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Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much of their water Google’s data centers have been using to cool the computers inside the cavernous buildings — information that previously was deemed a trade secret. Google says its data centers in the Oregon town consumed 274.5 million gallons (1 billion liters) of water last year. Dawn Rasmussen, who lives on the outskirts of The Dalles and has seen the level of her well water drop year after year, said she is shocked. “I’m… Source link

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google Public Sector is partnering with the South Florida Water Management District to help the agency enable visualization and trend analysis for water quality to inform water management decisions across the district. South Florida Water Management is the largest and oldest water district in Florida, overseeing water resources for more than nine million residents from Orlando to the Florida Keys.  Through this partnership,… Source link

A bulldozer clears a descent path to move equipment down to the level for drilling operations as workmen start excavations for building the Channel Tunnel outside Calais, France, Nov. 17, 1973 At an age when my classmates were fascinated with dinosaurs or playing Cowboys and Indians, I picked up a book titled “Engineers’ Dreams” and was hooked. Thus began a lifelong interest in projects associated with engineering concepts about improving our world. The author, Willy Ley, sketched the… Source link

At Psy’s summer shows, audiences sing and dance while getting sprayed with water.Getty Images Psy’s famously water-drenched concerts are set to return, with each show needing 300 tons of water. The pop star has been criticized for his shows’ water requirements amid South Korea’s drought. According to reports, South Korea is facing a shortage of water for agricultural and industrial use. K-pop superstar Psy has been criticized for requiring 300 tons of water at each of his upcoming summer… Source link

While the United States has suffered one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks of any country on earth, the economic devastation of the pandemic has struck most acutely in countries mired in extreme poverty. Global wealth inequality worsened during the pandemic, concentrating 76% of wealth in the hands of the richest 10% and reserving just 2% of wealth for the bottom half of earners, according to a report released by World Inequality Lab in December. Coping costs, or the added economic burden… Source link

SALEM, Ore. — The council of a small Oregon city has approved a deal with Google that will enable the technology giant to build two more water-guzzling data centers there, though some residents worry about drought and secrecy. A single data center can churn through millions of gallons of water per day to keep hot-running equipment cool, and the placement of these facilities in drought-prone areas is an increasing concern around the globe, even as reliance on them is growing. Data centers… Source link

The City Council in The Dalles voted unanimously Monday night, 5-0, to approve a $28.5 million deal with Google to provide more water for the tech company to cool two new data centers there. The issue had trained national attention on the small city, which sits along the Columbia River about 80 miles east of Portland, and the broader question of water rights in the drought-stricken West. Google and The Dalles have refused to say just how much water the company’s three existing data centers… Source link

The Dalles, a small city of about 15,000 people, straddles the dividing line between the soggy forests of western Oregon and the dry fields on the eastern part of the state. Water has always been central to The Dalles’ vitality. The city’s unusual name references a place where water flows through a narrow, rocky channel, according to the Oregon Historical Society. Water is again a focus of public discourse in The Dalles, with the city council due to vote Monday night on a contentious deal… Source link

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking to overturn a ruling earlier from Wasco County’s district attorney, who found Google’s water use is a public record and ordered The Dalles to provide that information to the news organization. The city… Source link

Ahead of a key city council vote on a $28.5 million water pact with Google, the city of The Dalles filed suit in state court Friday in an effort to keep the tech giant’s water use a secret. The city is seeking to overturn a ruling earlier this month from Wasco County’s district attorney, who found Google’s water use is a public record and ordered The Dalles to provide that information to The Oregonian/OregonLive. The city sued the news organization Friday, asking a judge to intervene.