Post #3059691

2026-06-03 00:31 UTC

PBS did a documentary showing infrared/thermal drone footage of the massive gas turbine plants being built next to AI datacenters. As I’ve pointed out in the past, despite greenwashing these massive datacenter campuses being built by so-called “hyperscalers” are being primarily fueled by on-site gas turbines, which in addition to climate crisis-causing CO2 also emit high amounts of NOx and particulate matter. https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4 #climatecrisis

Replies (7)

@paelnever@masto.es 2026-06-03 10:32

@bascule@mas.to I posted the same video 4 days ago with introduction in spanish and didn't have a single retoot.

Open ##3075063
@himbovoorhees@elekk.xyz 2026-06-03 03:32

@bascule@mas.to PBS continues to be the GOAT

Open ##3219897
@mzedp@plasmatrap.com 2026-06-03 04:39

@bascule@mas.to They also leak methane like crazy - https://oilfieldwitness.org/

Open ##3219898
@bweller@mstdn.social 2026-06-03 06:31

@bascule@mas.to sweet, screaming turbines

Open ##3219899
@Kerplunk@mastodon.scot 2026-06-03 06:39

@bascule@mas.to Despite greenwashing these massive datacenter campuses being built by so-called “hyperscalers” are being primarily fueled by on-site gas turbines, which in addition to climate crisis-causing CO2 also emit high amounts of NOx and particulate matter. It may be far worse than you think, Industrial gas turbines can be fueled partly or depending on design fully with crude oil. Is that why, industry lobbied and trump removed immisions regulations ???

Open ##3219900
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social 2026-06-03 07:53

@bascule@mas.to #Fuck #AI!!

Open ##3219901
@bascule@mas.to 2026-06-04 13:44

@n_dimension@infosec.exchange the backlash to the latter seems to be one of the things driving the former, but both are problems

Open ##3219903