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Alberta's data centre boom faces environmental reckoning

Original: An environmental reckoning? Data centre rush hits hard realities # Alberta # Canada # Tech # AI # Water # DataCentres #

The rapid expansion of data centres in Alberta, Canada, driven by demand for AI computing, is running into hard realities around water use, energy supply and local politics. The discussion highlights tensions between economic development, natural gas power reliance, rural concerns and climate impacts as utilities and governments weigh the costs of the tech rush.

Why now: Growing AI-driven data centre development in Alberta is raising public concern about its water, energy and climate consequences.

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