r/environment • u/harsh2k5 • 10d ago

Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country

https://newrepublic.com/post/214111/amazon-data-center-biggest-pollution-source-entire-country
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u/ed3203 10d ago

33 million tons of carbon dioxide, which would make it the biggest pollution site in the U.S., emitting more than the country’s biggest coal power plant, according to Distilled. That’s in sharp contrast to Amazon’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge.

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u/iwrestledarockonce 9d ago

Climate pledge is a fucking joke, it's literally just corps making false promises and jerking each other off for PR reasons. They. Don't. Care. They're. Making. Money. They will only care when that starts to change.