AOC displays drinking water contaminated by data center

Post by SirFatty » Thu, May 21, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC

johnea wrote: post #14

I don't read bsky due to javascript requirement. Here are some sources that don't require js: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-... https://www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-data-centers-water https://www.rawstory.com/aoc-data-center-drinking-water/

Post by rho138 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC

shimman wrote: post #5

ecshafer wrote: post #2

That doesn't make any sense. Data centers just use some water for water cooling of cpus, there isn't anything to pollute. If this isn't fake, its probably a broken line.

Makes plenty of sense to me, the company that profited off of the Myanmar genocide likely also doesn't care about local regulations either or the impacts on American civilians either.

Post by rho138 » Thu, May 21, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC

SirFatty wrote: post #21

johnea wrote: post #14

I don't read bsky due to javascript requirement. Here are some sources that don't require js: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-... https://www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-data-centers-water https://www.rawstory.com/aoc-data-center-drinking-water/

That'll teach 'em!

Post by stevenalowe » Thu, May 21, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC

commandlinefan wrote: post #24

stevenalowe wrote: post #22

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Grandstanding and misinformation on whose part? I want this to not be true (i.e. I want data centers to not be poisoning groundwater and killing us all) and I don't think that elected representatives are above misrepresenting things for political gain, but just going by the content of the article, it would appear that data centers are contaminating drinking water.

Post by KevinMS » Thu, May 21, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

platevoltage wrote: post #16

KevinMS wrote: post #8

Happens at my house sometimes. And has also happened at my previous apartments. Looks exactly the same. When they do construction on water pipes some of the sediment gets in and has to be cleared by the neighborhood. She is either lying or doesn't know what she's talking about. I also guarantee she shook up the bottle before her presentation because the sediment would have settled after a few hours.

I guess all the residents have to do is let their tap water settle and then make sure to not let their straw hit the bottom of the glass.