People approve nearby coal plants twice as much as data centers
IgorBrigadir · x · 2026-08-22
Cited polling shows people are about twice as likely to approve of coal plants being built nearby as data centers. The commenter argues coal plants use more water, pollute more, and create comparable noise — making the gap hard to explain outside of a media panic around data centers.
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