The Koch Network Is Pushing Trump to Accelerate AI, Documents Show (www.desmog.com)

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O&G companies are pushing more AI so they can sell more fossil fuels to AI data centres.

O&G companies are also investing in AI in the expectation that AI data centres will pay them back by buying their fossil fuels.

Then of course, they'll tell us they're only meeting our own "demand" for fossil energy.

Edit: I just noted this story is from 2025. Sorry about that.

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[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

These guys are trying to bankrupt the economy so they can buy everything in a fire sale.

[-] thejml@sh.itjust.works 19 points 20 hours ago

Right-wing political group Americans for Prosperity, backed by oil and gas billionaire Charles Koch, sees data centers as part of a larger pro-fossil fuel agenda.

Just what we need!

this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2026

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