Tech giants are building huge data centers around the world that require a ton of water and energy. The AI boom will only accelerate it, but local opposition is growing. I spoke to @slehuede.bsky.social about a group in Chile that fought a Google data center and why tech’s plans must be challenged.

How to stop a data center

An interview with Sebastián Lehuedé about a community in Chile that blocked Google

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State's been pimping out Duluth to Google (or whomever) for a data center for forever. Pitch is basically that Lake Superior is massive and cold as fuck and the land up there is cheap. Downside is that none of those California tech workers want to live in Duluth.

Are there more water-preserving designs for data center cooling?