Data Centers are Opposed All Over the Country and Communities Are Winning in Some Places
Links to some places where communities are resisting data centers:
- Oklahoma bills are introduced to restrict data centers
https://www.facebook.com/reel/902909989372685 - Memphis, Tennessee is outraged that Musk built a data center that is polluting the city, without any permits or pollution controls.
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVHLqW1AQAr/ - Navajo Nation wants a voice in the decisions made about a data center
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1454734742834997 - Great Lakes Neighbors United, Milwaukee, Michigan proposal would give voters a voice in approving large tax incentives for data centers
https://www.facebook.com/reel/33951303517817419
- Save Ohio Parks – The city of Hilliard is considering rescinding tax abatement agreements it has with Amazon
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1THqQBnQhY/
Some places with success in fighting data centers
- Data centers are being paused all over.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v-kvMXdB_Us - Two Muskogee Nation Women in Oklahoma organized opposition and won
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=916428690990047&set=a.158394660126791 - New Brunswick, NJ city council cancelled the data center plan
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1838481450192130 - San Marcos, TX – residents filled the city council chambers and won
https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6Xo19jRN2/
