▲ 113 ▼ Google CIO Calls Trump Admin’s Climate Denialism “Fantastic” | Ruth Porat called for data centers to be powered by coal, gas, and nuclear (www.levernews.com) submitted 1 year ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'll note that the article as originally published contains a typo; Ruth Porat is the CIO at Google, not the CEO.
[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 30 points 1 year ago (2 children) Dooming your children to ecological collapse but whatever at least your share price goes up. Duckers. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago Share price doesn't even go up. Coal energy hasn't been cost efficient in over a decade. Natural gas is barely keeping under wind and solar (both of which have been buoyed by the artificially high retail electricity prices produced by the gas cartels). Nuclear doesn't break even for nearly a decade, due to the enormous upfront construction costs. This isn't a fiscal policy, it is a political strategy. Suck off Trump's inside circle in order to win his endorsement for future government contracts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 3 points 1 year ago Not her children. Our children. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago Share price doesn't even go up. Coal energy hasn't been cost efficient in over a decade. Natural gas is barely keeping under wind and solar (both of which have been buoyed by the artificially high retail electricity prices produced by the gas cartels). Nuclear doesn't break even for nearly a decade, due to the enormous upfront construction costs. This isn't a fiscal policy, it is a political strategy. Suck off Trump's inside circle in order to win his endorsement for future government contracts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 3 points 1 year ago Not her children. Our children. permalink fedilink source parent