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Chuck Darwin

Power Failure: On Landscape and Abandonment

The power needs of Ohio’s #data #centers are already staggering,

but the near future is hard to even imagine.

By 2030, in Central Ohio alone, demand will skyrocket to more than 5,000 megawatts
—roughly equivalent to the power consumption of all of New York City.

That power must be delivered to those facilities somehow
-- And so along with the data centers, miles and miles of new high-voltage #transmission #lines are needed in the state.

American Electric Power has chosen distressed farms and politically weak rural communities as sites to clear paths for more transmission lines,
and for good reason:

⚠️these communities have the least influence to resist such encroachment.

longreads.com/2025/01/16/power

Longreads · Power Failure: On Landscape and AbandonmentBy Brendan Fitzgerald
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Chuck Darwin

Dozens of massive #data #centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than all of the urban homes in Ireland -- and starting to wear out the warm welcome that brought them here.

Now, a country that made itself a computing factory for Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok
is wondering whether it was all worth it
as tech giants look around the world to build even more data centers to fuel the next wave of artificial intelligence.

Fears of rolling blackouts led Ireland’s grid operator to halt new data centers near Dublin until 2028.

These huge buildings and their powerful computers last year consumed 21% of the nation’s electricity, according to official records.

No other country has reported a higher burden to the International Energy Agency.

Not only that, but Ireland is still heavily reliant on burning #fossil #fuels to generate electricity,
despite a growing number of wind farms sprouting across the countryside.

Further data center expansion threatens Ireland’s goals to sharply cut planet-warming emissions.

Ireland is a “microcosm of what many countries could be facing over the next decade,
particularly with the growth of AI,”
said energy researcher Paul Deane of University College Cork.
apnews.com/article/ai-data-cen

People walk the streets in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
AP News · Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they're consuming too much of its energyBy MATT O'BRIEN
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ChietiToday by undefined
Sciopero generale ai Centri di riabilitazione San Rocco di Casoli e Atessa, lavoratori in protesta il 24 ottobre

Al centro delle rivendicazioni ci sono diverse criticità legate alla gestione dei Centri

Translated:
General strike at the San Rocco di Casoli and Atessa Rehabilitation Centers, workers protesting on October 24th.

At the center of the demands are several critical issues related to the management of the Centers.

#Centers #general #San #RoccodiCasoli
chietitoday.it/attualita/sciop

ChietiToday · Sciopero generale ai Centri di riabilitazione San Rocco di Casoli e Atessa, lavoratori in protesta il 24 ottobreBy Francesco Colagreco
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Yeri

In July, #Google released its most recent #environmental #report, showing its carbon emission footprint rose by 48 #percent, largely due to #AI and #data #centers. It also replenished only 18 percent of the #water it consumed – a far cry from the 120 percent it has set as a #goal by 2030.

instagram.com/p/DAHPEEKtpQw/

InstagramWashington Post climate coverage on Instagram: "Roughly a quarter of Americans have used ChatGPT since the chatbot’s 2022 release, according to the Pew Research Center — and every query exacts a cost. Chatbots use an immense amount of power to respond to user questions, and simply keeping the bot’s servers cool enough to function in data centers takes a toll on the environment. If a data center is located in a hot region — and relies on air conditioning for cooling — it takes a lot of electricity to keep the servers at a low temperature. If data centers relying on water cooling are located in drought-prone areas, they risk depleting the area of a precious natural resource. In July, Google released its most recent environmental report, showing its carbon emission footprint rose by 48 percent, largely due to AI and data centers. It also replenished only 18 percent of the water it consumed — a far cry from the 120 percent it has set as a goal by 2030. Read more by tapping the link in our bio."12K likes, 111 comments - postclimate on September 19, 2024: "Roughly a quarter of Americans have used ChatGPT since the chatbot’s 2022 release, according to the Pew Research Center — and every query exacts a cost. Chatbots use an immense amount of power to respond to user questions, and simply keeping the bot’s servers cool enough to function in data centers takes a toll on the environment. If a data center is located in a hot region — and relies on air conditioning for cooling — it takes a lot of electricity to keep the servers at a low temperature. If data centers relying on water cooling are located in drought-prone areas, they risk depleting the area of a precious natural resource. In July, Google released its most recent environmental report, showing its carbon emission footprint rose by 48 percent, largely due to AI and data centers. It also replenished only 18 percent of the water it consumed — a far cry from the 120 percent it has set as a goal by 2030. Read more by tapping the link in our bio.".
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Chuck Darwin

Here is what will happen on day one of Trump’s presidency, according to Project 2025

With Republicans now holding bare majorities in both chambers of Congress, the gloves come off.

As Trump utters the last phrase of the oath of office
– “so help me God”
– the first phase of what #Project2025’s authors call
“the playbook” begins.

❌First come the firings.
Thousands of federal, non-partisan civil servants
–environmental and food safety regulators;
authorities in disaster relief coordination;
attorneys overseeing anti-discrimination policies in housing, education and employment;
medical and scientific researchers
– receive #immediate #layoff notices.
💥Many will not be replaced, as entire federal programs and agencies are shuttered.

The new personnel that do arrive come from conservative thinktanks, or are 💥rightwing activists who applied through the Project 2025 application database.
🔥Political #cronyism is now the official hiring policy of the US federal government.

❌Next come the #roundups.
As drafted by the Maga nativist-in-chief #Stephen #Miller,
a broad range of law enforcement, from the national guard to state and local police are deputized
for a new #deportation #army.

Sweeps of neighborhoods and businesses take aim at blue states and cities,
but general terror is their intended goal.
#Detention #centers are established on military bases and federal facilities with quick access to airfields to execute #mass #removals.
Nearly a million lawfully present immigrants are stripped of their legal protections, subjecting them to immediate deportation.
🔸An end to Daca and a return of the Muslim ban follow.
In the following months other parts of the agenda unfold.

🆘Cuts in corporate taxes so generous they would make the robber barons blush.

An end to federal funding for public television and radio that forces many local stations to shutter.

The termination of Head Start programs leaves hundreds of thousands of parents and guardians without preschool or childcare.

The elimination of the Department of Education and programs like Title I halt funding and many protections for students with disabilities, English learners and students from low-income households.

Pornography is criminalized.

Ditto for abortion rights, emergency contraception and many reproductive health programs.

Adiós also to most public sector unions, labor organizing rights and anti-poverty programs.

⭐️It can be difficult at times to distinguish the hyperbole of Trump and the Maga movement from actual governing plans.
“Build the wall” was always more of a campaign performance and fundraising stunt than a policy blueprint.

But after attending several rightwing conferences and rallies for research in the last year, I have little reason to doubt their intentions this time around.

🔥I’ve heard Miller at CPAC describethe deportation plans in chilling detail.

I heard speaker after speaker at a Turning Point USA conference promise #violence and #retribution against political opponents,
the dismantling of nearly all public goods,
and plans to bring a shrill #Christian #nationalism to the center of governance and civic life.

❌I’ve listened to unapologetic defenses of #eugenics and scientific #racism on rightwing media channels with millions of followers.

And perhaps most frighteningly, I’ve observed growing numbers of
young people,
people of color and others outside of the traditional conservative base
join the #Maga faithful and embrace the #cynicism and #demonization that is the heartbeat of the contemporary right.

Conservatives often celebrate the unity of their governing philosophy, rooted in small government, entrepreneurship, faith and family.

But there is nothing coherent or rational about these policies.
#Plunder is the prevailing principle.

And these ideas are 👉not limited to the #Heritage #Foundation or Trump alone.
🩸They have been embraced across a network of rightwing formations, some with agendas even more extreme than Project 2025.‼️

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Here is what will happen on day one of Trump’s presidency, according to Project 2025By Guardian staff reporter
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Chuck Darwin

Michele Morrow isn’t the only Jan. 6 participant vying for office this November.

One is in a primary for a Congressional seat,
and an organizer of the rally is running for the Texas House.

But if elected, Morrow would become the only protester responsible for more than 2,700 schools and a $13 billion education budget.

She’s been #homeschooling her children for over a decade,
participated in the “#Stop #the #Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol,
and has used choice words like “#indoctrination #centers” to describe public schools.

And then there’s the 2020 tweet she said the media won’t let her forget
— the one in which she called for a #televised #execution of former President Barack Obama.

GOP firebrand Michele Morrow, is facing #Mo #Green, who led the Guilford County schools for seven years, in a nationally watched race for North Carolina state chief.

mogreenfornc.com

the74million.org/article/jan-6

Mo GreenJoin me in voting for Mo Green!Mo Green is running for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction to address the critical needs of our public schools.
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China Business Forum

According to #Technavio's latest market #research #report, #China's #DataCenter #market is set to expand by $181.33 billion from 2024 to 2028, demonstrating a compound annual #growth rate (#CAGR) of 34.28%. The increasing demand for hyper-converged #data #centers and advancements in #server disaggregation are the primary drivers behind this substantial growth. cnbusinessforum.com/technavio-

China Business Forum · Technavio Forecasts 34.28% CAGR for China’s Data Center Market 2024-2028China's data center market is projected to grow by $181.33 billion from 2024-2028, with a CAGR of 34.28%. Rising demand for hyper-converged data centers is driving this growth.
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