Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms
Join staff from Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, Buckeye Environmental Network, FracTracker Alliance, and Ohio River Valley Institute for a walkthrough of the Data Center Decision Tree and a discussion about how communities can use it to identify permitting, utility, financing, legal, communications, and organizing opportunities. Whether you’re just learning about a proposed project or […]
About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience, tools, resources, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the […]
As data centers place growing demands on our electric grid, many of the biggest decisions about who pays for new infrastructure, how much energy is needed, where new transmission lines […]
About these Working Sessions These bi-weekly meetings are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers. Log-in or sign-up for the network to get involved. The format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience, tools, resources, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the […]
Join us for a discussion of how the data center build-out proposed for Pennsylvania will be fueled by more fracking and additional gas power plants. Learn how you can be […]
This event is hosted by the Iowa Chapter Sierra Club. Data centers are being proposed across Iowa at an unprecedented pace, bringing questions about water use, energy demand, local control, and community impacts. Whether your community is already facing a proposal or you simply want to be prepared, this webinar will provide the information you […]
When any new development comes to town, communities should have access to relevant information, including potential benefits, potential concerns, impacts to local infrastructure, and more. Unfortunately, many proposed data centers use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and other secretive tactics to limit public knowledge of data center development. NDAs are legally binding agreements signed by public officials […]
The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many “minor source” air pollution permits, the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If adopted, communities could lose guaranteed notice and the opportunity to comment before new pollution sources are approved. Join us for a Comment Party designed […]
The EPA is proposing to eliminate minimum federal public participation requirements for many “minor source” air pollution permits, the very permits often used for diesel backup generators at data centers. If adopted, communities could lose guaranteed notice and the opportunity to comment before new pollution sources are approved. Join us for a Comment Party designed […]
Presentation Description: While the harmful environmental impacts of data centers are becoming more apparent, understanding the connection between AI and data centers is key to understanding why hyperscale data centers are being built with such damaging impacts on people and the planet. This interactive workshop will share information on the tech industry’s agenda in building […]