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15 September

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From one piece The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formation 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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Opposition to AI data centers is driven partly by resistance to concentrated corporate power, not only by local environmental concerns.

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it was a chance to stand up to the oligarchs and this technology they've staked their future on.

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AI data centers function mainly as a new way to sustain natural gas demand for an oil-and-gas industry facing declining gasoline demand.

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one way to understand a data center is that it's a device for burning natural gas, the latest excuse (after Ukraine and Iran) for the fuel that Big Oil is counting on to keep its business model afloat even as the world turns away from internal combustion cars and crude demand begins to drop.

The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formationbillmckibben.substack.com

21 August

Bill McKibbenKorrents 21 Aug

From one piece A year in, the data center/AI battle starts to clarify 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there

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AI and the data-center buildout underlying it pose real and significant dangers to society.

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Its's clear by now that AI, and the data center development underlying it, pose real and significant dangers.

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The buildout of AI data centers is part of a broader extension of oligarchic control over people's lives.

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It's clear by now that this is all part of the extension of oligarchic control over our lives.

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13 August

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