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The Top 10 Data Center Myths
Data centers have become one of America’s hottest debates. They are sold as essential pieces of infrastructure that create jobs, generate tax revenue, support national security, and keep our cell phones going. Meanwhile, on the ground, host communities are confronting the consequences for their water, health, air quality, utility bills, farmland, public budgets, quality of life, and even their ability to control what gets built in their own towns.
Data Centers Done Right?
Data centers are not going away. But neither are the power, water, noise, and land use impacts they leave behind. The question communities are asking is no longer simply whether data centers are useful, the question is whether they can be built without sacrificing farmland, local water access, utility affordability, quiet enjoyment, public health, and informed community consent.
The Great Data Center Giveaway: Tax Breaks, Higher Utility Bills, and the New Race to the Bottom
Beneath the glossy sales pitch for a data center lies a murky reality of strained ecosystems, depleted natural resources, and billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies for some of the wealthiest corporations on planet Earth.
AI Data Centers: Concerns & Solutions
As applications for AI and surveillance multiply, so do the demands for data centers to process the information they generate. The growth rate seen over the past decade is expected to double or triple within the next two to three years. In some areas, permits and land sales are moving faster than local populations can voice concerns. There is growing worry that when fast-tracking AI data centers is framed as a military necessity, the critical steps of public information-sharing and community feedback are rushed or bypassed entirely.
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