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← American data centres consume about 66 million gallons of water a day, a small fraction of what they withdraw.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 10 Nov 2023 to 7 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about America.

Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under China China Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under permitting permitting Everything filed under tariffs tariffs Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: American data centres consume about 66 million gallons of water a day, a small fraction of what they withdraw. American data centres consume about 66million gallons of water a day, a smallfraction of what they withdraw. Last stated a year ago 30 Aug 2025 BP Brian Potter — holds since 2025-08-21 — tap for who they are BP Brian Potter — no longer holds since 2025-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blocking data center construction in America would not slow the rate of AI progress, only the rate of AI progress in America. — tap to centre the map on it Blocking data center construction inAmerica would not slow the rate ofAI progress, only the rate of AIprogress in America. Last stated 2 weeks ago 22 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least. — tap to centre the map on it Data centre opposition only pushesconstruction to the parts of Americathat regulate energy and pollutionleast. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Aug 2026 TP Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the gas-price shock did. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres had not raised theaverage American household'selectricity bill as of 2025;inflation and the gas-price shockdid. Last stated 11 months ago 10 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres mostly take farmland,of which America has too much,rather than housing land, of whichit has too little. Last stated 4 months ago 2 May 2026 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Getting a data centre permitted inthe empty middle of America is fareasier than putting one in orbit. Last stated 6 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The American data-centre backlash is homegrown, not a foreign influence operation. — tap to centre the map on it The American data-centre backlash ishomegrown, not a foreign influenceoperation. Last stated 2 weeks ago 25 Aug 2026 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The American states with the fastest electricity load growth saw prices fall rather than rise. — tap to centre the map on it The American states with the fastestelectricity load growth saw pricesfall rather than rise. Last stated 11 months ago 10 Oct 2025 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The data-centre backlash is about the buildings themselves, not about what people think of AI. — tap to centre the map on it The data-centre backlash is aboutthe buildings themselves, not aboutwhat people think of AI. Last stated 2 weeks ago 25 Aug 2026 AM Andy Masley — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few square miles at the Moon's south pole are the only lunar real estate that matters, and whoever gets there first sets the terms. — tap to centre the map on it A few square miles at the Moon'ssouth pole are the only lunar realestate that matters, and whoevergets there first sets the terms. Last stated 3 weeks ago 18 Aug 2026 EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cutting off trade with tariffs would force a huge interest-rate spike and probably a debt crisis, because the budget deficit would have to be financed at home. — tap to centre the map on it Cutting off trade with tariffs wouldforce a huge interest-rate spike andprobably a debt crisis, because thebudget deficit would have to befinanced at home. Last stated a year ago 14 Apr 2025 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reducing trade deficits and reviving manufacturing would not end the resentment fueling right-wing authoritarian movements. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing trade deficits and revivingmanufacturing would not end theresentment fueling right-wingauthoritarian movements. Last stated today 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tariffs will not fix what is wrong with global trade; they are a distortionary protectionist method and they will be bad for the country imposing them. — tap to centre the map on it Tariffs will not fix what is wrongwith global trade; they are adistortionary protectionist methodand they will be bad for the countryimposing them. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 KJ Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. — tap to centre the map on it Environmental permitting now causesmore environmental harm than itprevents, because what it delays isthe clean thing replacing the dirtyone. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Nov 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energykills more Americans every year thanthe September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Nov 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on buildinganything in America is permittingand litigation, not money. Last stated a year ago 28 May 2025 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are BP Brian Potter — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
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At the centre American data centres consume about 66 million gallons of water a day, a small fraction of what they withdraw. Last stated 30 Aug 2025 · a year ago No longer holds Brian Potter Read this korrent →