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🚨 JUST IN: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has just BANNED AI data centers from using up all the water needed by citizens during a drought And the law BANS utility companies from charging higher prices because of data centers "How are you going to say that somehow the water... show more

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James Talarico: “We have to stop data centers from jacking up our utility bills. We have to stop data centers from using up all our water. We gotta stop data centers from getting sweetheart tax deals. And we gotta stop data centers from being built if they can’t meet the demands of our communities”

James Talarico: “We have to stop data centers from jacking up our utility bills. We have to stop data centers from using up all our water. We gotta stop data centers from getting sweetheart tax deals. And we gotta stop data centers from being built if they can’t meet the demands of our communities”

Marco Foster

53,398 views • 13 days ago

Erin Brockovich Warns AI Data Centers Are Draining America’s Water “Some data centers can use up to 30 million gallons of water. They’re utilizing water from the aquifers and municipal waters, so people with their own wells are reporting that their wells are running dry. They’re having to dig deeper because of these mass amounts of water that these data centers require to stay cool. People are reporting water disruptions, no water at all, low water pressure, discolored water, and utility bills going from $40 a month to $800 a month. The constant 24/7 humming and buzzing is literally driving them insane. When tens of thousands of people are experiencing the exact same thing from the exact same data centers, why are we not listening to them?” Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich Warns AI Data Centers Are Draining America’s Water “Some data centers can use up to 30 million gallons of water. They’re utilizing water from the aquifers and municipal waters, so people with their own wells are reporting that their wells are running dry. They’re having to dig deeper because of these mass amounts of water that these data centers require to stay cool. People are reporting water disruptions, no water at all, low water pressure, discolored water, and utility bills going from $40 a month to $800 a month. The constant 24/7 humming and buzzing is literally driving them insane. When tens of thousands of people are experiencing the exact same thing from the exact same data centers, why are we not listening to them?” Erin Brockovich

Shawn Ryan

207,184 views • 1 month ago

🚨DeSantis to unveil legislation RESTRICTING AI DATA CENTERS in the coming days! “In some parts of the country they're building massive hyperscale data centers that take a million gallons of water. We want our water to be for the general public, and not bogarted in that way.”

🚨DeSantis to unveil legislation RESTRICTING AI DATA CENTERS in the coming days! “In some parts of the country they're building massive hyperscale data centers that take a million gallons of water. We want our water to be for the general public, and not bogarted in that way.”

Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸

55,227 views • 8 months ago

James Talarico: “We’ve gotta stop these data centers from jacking up our utility bills, we gotta stop them from using up our water, and we have to stop corrupt politicians from giving sweetheart tax deals to giant AI companies. If these corporations can’t meet the demands of the people, then they shouldn’t build data centers in our communities”

James Talarico: “We’ve gotta stop these data centers from jacking up our utility bills, we gotta stop them from using up our water, and we have to stop corrupt politicians from giving sweetheart tax deals to giant AI companies. If these corporations can’t meet the demands of the people, then they shouldn’t build data centers in our communities”

Marco Foster

21,351 views • 1 month ago

.James Talarico: We can start by cracking down on these data centers across the state, that are jacking up our utility bills, and using up all our water. We just found out that Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. That explains why as Attorney General, Ken Paxton ignored our neighbors in Hood County after they asked him to help temporarily block the construction of a data center in their community. Texans cannot afford a senator who's bought by big data centers. In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.

.James Talarico: We can start by cracking down on these data centers across the state, that are jacking up our utility bills, and using up all our water. We just found out that Ken Paxton, the most corrupt politician in Texas, has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. That explains why as Attorney General, Ken Paxton ignored our neighbors in Hood County after they asked him to help temporarily block the construction of a data center in their community. Texans cannot afford a senator who's bought by big data centers. In the Senate, I will fight to stop data centers from being built in our communities if they cannot meet the most basic demands of those communities.

Team Talarico

45,158 views • 13 days ago

When it comes to data centers, Michigan should show the country how to do it right. That means: Data center companies, not Michigan families, pay for their own energy and grid upgrades – so rates don't go up. Data centers can't harm our water, air, or environment. Data centers pay their fair share in taxes to fund our schools, roads, and communities. Data centers are built with local union labor.

