Revealed: Trump's fossil-fuel donors to profit from data-center boom and green rollbacks
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The article highlights how oil and gas companies, particularly Energy Transfer, are poised to profit from Trump's support for energy-intensive data centers amidst environmental rollbacks. Requests to power 70 new data centers mark a 75% rise since Trump took office, raising concerns about pollution and the impact on renewable energy. Energy Transfer secured substantial political funding for the Trump campaign as it capitalizes on expected natural gas demand growth, further entrenching its power in U.S. energy politics while fighting legal battles against environmental groups like Greenpeace.
Oil and gas barons who donated millions of dollars to the Trump campaign are on the cusp of cashing in on the administration's support for energy-guzzling data centers and a slew of unprecedented environmental rollbacks.
The fossil-fuel gold rush threatens to unleash massive amounts of pollution and greenhouse gases while undermining the renewable energy industry.
Energy Transfer, the oil and gas transport company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has received requests to power 70 new data centers - a 75% rise since Trump took office.
We continue to believe that we are in the best position to capitalize on the anticipated rise in natural gas demand,
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