[Air-L] WEBINAR APR 15 – The Data Center Frontier

[Joly MacFie]

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On Wednesday April 15 2026, at 10:00 PDT (17:00 UTC) the Natural History
Museum <https://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/> hosts a virtual roundtable ‘The
Data Center Frontier
<https://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/events/the-data-center-frontier/>‘.

The session brings together Indigenous land defenders, scholar-activists,
and grassroots organizers to examine how the rapid expansion of AI and
cloud infrastructure is driving new waves of fossil fuel dependence,
mineral extraction, land dispossession, and environmental injustice. Far
from the immaterial “cloud” promised by Silicon Valley, data centers are
vast, resource-intensive industrial facilities whose growth is reshaping
landscapes, energy systems, and political struggles across North America.

Drawing lessons from Indigenous-led fights against pipelines, mining
projects, and other forms of extractive infrastructure—as well as
successful campaigns to block data centers—speakers will share insights
from the frontlines of the data center frontier and explore how movements
across sites and issues can build durable solidarities in the face of a
rapidly expanding digital-industrial regime.

SPEAKERS
Jordan B. Kinder (Métis): Red Natural History Fellow / author of
“Petroturfing: Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media” (2024)
Krystal Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota/Cheyenne) – Executive Director, Honor the
Earth
Thea Riofrancos – Scholar / author of “Extraction: The Frontiers of Green
Capitalism” (2025)
Vivek Bharathan -Technologist, No Desert Data Center / Coalition organizer
/ MediaJustice Data Center Fellow




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