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silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 12 days ago

Australian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force states to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use

www.smh.com.au

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Australian Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force states to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use

www.smh.com.au

silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 12 days ago
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    sounds good up front but the reality is much worse.

    https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260803-why-data-centre-greenwashing-is-about-to-explode

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      Well it is Labor, so they’re guaranteed to virtue signal progressive ideals while choosing the milquetoast neoliberal options, until all have been exhausted.

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        But friendlyjordies said labor was going to save us!

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      Yeah as soon as I read “offset” I’m like “oh, it’s creative accounting”.

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