New Climate Study Seeks To Punish AI Companies For Their Excellence

David Blackmon David Blackmon is an energy writer and consultant based in Texas. He spent 40 years in the oil and gas business, where he specialized in public policy and communications. August 15, 2026 3:23 PM ET Just when you think the climate alarm industry could not possibly get any more absurd than it has already become, they go and prove you wrong again. This week’s example of this enduring phenomenon comes from a glaring headline attached to a story from the leftwing billionaire-funded media operation, Inside Climate News: “AI Applications for Oil and Gas Companies Worsen Climate Pollution.”This story details the findings of a study recently published in the journal Nature conducted by the Enabled Emissions Campaign (EEC), which was founded a pair of artificial intelligence developer