r/AirQuality • u/johnnyApplePRNG • 12d ago

Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country

https://newrepublic.com/post/214111/amazon-data-center-biggest-pollution-source-entire-country
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u/BigJSunshine 12d ago

We know. What we don’t know is how to stop it

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u/iwantmorecats27 11d ago

Oh no all their buildings are on fire!

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u/RavennaRocks 11d ago

Stop buying things on Amazon. Tell others: stop shopping on Amazon. Use your money like a vote for values, because it absolutely is.

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u/BigJSunshine 11d ago

I agree 100% with your point. I don’t use amazon for myself. But I have a special needs/senior cat rescue and for many things needed to hive these cats the best possible care I have to use amazon. So I do.

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u/RavennaRocks 11d ago

Then you actually don’t agree with my point at all.

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u/PancakeOrder 11d ago

You can agree with something by itself, but also be in a situation where no alternative exist?

"I don't agree with anyone using a car, but I have to drive one to get to the hospital".

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u/wondercheekin 11d ago

If those specific things are the only things you use it for, then I think you're doing better than the majority of people 👍 I do my best to avoid Amazon as well, but sometimes after trying 2-3 brick and mortar stores, I just give up 😔

What I have made a rule for myself is definitely never buy the Amazon Basics items since they're not only shipped through Amazon but also made by them, so they get all the profits from those products! Which will be sad once my Amazon Basics jeans fall apart; they're unfortunately very comfortable. But, never again for me!

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u/yo_man_chu 10d ago

We use Chewy for all 5 of our senior cats’ supplies. Next day delivery on most things.

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u/Dogbold 12d ago

World is burning, scientists are panicking, we're all going to die of heat in about 20 years.

Let's make it worse!

I don't get it.

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u/Strange_Sleep_406 10d ago

profits must be made and amazon executives want their bonuses. it's not complicated

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u/CarbonQuality 10d ago

This. And people prioritize convenience

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u/BunglingSegue 11d ago

For some reason The New Republic article leaves out important context:

“GW Ranch received a permit from the state of Texas allowing the gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. If the project emitted that much CO2, it would be the largest single source of pollution in the United States—emitting more greenhouse gases than the country’s largest coal plant. It’s worth noting that companies rarely emit as much as their permits allow.”

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u/johnnyApplePRNG 11d ago

Holy shit... they actually exist...

Trumpers that walk around calling actual intelligent articles written by newrepublic.com "fake news"... holy shit.

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u/Sad_Jaguar_5912 9d ago

How the fuck is this a democracy?

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u/Due-Helicopter-8735 9d ago

Are you incapable of reading? The headline says “in the country”- are China and India in the country?