The city of Reno, Nev. is approving more local data center projects. Are they worth the environmental cost?

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    When the rolling blackout comes during an intense heatwave and the people in charge have to choose between cutting power to the elderly, people at risk with their health, and the poor vs. cutting power to their rich friend’s data center that is turning a mean profit do you think they are even going to think about that choice? No, they will cut off power to the poor.

    This isn’t just a bad idea, it is constructing a dichotomy that can and will be used to justify mass death in the arid, hot areas of the US.

    If you live in a place like this, move away as soon as possible, the writing is on the wall.