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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/62503515

Besides we can still use that same land for crops with agrivoltaics

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 28 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Also apparently the vast majority of corn grown is for ethanol, and it takes thousands of gallons of water for every gallon of corn ethanol produced.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Yup. Corn production in the US uses 8 times more water annually than all AI data centers on the entire planet.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

With more government subsidies.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

According to my own research on Facebook, AI gets 32% of all tax dollars because microchips bill gates essential oils.

Or something, I forget but it seemed compelling at the time so it has to be true. and did I mention it was THE Facebook that told me. You know that Zuckerberg is so smart with his Data-lookin' self, once he gets his plane fixed (I'm loaning him some money and you know he'll get me back because he's rich).