“If the project is entirely powered by natural gas and doesn't capture any of those emissions, it will set Canada back 20 years in carbon emissions reductions and wipe out the reductions gained by phasing out coal, according to Will Noel, senior analyst with the Pembina Institute's electricity team.”

Seems like that would be a good reason to have an environmental assessment done.

#abpoli #ClimateChange

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/03/news/alberta-scraps-environmental-assessment-kevin-olearys-worlds-largest-data-centre

Alberta scraps environmental assessment for Kevin O'Leary's 'world's largest' data centre

Danielle Smith's government is exempting celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary's massive Wonder Valley data centre near Grand Prairie, AB, from a provincial environmental assessment, Canada's National Observer has learned.

Canada's National Observer
@Sanderde I live in the dumbest, cruelest, most hateful province.

@OtterMatic

You mean the Utopia Conservative Party is not fulfilling your deepest desires for a sustainable rich lifestyle??