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Gerry McGovernonMastodon3d ago
Why so secretive about all your water use, Big Tech?
What have you got to hide?
The Dalles spent 13 months fighting to keep Google’s water use secret — then records showed the data center campus consumed roughly a third of the Oregon city’s supply.
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/mount-hood-water-google-21307223.php
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Accuracy93%
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Analysis Summary
Google sued to block disclosure of its water consumption in The Dalles, Oregon, but records eventually showed its data center campus used about 29% of the city's water supply. The post frames this as evidence of corporate secrecy, which is accurate — Google did litigate to keep the figures hidden — but omits that the company now publishes environmental transparency reports and that data center water use is an industry-wide issue, not unique to Google. The rhetorical opening 'What have you got to hide?' uses fear-based framing to imply deliberate wrongdoing rather than presenting it as a transparency and resource allocation problem.
Claims Analysis (2)
“The Dalles spent 13 months fighting to keep Google's water use secret”
Multiple sources confirm Google litigation to block disclosure of water consumption data in The Dalles, Oregon.
“Google's data center campus consumed roughly a third of the Oregon city's supply”
The disclosed records showed Google data centers used 29% of The Dalles' water supply — approximately one-third. Corroborated by multiple sources.
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