MIT-led satellite study finds NOx pollution spike
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Using NASA's TEMPO satellite, researchers led by Kevin Gauld calculated NOx emissions from the Southaven turbines averaging 730 kg/hour and peaking at 1,180 kg/hour in August 2026, versus 21 kg/hour from a nearby conventional gas plant; SpaceXAI and local authorities dispute the findings.
“The values they report in the vicinity of the [temporary turbines] are values that we have seen over central London”
Martyn ChipperfieldSpaceXAI Operator of Colossus 2 data center and Southaven turbine siteNAACP Plaintiff in lawsuitTaylor Logsdon Southaven, Mississippi residentKevin Gauld MIT researcherCosta Samaras Director, Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University
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SpaceXAI installed a bunch of on-site temporary natural gas power plants to run their data center in Memphis, generating a lot of local air pollution. I talked with @austyngaffney.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy about it: www.scientificamerican.com/article/spac... The data center backlash comes...
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