US Data Center Protests Go National As Backlash Grows

The protest is nationwide and bipartisan, as 86 percent of all Americans oppose data centers in their neighborhoods. The concerns are excessive electricity and water consumption, as well as sound and radiation exposure. Lobbyists at The Data Center Coalition, which argues for AI data centers, are totally tone deaf to the protest, saying they are “mitigating any negative impacts to households and businesses.” Really? ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Opponents of the rapid buildout of data