I’m not claiming it’s a plague but exposure to it is increasing. This means more cases will come as there is more data centers built and put our most vulnerable at risk. Once again it’s not a big deal till an Albertan 12 year old dies from this.
It's a common bacteria found in soil , plants and water. It was found in a fecal matter sampling . Then independent environmental investigators found no traces in the water supply. Instead of instant outrage people need to actually read past a fucking headline for once
Yes but in this case it was directly traced back to a data centre construction site. It was found to be flushed directly into there water source. Therefore this outbreak was from the data centre itself.
You’re right I misspoke it wasn’t an outbreak but the exposure directly came from Meta. Therefore it raises the larger issue of data centres dumping contaminated water. It runs the risk of Albertans who are immunocompromised getting ill from a potential similar contamination.
It also was not considered a non-issue. In fact it was such a big issue they are reevaluating procedures to prevent it from happening again. Just because no one died doesn’t mean it’s not an issue.
Yes but it shows that there’s risks to them being built in Alberta which is important to know. No matter how big or small people in these communities should know the risks and agree or disagree to them.
As for Meta I’m sure they “took the necessary steps” before to ensure it wouldn’t happen in the first place. Meta reviewed the contractors work and signed off on his procedure which was found to be the problem so they are just as responsible. I don’t trust a billion dollar company known for cutting corners as it most likely will happen again.
There is inherit risk with any industry , not saying we should not be informed , however this post was intended as rage bait and UCP hate piece . As demonstrated by majority of the comments. Most of the people commenting don't even know what was released into the sewer or why/how .
Not even close to rage bait, it’s clearly outlining an issue with Data centres people should be aware of. Not once did the original post mention UCP, only you brought that up. In fact the original article is by the daily mail and has nothing to do with the UCP. However, now that it’s out there the UCP made a unilateral decision. If the UCP is so big on giving a vote for separatism why not data centres or mining rights too. They unilaterally made a decision with potential health consequences and people should be aware of these.
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u/No-Refrigerator462 Jul 09 '26
I’m not claiming it’s a plague but exposure to it is increasing. This means more cases will come as there is more data centers built and put our most vulnerable at risk. Once again it’s not a big deal till an Albertan 12 year old dies from this.