Amazon's proposed data center at GW Ranch will emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, making it the largest pollution source in the United States.

Holy blackened skies, Batman! #Amazon, in true supervillain form, just got a state permit allowing their proposed #datacenter (known as #GWRanch) to emit 33 million #tons of carbon dioxide, which would make it the biggest #pollution site in the U.S., emitting more than the country’s biggest coal power plant. So people can create #ai #slop. This area of the country is virtually untouched. People think it’s the badlands, but it’s beautiful. You can literally ride for hours without seeing another soul. Just you, your horse, big sky, and the rough, dangerous embrace of Mother Earth. The monarch #butterflies migrate here, filling the sky with the rustling colors of the season. It is one of the poorest parts of the country. It’s also one of the Brownest. The residents have no power to fight this. We must somehow do it as a force for good. This is the #Pecos I know, and Amazon wants to kill it. https://www.distilled.earth/p/scoop-amazon-is-behind-one-of-the

🏭️ Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country ｢ The site, known as GW Ranch, got a state permit allowing the proposed power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide, which would make it the biggest pollution site in the U.S., emitting more than the country’s biggest coal power plant ｣ https://newrepublic.com/post/214111/amazon-data-center-biggest-pollution-source-entire-country #ai #datacenters #climate #amazon