America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
These projects, meanwhile, will "extend our dependency on natural gas for decades."
www.motherjones.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
if renewable energy buildout isn't your only political issue it's likely it will be very soon
Two countries have to abandon their megacity capitals because they have too much (Jakarta) or too little (Tehran) water.
It feels like we've been fighting nature for some time - and we're starting to lose
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/a...
It feels like we've been fighting nature for some time - and we're starting to lose
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/a...
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
if renewable energy buildout isn't your only political issue it's likely it will be very soon
This wouldn't be happening if investors were expecting some major industrial buildout...
*COPPER FUTURES ON COMEX SINK BY MORE THAN 8% ON TARIFF RISKS
*COPPER FUTURES ON COMEX SINK BY MORE THAN 8% ON TARIFF RISKS
April 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This wouldn't be happening if investors were expecting some major industrial buildout...
*COPPER FUTURES ON COMEX SINK BY MORE THAN 8% ON TARIFF RISKS
*COPPER FUTURES ON COMEX SINK BY MORE THAN 8% ON TARIFF RISKS
wild stuff e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
May 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
wild stuff e360.yale.edu/digest/china...
so cool how starlink justifies a pullback in public internet subsidies and buildout
Starlink's connection speeds drop below the federal definition of "broadband" at a density of ~7 customers per square mile, according to recent research. The more the customers in an area, the slower everybody's connections get. Data shows that 83% of US Starlink customers get sub-broadband speeds.
thexlab.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
so cool how starlink justifies a pullback in public internet subsidies and buildout
The unsung hero of public EV-charger buildout is [checks notes] Wal-Mart?
Walmart Leapfrogs EV Charging Competitors With Rapid Buildout
In a matter of months, the retailer has become a major player in the business of fueling electric cars.
www.bloomberg.com
July 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The unsung hero of public EV-charger buildout is [checks notes] Wal-Mart?
The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
@nypost.com
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@nypost.com
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November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
@nypost.com
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@nypost.com
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fully ceding buildout of the renewables industry to china at this moment is still not talked about enough as a catastrophically bad decision for both politics and economics
Despite the fact that billions have already been invested and construction is nearly complete, Trump just issued a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind Project off the coast of Rhode Island. From @ryanlcooper.com:
Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind
A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks.
trib.al
August 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
fully ceding buildout of the renewables industry to china at this moment is still not talked about enough as a catastrophically bad decision for both politics and economics
Oh damn is that true. Did anyone say anything about that anytime recently. Or warn about this very specific problem multiple times, at length?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Alibaba’s Tsai Warns of a ‘Bubble’ in AI Data Center Buildout
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Joe Tsai warned of a potential bubble forming in datacenter construction, arguing that the pace of that buildout may outstrip initial demand for AI services.
www.bloomberg.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Oh damn is that true. Did anyone say anything about that anytime recently. Or warn about this very specific problem multiple times, at length?
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The funniest thing about the data center buildout just making shit expensive is the part where they don’t even build out the data centers.
June 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The funniest thing about the data center buildout just making shit expensive is the part where they don’t even build out the data centers.
rn Oracle is the clearest place to see the financial plumbing of the AI buildout breaking down
September 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
rn Oracle is the clearest place to see the financial plumbing of the AI buildout breaking down
But we haven’t even hit peak data-center buildout yet. 😞
@bloomberg.com #Texas
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Texas
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
August 18, 2026 at 11:34 PM
But we haven’t even hit peak data-center buildout yet. 😞
@bloomberg.com #Texas
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com #Texas
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought
September 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought
“Renewables will never replace oil consumption!” 😤
ME:
China has displaced the need for 1 million barrels of oil consumed PER DAY with their renewables, EV and energy storage buildout.
ME:
China has displaced the need for 1 million barrels of oil consumed PER DAY with their renewables, EV and energy storage buildout.
May 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
“Renewables will never replace oil consumption!” 😤
ME:
China has displaced the need for 1 million barrels of oil consumed PER DAY with their renewables, EV and energy storage buildout.
ME:
China has displaced the need for 1 million barrels of oil consumed PER DAY with their renewables, EV and energy storage buildout.
Many people are rushing to block the buildout of AI data centers in their communities.
“The number of active opposition groups more than doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833 by the end of Q1 2026, now spanning 49 states,” a study says.
“The number of active opposition groups more than doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833 by the end of Q1 2026, now spanning 49 states,” a study says.
The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
Buildout and backlash.
www.theverge.com
July 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Many people are rushing to block the buildout of AI data centers in their communities.
“The number of active opposition groups more than doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833 by the end of Q1 2026, now spanning 49 states,” a study says.
“The number of active opposition groups more than doubled from 396 at the end of 2025 to 833 by the end of Q1 2026, now spanning 49 states,” a study says.
Turns out community opposition to AI datacenters is working.
The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
Buildout and backlash.
www.theverge.com
July 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Turns out community opposition to AI datacenters is working.
two married nuclear scientists who are consulting on the 1965 buildout of the bUnK's nuclear infrastructure
June 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
two married nuclear scientists who are consulting on the 1965 buildout of the bUnK's nuclear infrastructure
Isn’t it the bunker buildout underneath that’s the driver behind this?
April 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Isn’t it the bunker buildout underneath that’s the driver behind this?
That Gulf AI buildout looking a whole lot less appealing now huh
Part of my job is to ensure that critical applications can survive disasters, even "smoking hole" ones like these. But since insurance generally doesn't cover losses due to war or terrorism, companies still bear the financial cost. Maybe they should do more to support an equitable world order.
Amazon loses $150M after drones hit its data centers — and insurance won’t cover their losses. What it means for you
As cloud infrastructure becomes critical to everyday life, tensions as far away as Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates could ripple into higher costs and weaker protections for consumers.
finance.yahoo.com
April 25, 2026 at 2:52 PM
That Gulf AI buildout looking a whole lot less appealing now huh
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout.
www.politico.com
August 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Anger Over Data Centers Is Fueling a New Political Movement
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of' the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's Al buildout.
A Ground Level Report on ICE’s Gulag Buildout
A Ground Level Report on ICE’s Gulag Buildout
Courtesy of an anonymous TPM Reader I wanted to share a fascinating,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:25 AM
A Ground Level Report on ICE’s Gulag Buildout
electricity use went down 2% compared to this month last year but my bill increased 18%. so happy to be doing my part to support Virginia’s data center buildout
July 22, 2026 at 11:16 AM
electricity use went down 2% compared to this month last year but my bill increased 18%. so happy to be doing my part to support Virginia’s data center buildout
Vietnam has a lot going on
• High speed rail
• Large metro buildout
• Production spillovers from China
• Structural transformation through services and higher education
• High speed rail
• Large metro buildout
• Production spillovers from China
• Structural transformation through services and higher education
December 1, 2024 at 1:07 AM
Vietnam has a lot going on
• High speed rail
• Large metro buildout
• Production spillovers from China
• Structural transformation through services and higher education
• High speed rail
• Large metro buildout
• Production spillovers from China
• Structural transformation through services and higher education