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the Juice Media
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There's been a lot of coverage of the "Data Centre boom" but not enough has been said about the unholy marriage being formed between the Ai and Gas industries. Which concerns not just Australia, but also the US, UK, Canada, Europe and many other countries.

the Juice Media
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Huge shout out to @ketanjoshi.co & @greenpeaceap.bsky.social who have done a shitton of top research on the relationship between Big Tech and Big Gas in Aus. Make sure to follow them + check out their Energy Vampires report, which informed a lot of this HGA: www.greenpeace.org.au/greenpeace-r...

greenpeace.org.auEnergy Vampires: the AI data centres draining Australia - Greenpeace Australia PacificThe frenzied rollout of AI data centres in Australia is rushing through massive new projects, which will derail Australia’s energy transition unless the government urgently intervenes.
the Juice Media
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Oh and make sure to tag Albo @albomp.bsky.social and tell him we want a moratorium on AI data centres until clear rules and legislation are in place (including laws to ensure they run on renewables, which they pay for, and not on gas, aka "firming", or using bullshit offsets etc)

Pandymonium
@pandymonium.bsky.social

An important element of 'run on renewables' is that the grid will not, ever, be 'a fall back' position for data centres. They have to make every watt, collect every drop of water, put 0 pollution of any kind - including heat - into land, air or water. Enforcement of these demands = no data centres.