Renee Barnes
@renbarau.bsky.social
Associate Professor Journalism, University of the Sunshine Coast.
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Somehow all the happy talk about how much "productivity" will be unleashed by the "AI revolution" always forgets to mention their massive environmental costs #auspol
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much:
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
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In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
Article BASE thread 🧵 (8 min) 📖🍿🔊
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
theconversation.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Somehow all the happy talk about how much "productivity" will be unleashed by the "AI revolution" always forgets to mention their massive environmental costs #auspol
It took me a while but I am here... I think I got burned by investing so much time in Mastodon to never really see the interaction I was hoping for. Let's go BlueSky
August 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It took me a while but I am here... I think I got burned by investing so much time in Mastodon to never really see the interaction I was hoping for. Let's go BlueSky