I'm writing a piece about the negative impacts of data centers on local communities. I am aware of what is happening in Uruguay and Chile. Are there any good examples out there of community impact and community action against data centers?
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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 23:42:40 JST Gerry McGovern -
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 00:32:12 JST simsa03 Not exactly matching your question but related as it is about the impact of crypto-mining on local communities in the U.S. This is an older article from 2018.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/09/bitcoin-mining-energy-prices-smalltown-feature-217230/ -
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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 01:18:21 JST Gerry McGovern @neil thanks
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neil 🍄 (neil@social.coop)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 01:18:22 JST neil 🍄 @gerrymcgovern Some issues in Virginia: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/05/virginia-historic-preservation-data-center-development
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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 01:20:20 JST Gerry McGovern @simsa03 thanks
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Gerry McGovern (gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 18:06:32 JST Gerry McGovern @neil thanks
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neil 🍄 (neil@social.coop)'s status on Sunday, 30-Jul-2023 18:06:33 JST neil 🍄 @gerrymcgovern Came across a few more links just now in the section titled A growing environmental toll of this recent newsletter
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