cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/70951453
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/71553176
The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260915183628/https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/us-data-centers-could-consume-more-natural-gas-than-germany-and-japan-combined-by-2035/
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Blocks adblockers.
Reader mode works if you have that enabled in Voyager settings for external links. Can read it just fine that way.
I’ve also heard that disabling JavaScript kills the adblocker blocking but I’ve not had to resort to that yet. Pretty much because reader mode still works most of the time
Thanks. Reading mode in Vanadium worked. My ads are blocked at DNS level.
These already contribute the rise in coal use.
The rise in coal use was largely driven by the growth of data centres. Last year, US energy secretary Chris Wright said coal would be “essential” to “winning the AI race”
Most of this could be avoided by making polluters pay, ie collect a carbon tax than represent the real cost of pollution. The alternative is to keep having everyone else pay for the damages and cleanup (more illnesses, higher income/sales tax, higher insurance premiums, …).