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Data Center Backlash Has Yet to Become a Climate Reckoning
Original: The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/
Wired argues that the growing public backlash against data centers, driven by their strain on power grids, water supplies and local communities, has so far stopped short of a serious reckoning with their climate impact. The piece contends that debates over new data center construction focus on costs and land use while largely ignoring the carbon footprint of the AI boom that is accelerating their expansion.
Why now: Concerns are rising about the energy and water demands of data centers powering the AI boom.
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- The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/data-center-backlash-climate-reckoning/ · wired.com@web.brid.gy · 4
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