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The digital future is soot, high asthma rates, water shortages, and a turbulent, boiling planet: "Rapid #datacenter growth has also been accompanied by utility plans to prolong the use of #coal in Georgia, Utah and Wisconsin. The Nebraska story reveals in detail how the race by giant #technology companies to gain the advantage in #AI is conflicting with #climate goals and potentially harming #publichealth."
#climatechange #datacenters #bigtech #environment https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/08/google-meta-omaha-data-centers/