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META’S $27 BILLION DATACENTER IS WREAKING HAVOC ON A LOUISIANA TOWN

There goes the neighborhood.

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Meta's $27 Billion Datacenter Is Wreaking Havoc on a Louisiana Town
Meta's $27 billion hyperion data center is already making life a living hell for the residents of Holly Ridge, Louisiana.
futurism.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
IBM CEO SAYS THERE IS 'NO WAY' SPENDING TRILLIONS ON AI DATA CENTERS WILL PAY OFF AT TODAY'S INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS

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IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending trillions on AI data centers will pay off at today's infrastructure costs
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna walked through some napkin math on Big Tech's AI data center spending — and raised some doubts on if it'll prove profitable.
www.businessinsider.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
HOW THE AI BUBBLE MIGHT PLAY OUT

There are a multitude of financial risks now accumulating.

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How the AI Bubble Might Play Out - The American Prospect
Investment in new technology always needs startup financing, and if AI is truly God in the machine, wide adoption will pay off over time. But that isn’t materializing, at least not yet.
prospect.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
TURKMENISTAN PASSES LAW REGULATING CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING AND EXCHANGES

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
TRUMP’S CRYPTO CRONIES: THEY SENT THE PRESIDENT MONEY—AND GOT OFF EASY

It took more than fame for Donald Trump and his sons to build a crypto empire. They got a lot of help from industry insiders, many of whom happened to need a hand from the president.

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These Crypto Giants Sent Trump Money. His Administration Let Them Off Easy
It took more than fame for Trump and his sons to build a crypto empire. They also got a lot of help from industry insiders, many of whom happened to need a hand from the president.
www.forbes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
LITIGATORS BUILD TOOLKIT TO FIGHT AI DATA CENTERS

Critics of data centers that power artificial intelligence are writing a playbook for challenging the energy-hungry facilities in court.

www.eenews.net/articles/lit...
Litigators build toolkit to fight AI data centers
The Trump administration’s plans to advance data centers and the energy to support them are sparking a legal backlash.
www.eenews.net
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
AMERICANS HATE AI. WILL THE DEMOCRATS JOIN THEM?

There’s widespread anger at the AI industry—and last week’s elections showed that it’s a winning issue.

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Americans Hate AI. Will the Democrats Join Them?
There’s widespread anger at the AI industry—and last week’s elections showed that it’s a winning issue.
newrepublic.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
LANSING TOWN BOARD WITHDRAWS LAND-USE MORATORIUM PROPOSAL

Wednesday night, the Lansing Town Board voted unanimously to withdraw the land-use moratorium that had provoked weeks of debate among town officials and their constituents.

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Lansing Town Board withdraws land-use moratorium proposal - The Ithaca Voice
LANSING, N.Y. — The Town of Lansing’s moratorium saga has come to an end.  Wednesday night, the Lansing Town Board voted unanimously to withdraw the land-use moratorium that had provoked […]
ithacavoice.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
LIGHTENING THE LOAD

Scaling Clean Solutions for Data Centers and Communities

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Lightening the Load - RMI
This report outlines several strategies and then provides insights into their collective potential via two case studies.
rmi.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
‘DRACULA DEALS’ REQUIRE SPECIAL COMMUNITY SAFEGUARDS

“We are calling it: America has grown a dangerous new species of development project, a breed of deal that requires comprehensive new safeguards — right now. Let’s call them “Dracula Deals.”

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‘Dracula deals’ require special community safeguards - Good Jobs First
‘Dracula deals’ require special community safeguards - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PROTECT TUCKER COUNTY!

