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.Mayor Matt Mahan announces his plan to regulate AI data centers. “Ensuring that any new data centers pays to upgrade our infrastructure for everyone else. Use the cleanest energy, invest in recycled water systems." "We can’t have the profits of this industry be built on the backs of working... 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

53,179 views • 5 days 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

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A local utility company in Illinois has plans to help lower residents electrical bills They will be requiring new data centers and planned data centers to sign 10 year contracts saying they will be responsible for paying for upgrade costs and electricity usage costs “That means any new data centers would be on the hook for power upgrades and any energy they plan to use, even if the data center ends up not getting built or if they don't use as much power as planned or if they close. So if they use the power that they're applying for, then they'll pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining and building our grid through their rates”

A local utility company in Illinois has plans to help lower residents electrical bills They will be requiring new data centers and planned data centers to sign 10 year contracts saying they will be responsible for paying for upgrade costs and electricity usage costs “That means any new data centers would be on the hook for power upgrades and any energy they plan to use, even if the data center ends up not getting built or if they don't use as much power as planned or if they close. So if they use the power that they're applying for, then they'll pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining and building our grid through their rates”

Wall Street Apes

29,410 views • 5 months 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

The US Department of Energy mapped out all of the current data centers, data centers under construction & data centers currently in the planning stages. We’ve heard for years how vulnerable our grid is. Now we are supposed to believe that it can withstand all of this new demand?

The US Department of Energy mapped out all of the current data centers, data centers under construction & data centers currently in the planning stages. We’ve heard for years how vulnerable our grid is. Now we are supposed to believe that it can withstand all of this new demand?

Derrick Evans

70,218 views • 2 months ago

🚨Byron Donalds says Floridians should EMBRACE data centers. “You're going to have data centers. We need to embrace that, not run away from that. We have actual land in our state that is still pristine, available to use. We can build up that stuff. I would rather build a data center in one of these deals or probably FOUR data centers.”

🚨Byron Donalds says Floridians should EMBRACE data centers. “You're going to have data centers. We need to embrace that, not run away from that. We have actual land in our state that is still pristine, available to use. We can build up that stuff. I would rather build a data center in one of these deals or probably FOUR data centers.”

Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸

24,835 views • 29 days ago

We have to have reliable, affordable energy without passing the cost on to consumers. Before we scale data centers and AI, we need energy on demand. We will protect our resources, support smart growth, and make sure this is done the right way. Opportunity is there, but it has to be on the people of Florida’s terms. #JayForFlorida #JayForFLGov

We have to have reliable, affordable energy without passing the cost on to consumers. Before we scale data centers and AI, we need energy on demand. We will protect our resources, support smart growth, and make sure this is done the right way. Opportunity is there, but it has to be on the people of Florida’s terms. #JayForFlorida #JayForFLGov

Jay Collins

10,623 views • 3 months ago

Erin Brockovich on data centers: “Infrastructure, your energy grid, the energy bills, what you’re doing to the farmland, to the water, to the destruction of the trees, to the wildlife. This is our sanctuary. Everyone’s worried AI will end mankind. I think man will end mankind”

Erin Brockovich on data centers: “Infrastructure, your energy grid, the energy bills, what you’re doing to the farmland, to the water, to the destruction of the trees, to the wildlife. This is our sanctuary. Everyone’s worried AI will end mankind. I think man will end mankind”

Marco Foster

24,288 views • 22 days ago

David Sacks Responds to Kathy Hochul’s Moratorium on Data Centers “Everything she's saying is a false accusation on the data center … These data centers have become the scapegoat for all of the angst that people have about AI.”

David Sacks Responds to Kathy Hochul’s Moratorium on Data Centers “Everything she's saying is a false accusation on the data center … These data centers have become the scapegoat for all of the angst that people have about AI.”

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James Talarico: “If these data centers can’t meet the demands of the people who live in these communities, they shouldn’t be built. It’s pretty simple: if these data centers can’t pay for their own energy, it they can’t recycle their water and fund the water infrastructure necessary to operate these facilities, if they can’t produce good paying union jobs, if they can’t get the consent of the people who live in these communities then they shouldn’t be built. Period. Full stop”

James Talarico: “If these data centers can’t meet the demands of the people who live in these communities, they shouldn’t be built. It’s pretty simple: if these data centers can’t pay for their own energy, it they can’t recycle their water and fund the water infrastructure necessary to operate these facilities, if they can’t produce good paying union jobs, if they can’t get the consent of the people who live in these communities then they shouldn’t be built. Period. Full stop”

Marco Foster

74,290 views • 1 day ago

They’ve spent decades shutting down entire industries in the name of environmental protection. But when it comes to data centers, they can have unlimited resources. This picture really hit home in terms of where we currently are in the push for data centers.

