Amazon lobbying against datacentre clean energy bill

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Amazon is lobbying against the Oregon datacentre clean energy bill, report
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Amazon is lobbying against the Oregon datacentre clean energy bill, report

The Oregon bill seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity used by high energy use facilities in the US state

Amazon is working behind the scenes to neuter a datacentre clean energy bill put forward by the US state of Oregon, reports suggest. The House Bill 2816 (HB2816) requires datacentre owners in Or...

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