Datacenter Backlash Goes Bipartisan, Turning Focus on Tech Billionaires
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A nationwide backlash against hyperscale datacenters—driven by concerns over energy use, water tables, noise, subsidies, and opaque deals—has united Americans across the political spectrum against tech billionaires. The movement is reshaping campaigns and offering Democrats and Republicans a rare chance to challenge oligarchic power, though leadership is uneven and risks include xenophobia or co-option by opportunists.
- The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against Big Tech billionaires The Guardian
- Why investors should be concerned about the growing backlash to AI data centers Business Insider
- Trump keeps touting data centers as Republicans try to pivot USA Today
- Data centers’ ‘oh s--t’ moment Politico
- Up to 50% of Planned US Data Centers Are at Risk of Delays, Kimmeridge Says Bloomberg.com
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