Playbook to oppose data centers Winning fight against AI data centers gives people a “taste of political power.” It’s clear […]
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“We pissed off a lot of people”: Giant data center plan cut 50% amid protests
Genuine compromise or performance art? Developer felt “beaten up,” with “no choice” but to shrink data center. One of the […]
Data center guzzled 30 million gallons of water and nobody noticed for months
Can AI save us from the AI industry’s endless thirst for water? Outlook not so good. A curious case in […]
xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise
“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant. For miles around xAI’s makeshift power plant in […]
AI in Wyoming may soon use more electricity than state’s human residents
Wyoming’s data center boom Cheyenne is no stranger to data centers, having attracted facilities from Microsoft and Meta since 2012 […]
Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says
Evidence suggests health department gave preferential treatment to xAI, NAACP says. Local students speak in opposition to a proposal by […]
xAI data center gets air permit to run 15 turbines, but imaging shows 24 on site
Before xAI got the permit, residents were stuck relying on infrequent thermal imaging to determine how many turbines appeared to […]