This Data Center is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.

$77 million in tax breaks for one (1) data center job.

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Sneaker Company Allbirds Plans to Pivot to A.I. Yes, A.I.

Some people worry we're in a tech bubble.

But ask yourself, would a failed sneaker company just decide to become an AI company if we were in a bubble?

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Opinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This

The best, funniest thing I've read on AI in a long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

Your semi-regular reminder that Tuberville was perhaps the dumbest coach in college football before he became our dumbest senator.

It's hard to read this piece on Lee Zeldin destroying the EPA's core mission and not think of the parallels to @governor.ny.gov attacking the climate law using essentially the same rhetoric . . .

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Wow, and wow again.

Clean energy candidates have beaten a concerted campaign by Turning Point USA and captured a board majority at the Salt River Project, Arizona's 2nd-largest utility

Lots of us pitched in on this fight, not knowing if a win was possible. It was!
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Opinion | Hochul’s climate act delay meets opposition Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to delay for a decade New York State’s climate goals meets with stiff opposition from environmental and health advocates.

"Trump is no king, and Hochul isn’t queen. Our legislators must stand up to Hochul and defend New York’s climate law.”

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Hochul's Plan to Save the Planet (Later) And other links to start your gray Monday.

"Governor Kathy Hochul would like just a little more time to watch the world burn."

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Movement against data centers grows stronger every day.

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Great crowd on Long Island today, rallying to urge @solagesny.bsky.social and legislative leaders to stand up to @governor.ny.gov and deny her attempt to destroy New York's landmark climate law.

We need cleaner air and lower bills. Just say no to Hochul!

Call the Assembly: No Rollbacks to NY’s Climate Law! act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94880/a...

Everyone talking about the affordability in the US should check out what Spain's efforts to turbocharge renewables has done to reduce the way expensive fossil fuels drive up the price of electricity.
(looking at you #mapoli)

As @governor.ny.gov spends the day at yet another corporate lobbyist event, NY’s climate movement was right there urging her to abandon her cynical attempt to gut NY’s climate law.

Fossil fuels aren't just destroying our livable climate, they're also expensive as hell!

Well none of the environmental groups/activists will say this, so @governor.ny.gov has to simply sing her own praises (as she relentlessly attacks the climate law)

Tax breaks for Genesee County data center among highest ever The proposed tax breaks for Stream Data Centers' campus at STAMP in Genesee Co is among the largest subsidy packages for a data center ever

So . . . when the data centers are asking for $11.7 million in subsidies per promised job, maybe this isn't type of economic development NY needs?

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Albany, NY: Emergency Rally: No Climate Law Rollbacks! · Food & Water Watch The climate crisis is here. Utility bills are unaffordable. Good clean energy jobs are disappearing. Elders and children are forced to stay inside because of air pollution. **Yet Governor Hochul is ...

As @governor.ny.gov and the fossil fuel industry try to destroy NY’s climate law, we must respond with a massive show of people power!

Please join us on March 25 in Albany (buses from all over the state)

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I just took action on: New York Needs a Moratorium on Data Centers! Will you take this quick action too?

This is true! That's why we're pushing for a moratorium in NY -- here's the petition if you want to share: act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/a...

On Selection Sunday’s biggest stage, Bruce Pearl loses and college basketball wins Miami (Ohio) is in. Auburn is out. And Bruce Pearl will not be going anywhere.

From @theathletic.com: Bruce Pearl, once banished from college basketball, is now the central voice of March Madness. "I can think of no better metaphor for the state of college basketball (and, really, the world)," our columnist writes.

US views of how data centers affect the environment, energy costs, jobs and more | Pew Research Center A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact…

The more Americans know about data centers, the more they dislike them.

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Right now @governor.ny.gov is attempting to gut New York's climate law. The legislature can stop this effort, but they need to hear from all of us now.

Please call your Assembly Member today using this handy call tool! act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94880/a...

New sign alert! So psyched about our growing work to stop data centers!

Bunch of ladies with raised fists posing in front of origami fishes with Shut Down Line 5 / No Line 5 Oil Tunnel signs

If the #GreatLakes aren't worth fighting for, what the hell else is?

#ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel

New York Lawmakers Want to Stay the Course on Climate The Senate and Assembly are resisting Hochul’s push to relax New York’s emissions targets and are instead pressing for renewed clean energy funding.

Excellent reporting, and great that legislative leaders are standing up to @governor.ny.gov attempted attack on New York's climate law.

Stand strong, New Yorkers are behind you!

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The Top 10 Reasons Data Centers Must be Stopped While AI data centers enrich the Big Tech elite, our water, climate, and communities pay the price. Our leaders must act.

Top 10 reasons data centers must be stopped

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Right now the fossil fuel industry and @governor.ny.gov are attempting to weaken NY's climate law.

