Maine just became the first U.S. state to pass a moratorium on hyperscale data centers.
June 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Maine just became the first U.S. state to pass a moratorium on hyperscale data centers.
Gonna start calling hyperscale data centers "temples to the eldritch gods"
July 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Gonna start calling hyperscale data centers "temples to the eldritch gods"
Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation.
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Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation — energy and water consumption, air quality, noise, and cultural resource protection among concer...
The tribe's task force found 64% citizen opposition.
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August 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on its lands, won't support projects without consultation.
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Jolly: Byron Donalds’ real plan to bring down property taxes is to devalue your house by building a hyperscale data center next door to you…
August 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Jolly: Byron Donalds’ real plan to bring down property taxes is to devalue your house by building a hyperscale data center next door to you…
Kentucky farmer Max Moran talks about fighting a hyperscale data center proposal in Mason County on the latest episode of Stories From The States.
‘… the real value when it comes to the land is being able to pass it down to your next generation’
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‘… the real value when it comes to the land is being able to pass it down to your next generation’
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Stories From The States: KY farmer on fight against hyperscale data center in Mason County • Kentucky Lantern
A sixth-generation Kentucky farme is part of a local fight against a proposed hyperscale data center in Mason County.
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March 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Kentucky farmer Max Moran talks about fighting a hyperscale data center proposal in Mason County on the latest episode of Stories From The States.
‘… the real value when it comes to the land is being able to pass it down to your next generation’
kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/30/s...
‘… the real value when it comes to the land is being able to pass it down to your next generation’
kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/30/s...
BREAKING: @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers.
The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.
The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.
March 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
BREAKING: @aoc.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov are introducing a ban on AI data centers and other hyperscale data centers.
The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.
The ban would remain until Congress passes new AI legislation.
That legislation must ensure AI is safe, benefits workers, and doesn't raise electricity prices.
I need everyone in climate to understand that this is as big an emergency as hyperscale data centers.
Biden-era funds to prop up public transit that floundered during Covid is running out and some cities have cut back on bus service. For people without cars, that puts them at even greater risk for food insecurity. My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Two buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without cars
As Covid-era funding dries up and bus services are cut, a food insecurity crisis is brewing from Tennessee to Rhode Island
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May 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I need everyone in climate to understand that this is as big an emergency as hyperscale data centers.
This, and no 40,000 acre hyperscale data centers, pls
May 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This, and no 40,000 acre hyperscale data centers, pls
News from Oklahoma:
Cherokee Nation has banned hyperscale data centers, following the Seminole Nation, which banned data centers on its lands in March. The Muscogee Nation is currently investigating data center impacts. The Kickapoo Tribe also opposes data centers.
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Cherokee Nation has banned hyperscale data centers, following the Seminole Nation, which banned data centers on its lands in March. The Muscogee Nation is currently investigating data center impacts. The Kickapoo Tribe also opposes data centers.
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Cherokee Nation bans hyperscale data centers on tribally owned, trust lands
The Cherokee Nation issued a ban on hyperscale data center development for tribally owned and trust land on Wednesday.
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August 12, 2026 at 12:39 AM
News from Oklahoma:
Cherokee Nation has banned hyperscale data centers, following the Seminole Nation, which banned data centers on its lands in March. The Muscogee Nation is currently investigating data center impacts. The Kickapoo Tribe also opposes data centers.
tulsaflyer.org/2026/08/10/g...
Cherokee Nation has banned hyperscale data centers, following the Seminole Nation, which banned data centers on its lands in March. The Muscogee Nation is currently investigating data center impacts. The Kickapoo Tribe also opposes data centers.
tulsaflyer.org/2026/08/10/g...
Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government
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September 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
Kevin O’Leary is trying to build a massive hyperscale data center project in Utah, which is expected to generate and consume more power than entire rest of the state.
The project's final vote has been delayed due to major local pushback.
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The project's final vote has been delayed due to major local pushback.
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Box Elder County delays vote on hyperscale data center, under pressure from protesters and Utah leaders
About 80 people, some carrying signs reading “Where’s the research,” “People before profits” and “Say no to data center,” have packed a Monday morning meeting of the Box Elder County Commission.
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April 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Kevin O’Leary is trying to build a massive hyperscale data center project in Utah, which is expected to generate and consume more power than entire rest of the state.
The project's final vote has been delayed due to major local pushback.
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04...
The project's final vote has been delayed due to major local pushback.
www.sltrib.com/news/2026/04...
Kentucky's Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey said he opposes all hyperscale data center construction in the state, including one planned in west Louisville, at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers. #kyga26
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From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
Kentucky congressman ‘absolutely opposed’ to in-state hyperscale data centers
U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey said he opposes all hyperscale data center construction in the state, including one planned in west Louisville, at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers in L...
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July 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Kentucky's Democratic Congressman Morgan McGarvey said he opposes all hyperscale data center construction in the state, including one planned in west Louisville, at a public forum organized by Democratic state lawmakers. #kyga26
From @sylviaruthg.lpm.org
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How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
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May 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
its so funny everyone spent 10% of gdp trying to hyperscale llms to get to agi like lmao honestly
August 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
its so funny everyone spent 10% of gdp trying to hyperscale llms to get to agi like lmao honestly
The Cherokee Nation just said NO to hyperscale data centers on tribal lands.
This is what protecting your land, water and people looks like.👏🏽
#SheShed
This is what protecting your land, water and people looks like.👏🏽
#SheShed
August 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The Cherokee Nation just said NO to hyperscale data centers on tribal lands.
This is what protecting your land, water and people looks like.👏🏽
#SheShed
This is what protecting your land, water and people looks like.👏🏽
#SheShed
We need an urgent pause on hyperscale data centres in Scotland. 👇
September 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We need an urgent pause on hyperscale data centres in Scotland. 👇
D66: ‘Met 10 steden bedoelden we eigenlijk stroomverbruik van 10 steden in één hyperscale in Amsterdam’
D66: ‘Met 10 steden bedoelden we eigenlijk stroomverbruik van 10 steden in één hyperscale in Amsterdam’
Het leek zo’n mooi plan, de komst van 10 nieuwe steden in Nederland.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
D66: ‘Met 10 steden bedoelden we eigenlijk stroomverbruik van 10 steden in één hyperscale in Amsterdam’
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
www.motherjones.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
www.motherjones.com
September 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe
Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe
A Swedish startup aiming to build a hyperscale cloud company in Europe has raised €50.6 million ($55 million) in Series A funding. Evroc, as it’s called, says it’s laying the foundations for a “secure, sovereign and sustainable hyperscale cloud to…
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March 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Amid calls for sovereign EU tech stack, Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe
I had a great conversation with @adamconover.net covering so many aspects of the data center debate. Don’t miss it, and make sure to preorder my new book HYPERSCALE!
Do data centers actually use that much water? Spoiler alert: they do!
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Check out the new Factually! episode with @parismarx.com wherever you get podcasts.
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September 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I had a great conversation with @adamconover.net covering so many aspects of the data center debate. Don’t miss it, and make sure to preorder my new book HYPERSCALE!
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
The AI boom is fueling a literal and metaphorical power grab by tech billionaires—and forcing a reckoning.
www.motherjones.com
August 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
How the American oligarchy went hyperscale
One of those videos where people are renovating an old house and they discover a hidden trap door in the floor and they find a hyperscale data center down there
September 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
One of those videos where people are renovating an old house and they discover a hidden trap door in the floor and they find a hyperscale data center down there