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Amazon's Texas AI Hub Could Become America's Biggest Carbon Footprint

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Source: Futurism
Amazon's Texas AI Hub Could Become America's Biggest Carbon Footprint
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Amazon Web Services plans a massive gas-fired plant in Pecos County, Texas to power a planned AI data center, potentially emitting up to 33 million tons of CO2 per year and becoming the single largest U.S. source of emissions, a move that would clash with its net-zero by 2040 pledge. Even without Pecos, AWS’ emissions are rising, with electricity use up 34% in 2025, while the company says growth and sustainability can go hand in hand and emphasizes transparency about challenges.

Topics:businessenvironment#amazon#climate-change#energy#environment#pollution
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  1. Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States  Futurism
  2. New Amazon Data Center Stokes Worry It Would Be the Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.  The New York Times
  3. Amazon in Texas: It’s all about the gas  Politico
  4. Amazon is building a new AI data center in Texas that could become the country's largest source of carbon emissions  SiliconANGLE
  5. Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution  Ars Technica

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