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Amazon said its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water worldwide last year, or about 5% of the amount metro Seattle consumes annually

Amazon said its global data-center operations withdrew about 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025, as data center companies around the world face growing scrutiny over the environmental impact of artificial intelligence. The company disclosed the figure in a blog post Thursday outlining its water-efficiency efforts. Amazon said water use at sites it owns and …

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We Have Become An Extremely Gluttonous Society That Consumes Far More Than It Produces

by Michael The United States has become an extremely gluttonous society.  When I say that, I am not just talking about food.  According to Gallup, obesity and diabetes “have both reached record highs”, but that is just a very small portion of the overall picture.  As a society, we have an absolutely voracious appetite for just …

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Interest Consumes 40% of Income Taxes, U.S. Treasury’s Unsustainable Path Raises Default and Inflation Fears

The interest payments on the national debt alone used up 40% of all the money collected from individual income taxes in October. This means a significant portion of the taxes paid by individuals goes just towards paying the interest on the money the government has borrowed. The US Treasury is now spending almost twice as …

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