Texas has long been defined by oil, heat, and huge infrastructure projects. Now, it’s also at the center of a growing environmental debate. Microsoft’s Stargate campus in Abilene is leading a data center boom that is drawing concern over water use, right in the middle of a prolonged drought. According to a July 2025 investigation
“Once that water evaporates, it’s just gone,” Mace told The Austin Chronicle.
ok – but why? Why not recapture it, cool it, and recycle it. Surely there are renewable energy sources, or ways of externally cooling the water with no energy at all that could be used for cooling as well.
Because that would entail extra effort and cost in order to benefit humanity in general, and why do that when they can just keep more profit for themselves?
is there a reason why this water isn’t recycled?
ok – but why? Why not recapture it, cool it, and recycle it. Surely there are renewable energy sources, or ways of externally cooling the water with no energy at all that could be used for cooling as well.
Because that would entail extra effort and cost in order to benefit humanity in general, and why do that when they can just keep more profit for themselves?