Democracynow iconDemocracynowSep 22, 2026 ~1 min source read

Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant

World leaders are in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week. It comes after months of climate-fueled extreme weather around the world, including heat waves in North America and Europe, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño.

Climate Activists Target AI Data Centers & Amazon's Plan to Build Largest U.S. Gas Power Plant

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World leaders are in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week.

It comes after months of climate-fueled extreme weather around the world, including heat waves in North America and Europe, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño.

She says the artificial intelligence boom is largely being powered by dirty fossil fuel, even as companies like Amazon claim they use 100% renewable energy.

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World leaders are in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week. It comes after months of climate-fueled extreme weather around the world, including heat waves in North America and Europe, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño. She says the artificial intelligence boom is largely being powered by dirty fossil fuel, even as companies like Amazon claim they use 100% renewable energy.

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  • "We did our own independent research and found that it was closer to 22%," says Sthanumurthy.

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