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Lake Powell's record low threatens millions; data centers blamed for resource drain

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Lake Powell has reached a historic low, jeopardizing the water and electricity supply for millions of people. The article argues that the consumption of resources by industries such as fracking and data centers constitutes a significant drain on public goods. It asserts that water should not be controlled by large corporations like "big oil" and "big tech," nor by companies that bottle and sell it back to consumers. AI

IMPACT Data centers' significant water consumption raises concerns about resource allocation and sustainability in the AI industry.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the impact of data centers and other industries on public resources, rather than a factual report on a specific event.

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Lake Powell's record low threatens millions; data centers blamed for resource drain

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions # Fracking and # dataCentres are each yet another massive theft of # publ

    Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions # Fracking and # dataCentres are each yet another massive theft of # publicGoods . # Water does not belong to # bigOil & # bigTech . Nor to Nestlé, for selling it back to us in little poisonous…

    LINKS pbs.org/…/lake-powell-hits-record-low-thr…

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