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The Elephant in the Room: AI, the Billable Hour, and the Future of Environmental Consulting & Law
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Open letter to environmental professionals confronting the structural collision between AI-driven productivity and the billable-hour model that funds their careers.
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@misc{anderson_2026_elephant_in_the_room_billable_hour,
author = {Jed Anderson},
title = {The Elephant in the Room: AI, the Billable Hour, and the Future of Environmental Consulting & Law},
year = {2026},
url = {https://jedanderson.org/essays/elephant-in-the-room-billable-hour},
note = {Accessed: 2026-05-13}
} APA
Anderson, J. (2026). The Elephant in the Room: AI, the Billable Hour, and the Future of Environmental Consulting & Law. Retrieved from https://jedanderson.org/essays/elephant-in-the-room-billable-hour
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Anderson, Jed. "The Elephant in the Room: AI, the Billable Hour, and the Future of Environmental Consulting & Law." Jed Anderson, May 13, 2026, https://jedanderson.org/essays/elephant-in-the-room-billable-hour.