Concerns Over Data Center Construction

Folks, did you see this story about data centers?

A recent study by The Guardian found that a majority of planned data centers in

the

United States will be constructed in drought-stricken areas.

This is a big problem. Data centers require huge amounts of

water to keep servers from overheating, with some of the largest ones requiring

up to 5 million gallons of water per day.

That's the equivalent of the water used by 50,000 people per

day. Or think of it this way. If you ask AI to write you a

simple 100-word email, it requires about a bottle of

water to process.

Hello? Water usage aside, data centers contribute to higher

electricity bills. Many rely on diesel generators as a

source of backup power that emit harmful pollution into the air.

States are also spending billions of dollars subsidizing data centers

for little in return, and they are noisy as hell.

No wonder data centers are hugely unpopular.

Seven in 10 Americans oppose data center construction

in their community. When Big Tech can't buy elections

or pay off

politicians, it resorts to bullying.

A small Michigan township successfully organized to reject a

proposed data center, but Big Tech sued and forced the

development through anyway. Despite Big Tech's power,

the public is rising up against data centers, and the

pushback is democracy in action that has the power to unite us

all.

As one popular Wisconsin comedian put it...

This is the most bipartisan issue since beer,

and that should tell you something.

It's not red versus blue. A rural Wisconsin town just passed the

first referendum in the nation imposing strict guidelines

on data center development. Seattle's city council passed an

outright ban.

The fight to stop data centers isn't just about water

usage or pollution or higher electric bills, and it's

not just about the technology itself.

It's about Big Tech and AI CEOs trying to

impose their will on us. They want to be the ones who

decide the future and expand their wealth,

but the American people demand a say.

This is what democracy is all about.

Until there are reasonable regulations on AI that protect us,

no more data centers should be built.

Not even in space, Elon.

We need a national moratorium.