Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around the country

Re:Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around t... by no-name-here on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @11:28PM (#48289227)

1. Beef uses trillions of gallons of water per year, while data centers use billions - data center water use is nowhere remotely as much as beef.

2. Despite beef using far more water, is it getting anywhere remotely as much coverage as data center water use?

3. Senators like Sanders proposed stopping data center construction nationwide - have senators proposed similar nationwide bans for beef?

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Re:Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around t... by dpkirchner on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @12:12AM (#48289540)

Opposition to meat consumption has become so mainstream we don't even notice it any more, I guess.

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Re:Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around t... by hunterpayne on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @12:29AM (#48289648)

You can go ahead and try to do that. Politically, to say its a DOA bill, is the understatement of the century. Also, water is renewable. This entire discussion is absurd and scientifically illiterate. There is a reason why nobody says, "party of science" anymore.

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Re:Erin Brockovich made a map to track data centers around t... by kennywinker on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @03:10AM (#48290762)

> Also, water is renewable.

Tell that to the aquafers we’re emptying that won’t refill for generations.

Water is renewable, but not necessarily in the right place or in timely manner.

Using treated potable water to cool servers is just taxpayers subsidizing server cooling.

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