The good news? The legislature can and should stop this effort in its tracks. Use our simple tool to call your Assembly Member now!

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Advocates, politicians call for no changes to state climate law It comes as debate is ongoing in Albany over the future of the 2019 law.

All across the state folks are standing up and saying hell no to @governor.ny.gov’s attempted attack on NY’s climate law.

From Syracuse: spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Might not be the ideal time for @GovKathyHochul to attack the climate law?

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More than two thirds of state Sen. Dems oppose CLCPA changes “I believe very strongly that she has been peddled an enormous amount of misinformation,” state Sen. Liz Krueger said of the governor.

Rolling back NY's Climate Law will do nothing to reduce costs, because it isn't the cause of rising costs. The oil and gas status quo created the affordability crisis, and cheap, quickly-deployable renewables, storage, and efficiency will get us out of it. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

March 5, 2026 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NY State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Re: Upholding New York’s Leadership in the Fight Against Climate Change Dear Governor Hochul, At a time when the Trump Administration is doing everything possible to tear down decades of progress in the fight against climate change, it is incumbent on states like New York to reject this new wave of climate denial and put forward bold policies that will save New Yorkers money, reduce pollution, and protect a livable climate for our constituents and our children and grandchildren. That is why we, the undersigned senators, categorically oppose any effort to rollback New York’s nation-leading climate law, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and urge you to stand strong in the face of misinformation that seeks to blame the CLCPA for the energy affordability crisis that fossil fuels have created. Climate change remains one of the greatest threats that our constituents - and societies across the globe - have ever faced. New Yorkers are already living through extreme weather events that run the gamut from searing heat waves to Arctic cold snaps, and they are already paying the price1, with their dollars, their homes, their health, and even their lives. The climate crisis is driving up the cost of home insurance, of health care, of groceries, and of countless other daily necessities2, and every delay in taking action will only drive those costs even higher. Confronting this crisis is a generational task and a legacy issue for every elected official, and it is inseparable from any credible effort to address the high cost of living. At the same time, there is no question that we must address energy affordability, capacity, and reliability. But while President Trump and the fossil fuel industry want New Yorkers to believe that we must choose between those needs and climate action, nothing could be further from the truth. The recent three-page memo from…

not include any price guardrails, with a completely unrealistic carbon price34. As such, the analysis simply cannot be treated as a serious contribution to the debate. In reality, rolling back the CLCPA will not save our constituents money because it is not the cause of increasing costs. It is the fossil fuel status quo56 that has created the affordability crisis New Yorkers are now suffering from, and it is bold action to deliver renewable energy and energy efficiency that will give them relief, saving money for individuals in the immediate-term and for all utility customers in the medium- and long-term7. When it comes to energy generation capacity, renewables can be deployed cheaply and quickly to meet our needs8. And over the last year, through heat waves and polar vortexes9, renewables have proven that they add much-needed reliability10 to the grid, reducing price spikes in the process, like those driven by wars in Europe and the Middle East. Between us we carry significant legislation on a broad number of policies large and small that will reduce New Yorkers’ costs and move us toward our science-based climate targets. We stand ready to work with you and your administration to implement comprehensive climate policies that truly meet the needs of this moment – but we cannot support abandoning our commitment to climate progress. Sincerely, Liz Krueger Pete Harckham Kevin S. Parker 28th Senate District 40th Senate District 21st Senate District Chair, Finance Chair, Environmental Conservation Chair, Energy & Telecoms Jamaal T. Bailey April N.M. Baskin Erik Bottcher 26th Senate District 63rd Senate District 47th Senate District

Jabari Brisport Samra Brouk Cordell Cleare 25th Senate District 55th Senate District 30th Senate District Leroy Comrie Nathalia Fernandez Kristen Gonzalez 14th Senate District 34th Senate District 59th Senate District Andrew Gounardes Michelle Hinchey Robert Jackson 26th Senate District 41st Senate District 31st Senate District Brian Kavanagh John Liu Rachel May 27th Senate District 16th Senate District 48th Senate District Shelley B. Mayer Zellnor Myrie Roxanne J. Persaud 37th Senate District 20th Senate District 19th Senate District Jessica Ramos Gustavo Rivera Julia Salazar 13th Senate District 33rd Senate District 18th Senate District James Sanders Luis Sepulveda José M. Serrano 10th Senate District 32nd Senate District 29th Senate District Toby Ann Stavisky Lea Webb 11th Senate District 52nd Senate District

👀 New letter from 29 NYS Senators (>2/3 of the Dem caucus) to Hochul this morning:

“We categorically oppose any effort to rollback New York’s nation-leading climate law… and urge you to stand strong in the face of misinformation that seeks to blame the CLCPA for the energy affordability crisis”