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Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country

Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country

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Comments (84)

  • zepearl
    Let's add as well "SpaceX’s Terafab will rely on natural gas power plants, not Tesla solar panels" to the mix :o(https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/spacexs-terafab-will-rely-...
  • fhdkweig
    Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49220350256 comments, 8 hours ago
  • MarkWayneNewton
    At least these sites (its more than Amazon) are being built near the energy source they will consume. Straight out of the ground into a turbine and then into the electron spinners.Also there's not a lot of anything where these sites are located (Near El Paso). The 4-5 Road Runners who live around there will probably appreciate the change.West Texas is basically Mad Max 2.
  • raincole
    It sounds... pretty good? It's not going to put pressure to the existing grid. Nor it will use freshwater. Near to the data centers themselves so the waste from power transmission is minimalized.
  • paulkrush
    Permitted maximum of 10 grams(2 nickels) of CO2 per hour for every person in the US. 33 million tons * 2000 ton/pound * 454 g/pound / 365 days in a year / 24 hours in a day / 342.6M people in us = 9.984 grams
  • synack
    Don't these things get more efficient as they scale up? One big plant is probably better than 30 small ones.
  • ourmandave
    I like this for the clarity. No more wishy-washy Is Amazon Evil?It's just Amazon ~ Fuck Yeah We're Evil
  • coralreef
    Carbon tax would shift the economics in favor of renewables.
  • ChrisArchitect
  • LogicFailsMe
    Alternatives exist but they aren't free...https://www.aga.org/decarbonizing-through-carbon-capture/https://www.energyindepth.org/study-finds-carbon-capture-and...https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277265682...TIL mentioning a viable technology that would reduce emissions here but delay a forced transition to renewables is an instant downvote.
  • ares623
    Finally, a structure worthy of its namesake.
  • vladmk
    Someone’s gotta stop this who idk - that’s the problem
  • chinathrow
    > 7.65 gigawatt gas power plantThis is another level of insanity, right there.
  • senderista
    "Shareholder Value Pledge Arena"
  • worik
    > That’s in sharp contrast to Amazon’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040...Liars
  • burnt-resistor
    These jet engine gas turbines create air pollution in the forms of formaldehyde and NOx and noise pollution.
  • casey2
    This completely ignores carbon capture and offsets. Amazon remains committed to net zero.
  • bethekidyouwant
    Co2 is pollution now?