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1. And as usual, not a goddam word about greenhouse gas emissions that gas turbines emit in copious amounts

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 12:03 AM

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The number of natural-gas-fired power plant being developed to power US data centers is about the same as California's entire generating capacity from all sources combined (California is the world's 4th largest economy).

Another equivalence that might be more relatable (but nobody seems to give a shit either way, certainly the msm doesn't) --

The amount of natural-gas-fired generation in development just to power near-future U.S. data centers is equivalent, in greenhouse gas emissions, to adding 100 MILLION ADDITIONAL gasoline-fueled cars to the roads. All that mostly just for AI and cryptocurrency mining.

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