They’ve spent decades shutting down entire industries in the name of environmental protection. But when it comes to data centers, they can have unlimited resources. This picture really hit home in terms of where we currently are in the push for data centers.

Derrick Evans

21,639 views • 2 months ago

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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 ☭🕊

180,309 views • 3 months ago

I used to believe that things like this would never happen in America. I no longer have that mindset. AI data centers will be the destruction of the America.

I used to believe that things like this would never happen in America. I no longer have that mindset. AI data centers will be the destruction of the America.

RyanMatta 🇺🇸 🦅

39,000 views • 3 months ago

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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

Today I asked if any Congressmember on Energy & Commerce Democrats would want to live next to a data center. The silence in the hearing room reflected the realities of working people across the country. We must address the real, dangerous health impacts of data centers on our communities.

Today I asked if any Congressmember on Energy & Commerce Democrats would want to live next to a data center. The silence in the hearing room reflected the realities of working people across the country. We must address the real, dangerous health impacts of data centers on our communities.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

36,795 views • 28 days ago

There is a real connection to the huge increase in rapid data centers being built in America to mass surveillance Some of the largest data centers being built have direct CIA ties We might be witnessing the rise of the surveillance state right now and be thinking it’s about AI, but really it’s about monitoring every aspect of every American’s life and building profiles on them

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115,320 views • 2 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

Sen. Husted blames his constituents for record number of data centers in Ohio: "We just have to realize we're in this world in which we've created the demand. We the people have created the demand for these data centers because we use all of these digital products that it processes, and if we don't want them, then don't use them. I mean, you can go back to the bunny ear antenna on your TV, you don't need a data center. But if you're connected to a wire, you're using the data center. So, understand, when we look in the mirror, we are the problem."

Sen. Husted blames his constituents for record number of data centers in Ohio: "We just have to realize we're in this world in which we've created the demand. We the people have created the demand for these data centers because we use all of these digital products that it processes, and if we don't want them, then don't use them. I mean, you can go back to the bunny ear antenna on your TV, you don't need a data center. But if you're connected to a wire, you're using the data center. So, understand, when we look in the mirror, we are the problem."

Aaron Rupar

68,203 views • 22 days ago

🚨 TEACHERS WERE TOLD TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR AI DATA CENTERS — AND THE STUDENTS WERE LEFT IN THE DARK This is the future they promised? Loudoun County, Virginia... one of the biggest data center hubs on Earth, welcomed 37 data centers. Then the AI boom arrived. The servers came online. The power demand exploded. Now schools are reportedly being told to cut energy use. Turn off lights. Unplug electronics. Conserve wherever possible. The facilities consuming enormous amounts of electricity keep expanding. The classrooms are being told to use less. Officials say it's about rising energy costs. But that's not the question many people are asking. The question is why the burden always seems to fall on everyone else. The data centers get built. The power demand rises. The electricity bills go up. And somehow the teachers and students are the ones being asked to make sacrifices. They said AI would transform society. Maybe it already is. Because every year it feels like the same story. The data centers need more power. The data centers need more water. The data centers need more land. The data centers keep growing. And ordinary people are told to adapt. First they built the data centers. Now the schools are turning off the lights. Who should get the electricity first: students or AI servers?

🚨 TEACHERS WERE TOLD TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS FOR AI DATA CENTERS — AND THE STUDENTS WERE LEFT IN THE DARK This is the future they promised? Loudoun County, Virginia... one of the biggest data center hubs on Earth, welcomed 37 data centers. Then the AI boom arrived. The servers came online. The power demand exploded. Now schools are reportedly being told to cut energy use. Turn off lights. Unplug electronics. Conserve wherever possible. The facilities consuming enormous amounts of electricity keep expanding. The classrooms are being told to use less. Officials say it's about rising energy costs. But that's not the question many people are asking. The question is why the burden always seems to fall on everyone else. The data centers get built. The power demand rises. The electricity bills go up. And somehow the teachers and students are the ones being asked to make sacrifices. They said AI would transform society. Maybe it already is. Because every year it feels like the same story. The data centers need more power. The data centers need more water. The data centers need more land. The data centers keep growing. And ordinary people are told to adapt. First they built the data centers. Now the schools are turning off the lights. Who should get the electricity first: students or AI servers?

HustleBitch

23,460 views • 1 month 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

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