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https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environment/2026/07/18/how-trump-linked-company-exploiting-data-centre-beetaloo #australia #ai #tech NT government pushes to make the Beetaloo ‘the data centre capital of the globe’ via a Trump-linked resources company. Yet another climate & environment disaster - if 100% reliance on gas = 4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide pa + the area has a number of threatened species & is a freaking semi-desert (high heat, water poor) Greens & major conservation organisations call for a moratorium on data centres, pending national adoption of firm rules on energy & water use, and environmental & community impact. These have been put in place in various parts of the #usa. #auspol PM says: - GOVT will have a “clear, consistent & mandatory” regulatory framework - data centre developments must run on renewables, and those renewables must be “additional” to current supply #environment #law When has the environment minister ever enforced these protections?