And yet we have: Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/data-centers-inte

And yet we have: Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal - https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/data-centers-internet-power-source-coal/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/dat... From coal plant to data center: Old power stations are being repurposed - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/08/from-coal-plant-to-data-center-old-power-stations-are-being-repurposed/ https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/08/from-coal-plant-to-data-c... Internet data centers are driving the resurgence of coal power - https://www.dailyclimate.org/internet-data-centers-are-driving-the-resurgence-of-coal-power-2667806746.html https://www.dailyclimate.org/internet-data-centers-are-drivi... Meanwhile, both solar and wind also have their environmental externalities (from the mining of raw materials, to the sheer amount of land that needs to be put under shade for solar farms, and the noise pollution caused by wind farms), and correspondingly, tons and tons of rule for these companies to bend.