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Musk’s xAI gas turbines: no emission controls, filling Memphis air with smog (pivot-to-ai.com)
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[–] BlueMonday1984@awful.systems 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

xAI has applied for permits for the first set of turbines. But it won’t install pollution controls unless and until its permits are approved. At that point, xAI will be “the lowest-emitting facility in the country,” allegedly.

Musk probably sees gassing black people as a free bonus for installing the turbines, I strongly doubt he's installing pollution controls.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 3 hours ago

I strongly doubt he’s installing pollution controls.

He installed Trump. That's all the pollution control he needs.