Claims: ‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem

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1. title: ‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem (alleges; supported) Source
2. url: https://grist.org/technology/starwashing-space-race-environment-spacex/ (alleges; supported) Source
3. summary: As artificial intelligence devours more land and electricity, a new breed of tech companies promises that outer space holds the solutions to our problems on Earth. If data centers are so hard to find a place for down here, why not put them hundreds of miles above the planet instead? Since power demand surges in the evening, why not send tens of thousands of mirrors into orbit to shine sunlight down on demand, powering solar farms after sunset?  These ideas might sound far-fetched, but they… (alleges; supported) Source
4. published: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000 (alleges; supported) Source