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Amazon's Dirty Power Play | Toronto News
Amazon is building the largest natural gas plant in U.S. history in West Texas to fuel a massive new data center — potentially making it the nation’s top carbon emitter, spewing 33 million tonnes of CO2 yearly. With 35 turbines and 7.65 gigawatts of power — more than double Ontario’s nuclear plant — the facility will operate off-grid, contradicting Amazon’s 2019 pledge to hit net-zero by 2040. The company admits progress isn’t linear, even as emissions rose 16% this year. Meanwhile, data centers nationwide face mounting backlash: New York halted new construction, and Texas’ governor ordered…
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