MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers
- Nearly 200 activists from the MAHA movement criticized President Trump for promoting coal to fuel AI data centers.
- The activists sent a letter urging the administration to consider renewable energy options instead of coal.
- The letter highlights concerns over pollution and its impact on children's health.
- This mobilization marks a significant criticism of the Trump administration's environmental policies by MAHA activists.
Nearly 200 activists in Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement are criticizing President Donald Trump’s promotion of coal to fuel the rise of artificial intelligence data centers, according to a letter sent Friday. The letter, signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign, marks the first major MAHA movement mobilization over fossil fuels and the latest in a series of rifts between the diverse group of activists and the Trump administration over environmental policy.
The letter to Trump, Kennedy, and various other Cabinet officials laments a 2025 executive order that aimed to boost coal to power data centers over pollution concerns and asks the administration to consider renewable options, including solar and geothermal energy. Prominent MAHA figures behind the letter include Zen Honeycutt and Charles Eisenstein, both of whom have expressed frustration with the administration's environmental agenda.
In response, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers noted that greenhouse gas emissions dropped to a 30-year low during Trump’s first term and stated that Trump was given a mandate to roll back climate policies. The letter's criticism could pose challenges for Republicans as they seek to secure votes in upcoming midterm elections, especially from the MAHA movement, which has shown increasing public tensions with the Republican administration over environmental issues.
MAHA活动人士呼吁特朗普停止推广煤炭为能源饥渴的人工智能数据中心供电
近200名来自卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）的“让美国再次健康”（MAHA）运动的活动人士批评特朗普总统推广煤炭为人工智能数据中心的崛起提供动力，信函于周五发出。这封信由至少两名肯尼迪2024年总统竞选的前工作人员签署，标志着MAHA运动在化石燃料问题上的首次重大动员，也是该多元化活动人士团体与特朗普政府在环境政策上分歧的最新表现。
信中对特朗普、肯尼迪及其他内阁官员表示遗憾，称2025年的一项行政命令旨在提升煤炭为数据中心供电，忽视了污染问题，并要求政府考虑可再生能源选项，包括太阳能和地热能。信中主要人物包括Zen Honeycutt和Charles Eisenstein，他们都对政府的环境议程表示失望。
作为回应，白宫发言人泰勒·罗杰斯指出，在特朗普的第一任期内，温室气体排放降至30年来的最低水平，并表示特朗普获得了回滚气候政策的授权。这封信的批评可能对共和党在即将到来的中期选举中争取选票构成挑战，尤其是来自MAHA运动的选民，他们在环境问题上与共和党政府的公开紧张关系日益加剧。