When it comes to data centers, Michigan should show the country how to do it right. That means: Data center companies, not Michigan families, pay for their own energy and grid upgrades – so rates don't go up. Data centers can't harm our water, air, or environment. Data centers pay their fair share in taxes to fund our schools, roads, and communities. Data centers are built with local union labor.

Mallory McMorrow

272,439 views • 6 months ago

DATA CENTERS & INDUSTRIAL GROWTH Utah continues to approve water-intensive data centers during a prolonged drought. I asked the governor: How do you justify that level of industrial water demand, and should water availability become a limiting factor for future development approvals?

DATA CENTERS & INDUSTRIAL GROWTH Utah continues to approve water-intensive data centers during a prolonged drought. I asked the governor: How do you justify that level of industrial water demand, and should water availability become a limiting factor for future development approvals?

Chase Thomason

29,810 views • 3 months ago

This low IQ AI slop is contributing to data centers using all of our water, poising communities, increased RAM prices, increased GPU prices and stealing data from copyrighted material.

This low IQ AI slop is contributing to data centers using all of our water, poising communities, increased RAM prices, increased GPU prices and stealing data from copyrighted material.

Michael

956,006 views • 6 months ago

The AI data centers are being strategically placed next to every fresh body of water across the entire country. If you look into who owns these AI data centers it is the same people who own these media, control Hollywood, and control our government. This is all being done by design. These AI data centers are going to poison 95% of the freshwater in America.

The AI data centers are being strategically placed next to every fresh body of water across the entire country. If you look into who owns these AI data centers it is the same people who own these media, control Hollywood, and control our government. This is all being done by design. These AI data centers are going to poison 95% of the freshwater in America.

RyanMatta 🇺🇸 🦅

41,698 views • 3 months ago

AOC: And what are they asking for now? Endless energy. These companies are so desperate to profit from the AI boom that they are racing to construct thousands of giant AI data centers, jacking up utility costs for everyday Americans to pay for them. These data centers power thousands of high-intensity computer chips that are processing constantly and require massive amounts of energy to operate. Just one hyperscale data center consumes the same amount of energy in one second as 100,000 households. Because of this massive energy use, power and water utility companies must build multibillion-dollar infrastructure to keep up with the demand.

AOC: And what are they asking for now? Endless energy. These companies are so desperate to profit from the AI boom that they are racing to construct thousands of giant AI data centers, jacking up utility costs for everyday Americans to pay for them. These data centers power thousands of high-intensity computer chips that are processing constantly and require massive amounts of energy to operate. Just one hyperscale data center consumes the same amount of energy in one second as 100,000 households. Because of this massive energy use, power and water utility companies must build multibillion-dollar infrastructure to keep up with the demand.

Acyn

35,659 views • 5 months ago

Georgia is basically turning into one large data center Get ready for this, there is no legal obligation for data centers to disclose how much water they will be using - Georgia currently has about 162 data centers already - They have an additional 141 new data centers planned - Combined these data centers will use 12+ GW or more of power, this is equivalent to the usage of 10 MILLION homes - Combined water usage estimate of 35+ billion gallons per year or higher Absolutely insane There is no comprehensive federal requirement for data centers to publicly report detailed water usage. A bill was introduced called “the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act” to mandate reporting of energy and water consumption to states and the EPA This is an issue, here’s one example The Quality Technology Services data center in Fayette County used 29–30 million gallons of water went unmetered and unbilled for months without initial detection. Residents complained about low pressure during drought conditions. The company later paid retroactively $150,000 but faced no fines

Georgia is basically turning into one large data center Get ready for this, there is no legal obligation for data centers to disclose how much water they will be using - Georgia currently has about 162 data centers already - They have an additional 141 new data centers planned - Combined these data centers will use 12+ GW or more of power, this is equivalent to the usage of 10 MILLION homes - Combined water usage estimate of 35+ billion gallons per year or higher Absolutely insane There is no comprehensive federal requirement for data centers to publicly report detailed water usage. A bill was introduced called “the Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act” to mandate reporting of energy and water consumption to states and the EPA This is an issue, here’s one example The Quality Technology Services data center in Fayette County used 29–30 million gallons of water went unmetered and unbilled for months without initial detection. Residents complained about low pressure during drought conditions. The company later paid retroactively $150,000 but faced no fines

