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One Data Center, One Power Plant: The Hidden Carbon Cost of the AI Boom

Thaddeus Brenner Aug 24, 2026 0

A Texas AI data center could rival America's dirtiest power plants in emissions, exposing how the AI boom's energy hunger…

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Meta’s Gas Bet: What It Means When Big Tech Quietly Ditches Clean Energy

Thaddeus Brenner Jul 27, 2026 0

Meta has quietly dropped a clean energy pledge to power AI data centers with natural gas — a reversal that…

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