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xAI Data Center Emits Plumes of Pollution, New Video Shows

A massive data center at xAIโ€™s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group.
A massive data center at xAIโ€™s controversial site in Memphis, Tennessee is emitting huge plumes of pollution, according to footage recorded by an environmental watchdog group.
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A screenshot of Oilfield Witness's video on YouTube of the xAI Colossus Data Centre in Memphis, Tennessee (Screenshot: Gas Outlook/Nick Cunningham; video still: Oilfield Witness)

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Oil and Gas Lobby Behind โ€˜Concertedโ€™ Attempt to Weaken EU Methane Policy, Research Finds
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Reopening the legislation โ€œwould be like destroying a bridge [the EU] spent a lot of time building,โ€ experts say.

Reopening the legislation โ€œwould be like destroying a bridge [the EU] spent a lot of time building,โ€ experts say.
Mental Health Professionals Join Calls For Boycott of Advertising Agencies Over Work for Pollutersย ย ย 
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Growing toll of climate anxiety shows it's time to stop greenwashing fossil fuels, clinicians say.

Growing toll of climate anxiety shows it's time to stop greenwashing fossil fuels, clinicians say.
OPEC Projections on Future Oil Demand Overly Optimistic, Experts Warn
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Global Energy Show Canada attendees enthusiastically repeated positive oil forecast despite reports showing steep drop over next five years.

Global Energy Show Canada attendees enthusiastically repeated positive oil forecast despite reports showing steep drop over next five years.
uk/Jordan Petersonโ€™s ARC Project Receives $500,000 from CEO of Disgraced Pharma Firm
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The anti-climate network received the donation from the owner of a company fined $47 million by the Department of Justice.

The anti-climate network received the donation from the owner of a company fined $47 million by the Department of Justice.
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
Series: Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
uk/Tories Ditched Net Zero Commitment While Receiving ยฃ250,000 from Oil Investors and Climate Deniers
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Kemi Badenochโ€™s party has been receiving money from fossil fuel interests while pursuing anti-climate policies.

Kemi Badenochโ€™s party has been receiving money from fossil fuel interests while pursuing anti-climate policies.
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Natural gas power plant under construction on a river bank in Texas.
us/In Texas, AI Gold Rush Helps Spur Demand for Over 100 New Gas Plants
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State may be โ€œrubber stampingโ€ some air pollution permits, according to new report on the boom.
State may be โ€œrubber stampingโ€ some air pollution permits, according to new report on the boom.
uk/โ€˜Net Zero is a Killerโ€™: Meet Reform UKโ€™s New Chair David Bull
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Farageโ€™s latest chairman is a TV presenter who has attacked climate โ€œmadnessโ€ and called for the ban on fracking to be lifted.
Farageโ€™s latest chairman is a TV presenter who has attacked climate โ€œmadnessโ€ and called for the ban on fracking to be lifted.
Premier Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith Pitches Tanker Ban Exception for Prince Rupert Pipeline Terminal
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The Alberta premier suggested feds could โ€œcarveโ€ the northern port out of the legislation, making way for a new oil corridor to the coast.
The Alberta premier suggested feds could โ€œcarveโ€ the northern port out of the legislation, making way for a new oil corridor to the coast.
Tim Hodgson and Bjorn Lomborg
Carbon Capture โ€˜Not Going to Happen,โ€™ Top Fossil Fuel Advocate Predicts
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In audio obtained by DeSmog, Bjorn Lomborg told a Fraser Institute event in Vancouver that the technology is way too expensive to be viable.
In audio obtained by DeSmog, Bjorn Lomborg told a Fraser Institute event in Vancouver that the technology is way too expensive to be viable.
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