Lucy von Sturmer (@lucyvonsturmer.bsky.social)

Google, Microsoft, and Meta's increasing use of data centers has resulted in increased air pollution from extensive fossil fuel energy consumption and associated public health costs related to treating cancers, asthma, and other similar issues, valued at over $5.4 billion in the past five years.

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Pollution from Big Tech’s data centre boom costs US public health $5.4bn Research suggests the price of treating illnesses related to building of computing infrastructure in the US is on the rise https://www.ft.com/content/d595d5f6-79d1-47eb-b690-8597f09b39e7

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