Wall Street Apes

147,658 views • 3 months ago

Back in February, Paul Renner called for a moratorium on AI data centers in Florida. He was right. These massive AI data centers threaten our power grid, drain our water, raise costs on families, and hand Florida’s future to Big Tech. Florida First means people first. Stand with Renner. Stop the AI data center takeover. #BigTechByron #DataCenterDonalds #BankFraudByron

Back in February, Paul Renner called for a moratorium on AI data centers in Florida. He was right. These massive AI data centers threaten our power grid, drain our water, raise costs on families, and hand Florida’s future to Big Tech. Florida First means people first. Stand with Renner. Stop the AI data center takeover. #BigTechByron #DataCenterDonalds #BankFraudByron

Ann Vandersteel™️

10,568 views • 3 months ago

NEW: Big Tech claims AI data centers don’t use much water. But data centers typically report the water used inside the facilities — we found them indirectly consuming 10x that amount. We went to the drought-stricken West, where farmers now have to fight AI oligarchs for water.

NEW: Big Tech claims AI data centers don’t use much water. But data centers typically report the water used inside the facilities — we found them indirectly consuming 10x that amount. We went to the drought-stricken West, where farmers now have to fight AI oligarchs for water.

More Perfect Union

708,427 views • 16 days ago

Amazon agrees to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that its data centers in Morrow County Oregon contributed to contaminating ground water with nitrate pollution in the agricultural community Here’s what happens - Amazon uses huge volumes of water to cool its data centers - Because the data centers use water that has nitrates in it from the area, water evaporates during the cooling process - What's left is highly concentrated nitrate water - That highly concentrated nitrate water then goes back out over the farmland, seeping back into the groundwater water Now imagine this nationwide on a massive scale due to thousands of data centers being built

Amazon agrees to pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that its data centers in Morrow County Oregon contributed to contaminating ground water with nitrate pollution in the agricultural community Here’s what happens - Amazon uses huge volumes of water to cool its data centers - Because the data centers use water that has nitrates in it from the area, water evaporates during the cooling process - What's left is highly concentrated nitrate water - That highly concentrated nitrate water then goes back out over the farmland, seeping back into the groundwater water Now imagine this nationwide on a massive scale due to thousands of data centers being built

Wall Street Apes

435,143 views • 4 months ago

🚨 DeSantis says NO to hyperscale AI data centers! They do NOT create jobs for Americans, but H-1B’s from India! “We are NOT going to allow any cost to be imposed on the people of our communities because of hyperscale data centers. Dead end here. That is not going to happen.”

🚨 DeSantis says NO to hyperscale AI data centers! They do NOT create jobs for Americans, but H-1B’s from India! “We are NOT going to allow any cost to be imposed on the people of our communities because of hyperscale data centers. Dead end here. That is not going to happen.”

Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸

50,449 views • 6 months ago

.James Talarico: We cannot let artificial intelligence become yet another arena where billionaires write the rules for the rest of us. Working people must get a say and a share of that AI future. We can start by cracking down on the data centers that are jacking up our utility bills and using up all our water. And we can establish an AI dividend, so every American citizen owns a piece of these American AI companies. If they are going to use our human ingenuity and our collective intellectual property, then we want our royalty checks.

.James Talarico: We cannot let artificial intelligence become yet another arena where billionaires write the rules for the rest of us. Working people must get a say and a share of that AI future. We can start by cracking down on the data centers that are jacking up our utility bills and using up all our water. And we can establish an AI dividend, so every American citizen owns a piece of these American AI companies. If they are going to use our human ingenuity and our collective intellectual property, then we want our royalty checks.

Team Talarico

27,999 views • 21 days ago

The U.S. already has 5,500 data centers that use 449 million gallons of water a day. They’re being built on farmland so in addition to taking away our water they’re taking away our food supply all for mass surveillance, AI slop, and to make billionaires richer. These data centers will ultimately lead to our extinction if we don’t stop them.

