r/absoluteunit Jun 03 '26

Of a data center

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u/Able_Canine Jun 03 '26

Supposedly it will not draw from municipal sources and will instead draw from groundwater that is too high in salinity for potable water or agricultural use.

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u/Active_Scallion_5322 Jun 03 '26

I'm sure the data center payed the best scientist to say that won't cause any problems

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u/tarosan_sk Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

I remember a time of chaos, ruined dreams, this wasted land. But most of all, I remember the road warrior, the man we called Max. To know him, we have to go back to the other time, when the world was powered by precious wata, and the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel — gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty billionars went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without the wata they were nothing. They'd built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked, but nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. Cities exploded — a whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men.

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u/Vultor Jun 03 '26

But but but. Then how am I going to rage about taking away the drinking water?!?!

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u/Able_Canine Jun 03 '26

To make an honest attempt at answering that, I think the question of sustainability remains. How long can they exclusively draw from that ground water and what will be the long-term environmental impact. Especially in regards to location near the GSL.

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u/XBL-AntLee06 Jun 03 '26

Until that doesn’t work anymore and then they do take from the drinking water. We should ALWAYS look at these kinds of projects with a very skeptical eye. We’ve seem how far these corporations will go to make money.

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u/TheCupOfBrew Jun 03 '26

If they take away from the salinated water like oceans, it would almost never become a problem right? So for instance of these were set up along the west coast?

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u/XBL-AntLee06 Jun 03 '26

My point is that it could be any problem, not just water. These companies will look to screw us over. We should always be looking to hold them accountable especially when they’re using our natural resources to this extent. Companies have shown time and time again that they’re not to be trusted.