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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)

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I'll note that the article as originally published contains a typo; Ruth Porat is the CIO at Google, not the CEO.

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[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 3 points 1 year ago

Not her children. Our children.

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