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Protecting Who? “Bring Your Own Power” Projects for AI Data Centers Would Wreak Havoc on Communities and the Environment, New Report Finds (earthjustice.org)
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[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

We don't need that many data centers, so we also don't need to expand energy production at this scale.

Even renewables have an impact and for some reason countries love to build their solar parks in nature reserves rather than a desert. Go figure.

You gotta weigh the pros and cons for every decision. This has nothing to do with perfectionism when the cons are clearly outnumbering the pros.