#NewYork lawmakers proposed a three-year #moratorium on #datacenter development, making it at least the sixth state to introduce such legislation. The bill comes amid growing bipartisan #backlash due to concerns over #energyprices, #gridimpacts, and #environmentaleffects. New York has over 130 data centers with 10 gigawatts of electric demand pending. https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-is-the-latest-state-to-consider-a-data-center-pause/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
New York Is the Latest State to Consider a Data Center Pause

Red and blue states alike have introduced legislation in recent weeks that would halt data center development, citing concerns from climate to high energy prices.

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TED NUGENT: 'You Have To Have S*** For Brains To Believe This Global Warming Bulls***'

In the December 30 episode of his "Spirit Campfire" podcast, outspoken conservative rocker Ted Nugent seemingly rejected the idea that climate change is happening, saying that "you have to have shit for brains to believe this global warming bullshit." As the Earth's temperature continues to rise, fu...

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A train in Ohio derailed so true
And spawned wild speculation from view
Though facts are few,
Viral claims flew
And Chernobyl 2.0 was what some thought they knew

#ohiotrainderailment #chernobyl20 #wildspeculation #environmentaleffects #limerick #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/ohio-train-derailment-chernobyl.html

β€˜Chernobyl 2.0’? Ohio Train Derailment Spurs Wild Speculation.

For many influencers across the political spectrum, claims about the environmental effects of the train derailment have gone far beyond known facts.

Team predicts environmental effects of increased desalination and climate change in the Gulf region through 2050

A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental ScienceS (ACCESS) and Water Research Center have studied how increased use of desalination technologies in combination with projected climate change will affect Gulf-wide salinity in the coming decades.

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