Alberta regulator rejects Canada’s largest data centre

https://thenarwhal.ca/olds-data-centre-denied/

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canadian_commie@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 175d (1 reply)

Good news out of Alberta? Be still my beating heart.

Let's go back to what Alberta is good at, producing cheap oil for the US, that they will burn for their data centers.

Since we can't compete with China in manufacturing, since they subsidize and burn so much coal and have no regard for the environment.

TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 175d (2 replies)

I'm legitimately surprised. I figured this would've been slammed through after the right pockets were lined.

SamuelRJankis@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 175d

Pretty sure this just builds up to Danielle Smith either passing a bill to cut the red tape/deregulate or use the Notwithstanding Clause again.

NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 174d

There may still be someone who didn’t feel adequately paid

BinzyBoi@piefed.ca · 9 pts · 175d (1 reply)

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foggenbooty@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 175d

And all from natural gas. Literally a 24/7 365 burn. The environmental community never could have predicted the regressions of the last few years. There's no hope anymore.

Noved@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 175d

Oh it'll still go ahead, construction's already began. They're not going to stop now. Just need to work out the legal kinks. It's how these things go.

AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 175d

Alberta already has expensive power and rolling outages