[Air-L] Support for Community Organizing Against Data Center

[NIkolich, Anita]

Hi Lexi -
Here is one: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/

In addition, I've been compiling an Atlas of proposed, approved and built "AI Data Centers" in the US. (It started as a list of Bitcoin mining data centers (notoriously opaque) that have shifted to AI (even getting the original list of Bitcoin data centers was a long process) and expanded from there as I kept discovering more and more proposed locations presented at local community meetings). Happy to share with others if you ping me.

-Anita Nikolich
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Hi folks,

My father-in-law is involved in a community organizing effort to prevent a data center from being built in their semi-rural neighborhood in Minnesota, USA.

I'm sharing this call for financial assistance via their GoFundMe page <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-preserve-our-quality-of-life?attribution_id=sl:db326532-2ff8-4fd7-9d5a-ff2074ac8c4a&lang=en_US&ts=1757426933&utm_campaign=pd_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=email__;!!DZ3fjg!8XIMINa53rPgOsvcuH6gZFftguiO5IVi2xdF6kq0CiIHN8BMO5t0eRZSS-mwdas84o8Nm7xfjA36H6RRAtg$ >.
They've registered as a non-profit organization and are currently involved in a lawsuit against the local government regarding the rezoning of the land.

There are many efforts like this across the United States and abroad, so if you're not able or interested in offering financial support, please consider spreading the word.

Is there a list of all organizations, like this one, that are fighting to prevent data center growth in their areas?

Best regards,
Lexi
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