Air permit docs: new gas projects linked to just 11 US data center campuses could emit 129M+ tons of greenhouse gases per year, more than some small countries
Wired Molly Taft
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@andrewlevesque
Andrew Levesque
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www.wired.com/story/new-ga... A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year....
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@timmarchman
Tim Marchman
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This is one reason why a narrow political focus on how data centers affect ratepayers is probably a bit shortsighted; if a campus is emitting more carbon than Croatia that's not good even if it's not driving up the electric bill of kitchen table working families concerned about a…
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@jvagle.me
Jeffrey Vagle
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“Yes, our data center emits more greenhouse gases than the entire country of Jordan, but don't worry, this is just a temporary measure until AI* invents new energy sources for us.” — www.wired.com/story/new-ga...
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@mollytaft.com
Molly Taft
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NEW: I've been shocked by some of the numbers I've been seeing on behind-the-meter power plants for data centers, so I did a little math. — less than a dozen gas plants being built to power data centers for big tech companies could emit a maximum of nearly 130 million tons of C…
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@mrsdeborahlynn
Deborah Lynn
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www.wired.com/story/new-ga... Emissions estimates from air permit documents show that natural gas projects being built to power data centers to serve some of the US's most powerful AI companies have the potential to emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.
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@leahfeiger
Leah Feiger
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New gas-powered data center projects linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI could emit more greenhouse gases than entire nations, according to a @wired.com investigation from @mollytaft.com — happy earth day, don't miss this one!
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