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2025-11-14 00:26 UTC

2/ 1. AI iniatives are ways to artificially boost fossil fuel demand. The market shrinks as solar, wind, etc gain ground, because they are far less expensive than fossil fuels. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/trump-fossil-fuel-donors-data-centers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/us-coal-revival-how-trump-ai-data-centers-gas-prices-are-fueling-comeback https://www.wired.com/story/heres-where-to-build-data-centers-to-keep-emissions-down/ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/11/13/whos-the-boss-on-data-centers-were-about-to-find-out-00650216 https://www.wired.com/story/trump-energy-industry-ai-fossil-fuels-pittsburgh-summit/

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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2025-11-14 00:27

3/ 2. AI initiatives have malign intent, by malign actors. -- foreign election interference -- disinformation campaigns -- manipulating public sentiment -- wage suppression, voter suppression -- international state surveillance platforms -- funded by anti-democracy billionaires, oil oligarchs, & petrostate despots 3. AI iniatives inflate consumer electricity rates ie consumers are subsidizing stock market frauds. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/11/democrats-elections-energy-electricity-power-bills/ https://blog.ucs.org/maria-chavez/who-really-pays-for-data-centers-powered-by-fossil-fuels/

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@Pollinators@epicure.social 2025-11-14 00:57

@Npars01@mstdn.social Thank you for sharing the news references that AI data centers are a way for the fossil fuel industry to artificially inflate demand for their fossil fuels. #aibubble, #ai

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