TechnologyEnglish · 2 months ago

Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States

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Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States

TechnologyEnglish · 2 months ago

Amazon's planned data center for Pecos County, Texas would come with a gas plant capable of emitting 33 million tons of CO2 every year.

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I’m so glad I never procreated.

With any luck I’ll croak before the worst effects of these decisions manifest.

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