MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers
- Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement sent a letter criticizing President Donald Trump's push to use coal to power AI data centers.
- The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, was addressed to Trump, Kennedy, and other Cabinet officials and also opposed the 2025 executive order backing coal for data centers.
- The activists asked the administration to consider renewable energy options such as solar and geothermal power instead of coal.
- The signers included at least two former staffers from Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign, including Zen Honeycutt and Charles Eisenstein.
- The letter reflects a broader split between some MAHA activists and the Trump administration over environmental policy and could add political pressure ahead of the midterm elections.
Nearly 200 activists aligned with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement are pressing President Donald Trump not to promote coal as a power source for artificial intelligence data centers. In a letter sent Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, the group argued that AI leadership should not come at the expense of public health and asked the administration to look at cleaner alternatives.
The letter was addressed to Trump, Kennedy, and other Cabinet officials. It criticized a 2025 executive order that sought to boost coal for data centers and called for consideration of solar and geothermal energy. Among the signers were former Kennedy campaign staffers Zen Honeycutt and Charles Eisenstein.
The White House defended Trump's energy approach, saying he was elected with a mandate to roll back what it called radical climate policies. The administration did not immediately say how it would respond to the letter.
The dispute adds to tensions between some MAHA activists and the Trump administration over environmental policy. For markets, the development is at most mildly relevant and likely neutral overall, though it highlights ongoing debate around power demand, data centers, and energy supply choices.
MAHA 活动人士敦促特朗普不要推动用煤炭为耗能的 AI 数据中心供电
近200名与卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪 Jr. 相关的 MAHA 运动活动人士，正在敦促特朗普不要把煤炭作为人工智能数据中心的供电来源。美联社获得的一封信显示，签署者认为，推动 AI 发展不应以公共健康为代价，并要求政府考虑更清洁的替代方案。
这封信写给特朗普、肯尼迪以及多名内阁官员，批评了支持用煤炭为数据中心供电的 2025 年行政令，并呼吁考虑太阳能和地热等能源。签署者中包括至少两名前肯尼迪 2024 年竞选团队工作人员，Zen Honeycutt 和 Charles Eisenstein 也在其列。
白宫为特朗普的能源立场辩护，称他是带着撤销所谓激进气候政策的授权上任。报道同时提到，政府方面并未立即回应这封信。
这一争议加深了部分 MAHA 活动人士与特朗普政府在环保政策上的分歧。对市场而言，这一消息整体影响偏中性，但它提醒投资者持续关注数据中心用电需求、能源供给选择以及相关电力和能源政策变化。