Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country
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#2At least these sites (its more than Amazon) are being built near the energy source they will consume. Straight out of the ground into a turbine and then into the electron spinners.
Also there's not a lot of anything where these sites are located (Near El Paso). The 4-5 Road Runners who live around there will probably appreciate the change.
West Texas is basically Mad Max 2.
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#3Co2 is pollution now?
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#4Co2 is pollution now?
Yes
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#6Co2 is pollution now?
It's the main greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. Where have you been?
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#7Don't these things get more efficient as they scale up? One big plant is probably better than 30 small ones.
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#8Co2 is pollution now?
On an industrial scale, yes, of course.
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#9Don't these things get more efficient as they scale up? One big plant is probably better than 30 small ones.
efficient in money, nothing is said about other metrics
it's quite possible to have more product made, thus more pollution (or less materials consumed, thus less)
but concentration definitely will rise
Re: Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Country
#10This completely ignores carbon capture and offsets. Amazon remains committed to net zero.