data center pollution concerns

AI data centers expand power lines and pollution across neighborhoods
TECH PROGRESS BLIGHTS THE LANDSCAPE by Graeme MacKay, politicalcartoons.com
A four-panel comic depicts a man in a lab coat outside a suburban house promoting successive infrastructure upgrades. Early panels show utility poles and power lines added for capacity expansion and grid reliability. Later scenes introduce satellite dishes for high definition service. The final panel reveals an industrial A.I. DATA CORP building releasing smoke amid pipes and additional towers. The sequence highlights how artificial intelligence facilities intensify energy use and visible environmental effects on residential areas.
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