US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’ Families are navigating the tough choice between unimaginable riches and the identity that comes with land

US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’ www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #uspoli #tech #DataCenters #agriculture #farming #NotForSale #EnergyHogs #environment #WaterIsLife

Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate

Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #tech #ClimateChange #AI #greenwashing #DataCenters #EnergyHogs #EnergyVampires #environment

US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet

US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate www.theguardian.com/environment/... #uspoli #TrumpRegime #AI #DataCentersEnergyHogs #tech #ClimateChange #EnergyHogs

Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply The demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade

Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply www.theguardian.com/environment/... #Australia #DataCenters #EnergyHogs #EnergyVampires #WaterisLife #DrinkingWater #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #tech

“Data Crunch”: AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals A new report titled “Data Crunch: How the AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals” from the Center for Biological Diversity warns the booming artificial intelligence in...

"Data Crunch": AI Boom Threatens to Entrench Fossil Fuels and Compromise Climate Goals www.democracynow.org/2025/11/19/j... #COP30 #AI #DataCenters #FossilFuels #ClimateActionNow #EnergyHogs #EnergyVampires #WaterIsLife

What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills In this week’s newsletter: from Google to Amazon to OpenAI, the economic and climate cost of datacenters continues to grow

What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills www.theguardian.com/environment/... #uspoli #DataCenters #environment #pollution #tech #EnergyHogs #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

Louisa. (Summary courtesy of VPAP, edited). #albemarle #virginia #louisa #datacenters #energy #energyhogs #electricity #water #amazon #edgecore

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas www.theguardian.com/environment/... #tech #DataCenters #EnergyHogs #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

County supervisors approve larger data centers off Wellington Road in Manassas The Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved a data center complex off Wellington Road in Manassas Tuesday that is larger than is allowed by county zoning rules and close to two residential...

Yet another, larger data center planned for Northern Virginia…. #datacenters #energyhogs #virginianews
www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/county-...

Exxon Plans to Sell Electricity to Data Centers The country’s largest oil company is designing a natural gas power plant outfitted with carbon capture technology to meet the voracious power demand of technology companies.

Interesting news on the data center front. Exxon is creating a huge natural gas plant that will sell electricity to data centers. It will also capture the carbon produced, making it environmentally friendly too.
#RosenfeldRealtyAdvisors #CommercialRealEstate #FL #DataCenters #EnergyHogs

Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal Tech company orders six or seven small nuclear reactors from California’s Kairos Power

Bringing more nuclear into the power mix is not a solution Google: Google to buy nuclear power for AI datacentres in ‘world first’ deal #artificalintelligence #Google #NuclearPower #energyhogs www.theguardian.com/technology/2...