#cdnpolli — Public Fediverse posts

A massive AI data centre and a power plant to run it across the street from people’s homes in rural Alberta - no need for an environmental impact assessment says the province.

The utilities regulator rejected the application for “significant deficiencies” but Alberta Environment & Protected Areas thought it was just fine to exempt it from a comprehensive review.

Those decisions came three days apart.

This is the new reality for Olds, Alberta.

#ableg #cdnpolli #AIdatacentres #environment #climate #water
https://open.substack.com/pub/jodymacpherson/p/alberta-waives-review-for-massive?r=b0efu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

PETITION: The federal government plans to close seven of our public research stations across Canada as well as the Organic and Regenerative Research Program and terminate hundreds of government researchers.

The petition urges to continue operating the research centers, research farms and the Organic and Regenerative Research Program for at least 24 months. #agricultureralresearch #regenerativefoodsystems #cdnpolli #ndp

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7214&mc_cid=b136a4170a&mc_eid=c13ce41be8