MAHA activists urge Trump not to promote coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers
- Nearly 200 activists in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement criticized President Donald Trump’s push to use coal for AI data centers in a letter sent Friday.
- The letter was signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign and was first obtained by The Associated Press.
- The activists said a 2025 executive order favoring coal for data centers should be reconsidered because of pollution concerns and urged the administration to consider solar and geothermal power instead.
- The White House defended Trump’s energy policy, saying he was elected to roll back climate rules and that emissions fell during his first term.
- The dispute adds to tensions between some MAHA activists and the Trump administration over environmental and health-related policy.
- The issue could matter for markets mainly through energy and power-generation stocks, with coal-related names potentially helped if coal use expands and renewable-energy names potentially pressured; the broader market impact is likely neutral unless policy changes are enacted.
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, they criticized a 2025 executive order that aimed to boost coal use for that purpose and argued that cleaner options should be considered instead.
The letter, first obtained by The Associated Press, was signed by at least two former staffers from Kennedy’s 2024 presidential campaign. It said support for AI leadership should not come at the expense of children’s health, and it urged the administration to review where data centers are built and how they are powered.
The White House responded by defending Trump’s energy agenda, saying he had been given a mandate to roll back climate policies. The administration has also argued that greenhouse gas emissions fell during Trump’s first term.
The dispute adds to existing tensions between parts of the MAHA movement and the Trump administration over environmental policy, pesticides, deregulation, and health-related issues. For markets, the immediate effect appears limited, but the debate could be relevant for coal, utilities, and renewable-energy stocks if policy direction changes.
MAHA活动人士敦促特朗普不要推动用煤炭为耗电型AI数据中心供能
近200名与美国卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪二世“让美国再次健康”（MAHA）运动有关的活动人士，正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。该组织在周五发出的信中，批评了一项旨在为此扩大煤炭使用的2025年行政令，并主张应优先考虑更清洁的替代方案。
这封信最早由美联社获得，至少有两名前肯尼迪2024年总统竞选团队成员签名。信中表示，对AI领先地位的支持不应以儿童健康为代价，并要求政府审视数据中心的选址和供电方式。
白宫回应称，特朗普的能源政策是在履行选民授权，目的是放松气候政策限制。政府方面还表示，特朗普首个任期内温室气体排放有所下降。
这场争议加剧了MAHA运动部分成员与特朗普政府在环境政策、农药、放松监管和健康相关议题上的分歧。对市场而言，短期影响有限，但如果政策方向发生变化，煤炭、公用事业和可再生能源股票都可能受到关注。