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Think. Again.

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4. Amazon isn't in the energy business (yet?)...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 7, 2024, 02:59 PM

Mar 2024

...but as a business, they have chosen a non-CO2 source of energy for a very energy intensive sector of what they do.

Yes, they could have built a new non-CO2 energy plant dedicated to their own use. You and I and everyone else could individually go off-grid also. If that is what you are arguing for, I agree to a certain extent.

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Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center [View all] Think. Again. Mar 2024 OP

It's not as if this helps in any way OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #1

Correct, they also won't be using CO2-based energy for their new data center. Think. Again. Mar 2024 #2

They may as well be OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #3

Amazon isn't in the energy business (yet?)... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #4

Let me see if I can help you understand OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #5

Are you entirely off-grid with your own non-CO2 source of any energy you might use? Think. Again. Mar 2024 #6

You're not getting it OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #7

So, YOUR purchase of non-CO2 on-grid power... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #8

My purchase comes from a new clean generating capacity OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #9

You write... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #10

I believe you're being intentionally obtuse OKIsItJustMe Mar 2024 #11

Okay, you believe Amazon has an obligation... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #12