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usonian

(27,445 posts) Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:20 AM 5 hrs ago

Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic

Posted in Environment and Energy.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127191305

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https://www.wired.com/story/data-centers-taking-over-texas-pollution-could-be-catastrophic/
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Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic (Original Post) usonian 5 hrs ago OP

And it's a good place for them. They can knock out their electrical grid during the summer this time. Ray Bruns 5 hrs ago #1

Gee thanks gay texan 4 hrs ago #6

What happens in A year or so when they make data centers smaller and the big buildings are not needed? Srkdqltr 4 hrs ago #2

When the bubble bursts, who knows? usonian 4 hrs ago #3

Got the shit they voted for, oh well. we can do it 4 hrs ago #4

AOC gets it, and is taking action Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #5

Ray Bruns

(7,054 posts)

1. And it's a good place for them. They can knock out their electrical grid during the summer this time.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:27 AM

5 hrs ago

gay texan

(3,304 posts)

6. Gee thanks

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 12:06 PM

4 hrs ago

Some of us are stuck here

Srkdqltr

(10,225 posts)

2. What happens in A year or so when they make data centers smaller and the big buildings are not needed?

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:39 AM

4 hrs ago

usonian

(27,445 posts)

3. When the bubble bursts, who knows?

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:41 AM

4 hrs ago

A. Democrats win. Homeless shelters.
B. GOP wins. Concentration camps.

we can do it

(13,040 posts)

4. Got the shit they voted for, oh well.

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 11:41 AM

4 hrs ago

Fiendish Thingy

(24,689 posts)

5. AOC gets it, and is taking action

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 12:00 PM

4 hrs ago

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Also saw a link where even Abbott is talking about pumping the brakes on the speed of data center construction, so the republicans are noticing the backlash as well.

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