Water consumption concerns emerge amid local pushback
4 Sep 20 9:00 AM · 6d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 4
A commenter flagged the tension between data center water demands and existing drought conditions affecting local communities, and criticized the dismissive tone of industry responses.
“Telling the locals that it would require only the tiniest amount of water in the desert during a record drought, in which folks are already asked to conserve water. And of course their response is patronizing and not reassuring”
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Telling the locals that it would require only the tiniest amount of water in the desert during a record drought, in which folks are already asked to conserve water. And of course their response is patronizing and not reassuring
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This implies that they were not, in fact, the world's best and smartest people.
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Pedantic, but I do appreciate the clarification that these particular magic beans do not grow beanstalks. Too many people forget that caveat.
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