I'm trying to build a torment nexus and these negative ninnies complained that it used up all the electricity, so I made a machine that turns breathable air into toxic smoke to power the nexus and they don't like that ether!
(1) The data centers under discussion aren't using green energy sources.
(2) The overall emission numbers aren't really relevant to the people who live near large emitters. It is the local numbers that affect their health.