Re: “Gen Z can’t save the planet while doomscrolling it dry” (Nov. 16, Opinion):
Whereas I recognize Sara Yassi’s directing duty and possession of local weather motion on her Gen Z brethren, her latest opinion essay claimed Amazon’s knowledge facilities “consumed 105 billion gallons of water” in 2021, but supplied no clarification of what that quantity represents. Knowledge-center water reporting can confer with a number of very totally different measures: complete withdrawals, recycled loop water or the a lot smaller quantity truly misplaced to evaporation. Many facilities additionally use reclaimed, nonpotable water that doesn’t compete with consuming provides.
With out these distinctions, readers are left with an inflated and deceptive image of environmental impression. Giant numbers with out definitions generate drama, not understanding. Correct reporting requires context.
Mike Liepman, Gig Harbor