The U.S. already has 5,500 data centers that use 449 million gallons of water a day. They’re being built on farmland so in addition to taking away our water they’re taking away our food supply all for mass surveillance, AI slop, and to make billionaires richer. These data centers will ultimately lead to our extinction if we don’t stop them.

Power to the People ☭🕊

180,571 views • 3 months ago

Governor DeSantis put smart safeguards in place for data centers. Senate Bill 484 ensures that utility rates will not go up due to data centers. It also ensures that any developer has to get a permit from our water management districts — that protects our aquifers from abuse. I will ensure these ironclad protections remain in place to protect Floridians.

Governor DeSantis put smart safeguards in place for data centers. Senate Bill 484 ensures that utility rates will not go up due to data centers. It also ensures that any developer has to get a permit from our water management districts — that protects our aquifers from abuse. I will ensure these ironclad protections remain in place to protect Floridians.

Byron Donalds

49,811 views • 1 month ago

Data Centers are coaching their workers on how to lie to the public and their family about how Data Center water usage is actually a good thing “I work at an architecture firm that mainly does data centers, and just to give you all an idea of how out of touch the people making these things are. Today we had a meeting where we were essentially asked to defend the water usage of data centers to our friends and family in conversation at the dinner table or online. They provided them with a graph to break down water usage (included) but I’ll go over it The chart compares “domestic water usage” (toilets, sinks, etc.) for a typical-sized closed-loop data center of 600,000 gallons per year against other things of “equivalent square footage”: Cornfield: 5.85 million gallons Vineyard: 5.60 million Golf course: 5.45 million Peanut farm: 2.88 million Movie theater: 935,000 5 households: 730,000 They make the point that “Data centers aren’t the big water users you think” But that’s not really true “It's still using an incredible amount of water — and the key piece of evidence here was when someone gets pissed at a data center's water usage, ask them if they like golf. And when they say yes, let them know that a golf course uses 9 times as much water much water as a data center. That'll shut them up, because no one disapproves of golf courses using an exorbitant amount of water…” Not to mention, this is incredibly misleading The 600,000 gallons is mostly just building operations of things like sinks and bathrooms. It downplays or completely excludes the main water use, which is cooling the servers More fake propaganda

Data Centers are coaching their workers on how to lie to the public and their family about how Data Center water usage is actually a good thing “I work at an architecture firm that mainly does data centers, and just to give you all an idea of how out of touch the people making these things are. Today we had a meeting where we were essentially asked to defend the water usage of data centers to our friends and family in conversation at the dinner table or online. They provided them with a graph to break down water usage (included) but I’ll go over it The chart compares “domestic water usage” (toilets, sinks, etc.) for a typical-sized closed-loop data center of 600,000 gallons per year against other things of “equivalent square footage”: Cornfield: 5.85 million gallons Vineyard: 5.60 million Golf course: 5.45 million Peanut farm: 2.88 million Movie theater: 935,000 5 households: 730,000 They make the point that “Data centers aren’t the big water users you think” But that’s not really true “It's still using an incredible amount of water — and the key piece of evidence here was when someone gets pissed at a data center's water usage, ask them if they like golf. And when they say yes, let them know that a golf course uses 9 times as much water much water as a data center. That'll shut them up, because no one disapproves of golf courses using an exorbitant amount of water…” Not to mention, this is incredibly misleading The 600,000 gallons is mostly just building operations of things like sinks and bathrooms. It downplays or completely excludes the main water use, which is cooling the servers More fake propaganda

Wall Street Apes

54,259 views • 3 months ago

They found a loophole the tech barons didn’t expect. One county used the 2024 NDAA to stop a data center because these projects depend on foreign supply chains tied to China. If we organize, we can protect our land, our water, and our future. Join the movement to stop AI data centers >> #Texas #AIDatacenters #ProtectTexas #Water

They found a loophole the tech barons didn’t expect. One county used the 2024 NDAA to stop a data center because these projects depend on foreign supply chains tied to China. If we organize, we can protect our land, our water, and our future. Join the movement to stop AI data centers >> #Texas #AIDatacenters #ProtectTexas #Water

Clayton Tucker

108,055 views • 3 months ago