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Environment
fromThe Atlantic
6 days ago

Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers

Elon Musk's xAI data center Colossus in Memphis consumes massive electricity equivalent to 200,000 homes annually, powered by natural-gas turbines that create significant air pollution in an already industrialized area.
fromThe Walrus
1 week ago

A Coastal Village Embraced Natural Gas. Now It's Trying to Outrace the Consequences | The Walrus

About fifteen kilometres northwest from Kitamaat is Kitimat, the industrial town that the global mining group Alcan (acquired by Rio Tinto in 2007) carved from the rainforest in the 1950s to house workers and support the needs of its aluminum smelter.
Canada news
Environment
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Residents Say Elon Musk's AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor

Elon Musk's $20 billion xAI data center in Mississippi operates 27 methane gas turbines continuously, creating severe noise pollution and forcing residents to abandon their homes.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
7 years ago

Neighborhood Spotlight: El Segundo

Standard Oil built a major refinery in El Segundo in 1911 on undeveloped coastal land, establishing an industrial complex that shaped the region's development into an aerospace and technology hub.
Real estate
fromtherealdeal.com
3 months ago

Bridge Industrial plans 270K sf of warehouses at office site in Doral

Aging office campus in Doral will be converted into nearly 270,000 square feet of warehouses as part of ongoing office-to-industrial redevelopment in South Florida.
fromThe Mercury News
7 months ago

Electric vehicle delivery hub is pitched for north San Jose property

"If the project application is approved, the existing warehouse will undergo market-ready improvements, such as a refreshed ancillary office space, power upgrade, LED lights, site paving and roof repairs to accommodate a potential vehicle delivery center."
San Francisco
OMG science
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Scientists sound the alarm for Nullarbor's fragile limestone caves and unique underground creatures

The world's largest hydrogen export hub threatens unique ecological treasures beneath the Nullarbor plain.
NYC politics
fromsilive
10 months ago

Staten Island residents can recommend neighborhood improvements through new survey

New York City residents are invited to participate in shaping the NYC Industrial Plan, targeting sustainable industrial development.
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