CHRIS JOHNSON: AI Data Centers Can Win Over Skeptics. But It Must Learn From Fracking
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
AI doomsayers proclaim the sky is falling, with each new data center taxing the electricity grid, sucking up scarce water, and immiserating local residents. It all seems quite dire—and it reminds me of the last time a…
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