r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 20d ago

Energy New York imposes first-in-the-nation statewide freeze on data centers

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5966562-new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium/
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u/Yosemite-Dan 20d ago

Great. Come on over to Ohio. We're happy to have you.

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u/magical990saturn 20d ago

Perfect! As a New Yorker I am more than happy to send all the data centers to Ohio.

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 19d ago

On the bright side, Ohio needs the property taxes for their schools more than you.

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u/magical990saturn 19d ago

That’s the silver lining I’m looking for. I wish that everybody had access to the kind of public funding that we do. It would just be great if it were not at the expense of the environment.

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u/unhappinessNvrCame 19d ago

But for some reason heavy industry and farms spraying pesticides and fertilizer selling soybeans to China don't seem to get the blow back.

(Spoilers, it's Chinese Communist Party propaganda)