Help stop the proposed Fundamental Data Ridgeline Power Plant between Davis and Thomas

www.tuckerunited.com
Tucker United | Grassroots Coalition Against Planned Microgrid
Tucker United is a local coalition in Tucker County demanding protection against harmful development, concerning the area's proposed microgrid power plant.
www.tuckerunited.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
CLOUDY DATA, COSTLY DEALS: HOW POORLY STATES DISCLOSE DATA CENTER SUBSIDIES

In the past year, four the biggest tech giants, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, spent an estimated $360 billion[1] on capital expenditures

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Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies - Good Jobs First
Cloudy Data, Costly Deals: How Poorly States Disclose Data Center Subsidies - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
‘WHO WANTS TO LIVE LIKE THIS?’ LOCALS FUME AS META AI DATA CENTER UPENDS ENTIRE COMMUNITY

Meta is financing the data center using accounting tricks that the Wall Street Journal reports appear “too good to be true.”

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‘Who Wants to Live Like This?’ Locals Fume as Meta AI Data Center Upends Entire Community | Common Dreams
Residents of Holly Ridge, Louisiana are facing disruptions and dangers from Meta's $27 billion data center construction, causing uproar in the community.
www.commondreams.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
MAJOR BITCOIN MINING FIRM PIVOTING TO AI, PLANS TO FULLY ABANDON CRYPTO MINING BY 2027 AS MINERS CONVERT TO AI EN MASSE — BITFARM TO LEVERAGE 341 MEGAWATT CAPACITY FOR AI FOLLOWING $46 MILLION Q3 LOSS

AI is now more lucrative than Bitcoin

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Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss
AI is now more lucrative than Bitcoin, especially if you have the infrastructure in place.
www.tomshardware.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
THE DATA CENTER RESISTANCE HAS ARRIVED

A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year

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The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BIG TECH'S AI POWER-GRAB

Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.

We must stop this takeover before it's too late.

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Big Tech's AI Power-Grab
Big Tech is plotting a $100M lobbying and campaign spending blitz to block AI regulation at the state and federal level.We must stop this takeover before it'...
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
DEKALB COUNTY RESIDENTS PUSH BACK AGAINST PROPOSAL THAT COULD BRING MASSIVE DATA CENTERS TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS

DeKalb County residents are raising alarms over a proposed policy change that they say could fundamentally reshape their communities

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DeKalb County residents push back against proposal that could bring massive data centers to their neighborhoods
Residents in south and east DeKalb say a proposed zoning change could open the door to large-scale data campuses near homes, threatening water supplies, infrastructure, and quality of life.
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
‘ROADMAP’ SHOWS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AI DATA CENTER BOOM

As the everyday use of AI has exploded in recent years, so have the energy demands of the computing infrastructure that supports it.

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‘Roadmap’ shows the environmental impact of AI data center boom | Cornell Chronicle
Researchers used advanced data analytics to create a state-by-state look at that environmental impact of the AI boom and how to make the computing infrastructure that supports it more sustainable.
news.cornell.edu
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
HOW CRYPTO COULD TRIGGER THE NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS

The danger of stablecoins lies in the ways they are meant to be safe.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
How Crypto Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis
The danger of stablecoins lies in the ways they are meant to be safe.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
SPREAD OF DATA CENTERS RAISES RISK OF WINTER OUTAGES, GRID MONITOR WARNS

Regions where peak electricity demand has risen quickly face the highest risks, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp

www.eenews.net/articles/spr...
Spread of data centers raises risk of winter outages, grid monitor warns
Regions where peak electricity demand has risen quickly face the highest risks, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp.
www.eenews.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
POWER DEMAND FORECASTS REVISED UP FOR THIRD YEAR RUNNING, LED BY DATA CENTERS

Five-Year Load Growth Up Six-Fold to 166 Gigawatts

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gridstrategiesllc.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
HOW A BILLIONAIRE’S PLAN TO EXPORT EAST TEXAS GROUNDWATER SPARKED A RURAL UPRISING

As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to government regulation to keep their wells from running dry.

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How a billionaire's plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to the state to keep their wells from running dry.
grist.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
SAILFISH PLANS MULTI-GIGAWATT DATA CENTER PARK OUTSIDE DFW, TEXAS

🚩 5GW campus coming to Tolar 🚩

www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sail...
Sailfish plans multi-gigawatt data center park outside DFW, Texas
5GW campus coming to Tolar
www.datacenterdynamics.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM