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The data center boom could increase greenhouse gases so much that it reverses years of reductions in US power emissions, a new analysis finds.

bloom.bgUS Data Center Buildout Risks Erasing Years of Climate ProgressThe boom is set to produce enough greenhouse gases to cancel out 15 years of declines in power-sector emissions, according to a Sierra Club analysis.

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John Hikes

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Environmental stewardship; we need to care for and protect the Earth's natural resources instead of exploiting them out of short-term self-interest. #OnlyOneEarth

JazzComposer

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Aug2025 If some large data centers will be powered by on-site nuclear power plants, what will happen if a few go bankrupt and no money or managers remain to safely dispose of the nuclear waste? Read about the nuclear waste at the San Onofre plant in California: voiceofsandiego.org/2025/07/18/s...

voiceofsandiego.orgSacramento Report: Costs Are Climbing for Nuclear Waste Disposal at San OnofreLawmakers and residents call on federal regulators to speed up nuclear waste disposal.

Systeni Intelligence

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The data center boom has a power problem: growth that could erase emissions cuts makes electricity part of the AI debate.