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Data centre boom puts Alberta's water and power under strain
Original: An environmental reckoning? Data centre rush hits hard realities # Alberta # Canada # Tech # AI # Water # DataCentres #
Alberta is facing hard questions over its rapid data centre expansion, as the surge of facilities built to serve artificial intelligence puts pressure on the province's water supplies, electricity grid and natural gas resources. Commenters are weighing the economic promise of the tech influx against its environmental cost, including impacts on rural communities, utilities and climate goals, asking whether the boom amounts to an environmental reckoning for Canada.
Why now: Concerns are growing over the environmental toll of AI-driven data centre growth in Alberta.
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- An environmental reckoning? Data centre rush hits hard realities # Alberta # Canada # Tech # AI # Water # DataCentres # Environment # Energy # Economy # NaturalGas # Politics # RuralIssues # Utilities # Business # ClimateChange # The14Media https://… · The14@mastodon.world · 23
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