#energyhog — Public Fediverse posts

How the insatiable thirst of datacenters is leaving communities across the US high and dry https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/how-the-insatiable-thirst-of-datacenters-is-leaving-communities-across-the-us-high-and-dry #tech #AI #DataCenters #water #WaterHog #EnergyHog #environment #noise #pollution

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/09/google-developers-significantly-misstate-carbon-emissions-of-proposed-uk-datacentres #AI #DataCentres #Google #GoogleLies #TechRegulation #pollution #CarbonEmissions #ClimateChange #EnergyHog #pollution #PublicHealth #UK #Canada #USA

The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/30/ugly-truth-ai-chatgpt-guzzling-resources-environment #ChatGPT #AI #EnergyHog #energy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

Just 137 crypto miners use 2.3% of total U.S. power — government now requiring commercial miners to report energy consumption | Tom's Hardware #CryptoScam #PonziScheme #Wasteful #EnergyHog

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptomining/just-137-crypto-miners-use-23-of-total-us-power-government-now-requiring-commercial-miners-to-report-energy-consumption