Mastodawn

(2/2) In Oregon, they've discovered increased and hazardous #pollution in the #groundwater:
"Investigations reveal that industrial megafarms in the area produce millions of gallons of nitrate-laden wastewater from fertilizers, which seeps into aquifers. Amazon’s facilities, while not directly responsible for this pollution, rely on vast amounts of water for cooling servers—up to millions of gallons daily per center. This demand strains local water supplies already tainted by agricultural runoff, potentially concentrating toxins and spreading them through community wells."

The whole purpose of #NEPA and other environmental assessments is to ensure we have assessed and understand #risks. Business, of course, does best by being allowed to ignore risk, relying on #ExternalizedCosts to enhance their profitability.

https://www.webpronews.com/amazons-ai-data-centers-strain-oregon-water-fuel-health-crises/

Amazon’s AI Data Centers Strain Oregon Water, Fuel Health Crises

Amazon's data centers in eastern Oregon, fueling AI growth, strain local water supplies tainted by agricultural nitrates, leading to rare cancers, miscarriages, and other health issues in nearby communities. Despite economic promises, critics demand better environmental safeguards as the AI boom's hidden human costs emerge.

WebProNews

Keith D Johnson Dec 28, 2023

Profit motive.
#War pays well.
What would it take to make war unprofitable? (It already is, of course, as it's enormously destructive of all our life-support ecosystems, but somehow that never makes it into the bookkeeping. It really should. Not counting it doesn't mean it doesn't count.) [See #ExternalizedCosts]

A cappella Jul 30, 2023

@gratefuldread

#ExternalizedCosts
#CapitalismIsADeathCult
#CapitalismIsKillingEverything
#AbolishCapitalism

teledyn 𓂀 May 8, 2023

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years
#ecology #becausewecare #iPhone17isSoCool #LenovoDealsRock #PS9isTheJam #RokuRokuRoku #externalizedCosts #righttorepair #upgradabledesign #weknowhow #buttheresnomoneyinit #ohcanada
https://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/canada-s-electronic-waste-more-than-tripled-in-20-years-study-indicates-1.6388710
>Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards.

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in 20 years, study indicates

Canada's electronic waste more than tripled in the last two decades and is expected to keep increasing, a new study indicates, with researchers urging better e-waste management to reduce environmental harm and bring economic rewards.

CP24

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teledyn 𓂀 Aug 10, 2022

Now, suppose you had 22.2 million tons of uranium waste left over from milling ore to supply power plants and nuclear bombs, and neighbours were complaining of deaths... quick solution: payoff and relocate the complainers!
#nuclearisnotgreen #ExternalizedCosts

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-08-08/new-mexico-uranium-homestake-pollution