It is indisputable that energy is the lifeblood of every civilization. We are reminded of that truth daily at the gas pumps and when it’s time to recharge the latest iPhone. Another indisputable truth is that the availability and affordability of energy are as delicate as the fiber-optic cables that supply our homes with Wi-Fi.

In Southwest Memphis, residents of a historically Black neighborhood now live in the shadow of one of the largest computers ever built. Elon Musk's xAI has erected a sprawling supercomputing campus there — anchored by data centers it calls "Colossus" and "Colossus II" — and the community's response has been anything but grateful. People who have spent generations fighting to keep their air clean and their bills affordable see a familiar pattern: an industrial behemoth dropped in their midst, that the project’s environmental and power costs will ultimately be borne by their community.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez let the cat out of the bag when she conceded: “Woke 1 was crazy!”

One of President Trump’s campaign promises was eliminating climate scams. As net-zero climate policies fade into the shadows, another climate scam is biting the dust.