same technology that promises efficiency in offices is fueled by a system that is making life more costly for everyday workers. Part of “AI and the Future of the American Worker,” a series on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor, power, and the meaning of work.