Inside Climate News: A New Unifying Issue - Just About Everyone Hates Data Centers

Recent election results and evidence from states show misgivings about the growth of AI and the ramifications for energy costs and the environment. For people who live near proposed data centers, there is a sense of powerlessness, which Inside Climate News has documented across the country, including the backlash to a plan for a huge data center in Bessemer, Alabama. “It’s about big tech,” Olson said. “To steal Bernie’s words, [it’s about] these big tech oligarchs that are calling all the shots at every single level of government right now.” Read ON.