Generative AI and the associated data centre buildout is whatever the opposite of electrification is www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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NEW: For more than a century, a smelter and other factories spewed 400 million pounds of lead dust across Omaha’s east side. Faced with similar concerns, 13 states passed laws requiring all kids to get a blood test before kindergarten. But not Nebraska.

Maine's legislature just advanced a statewide moratorium on data centers to Governor Mills' desk - act today to help get one across the finish line here in NYS, too! www.maine.gov/housedems/ne... act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/-/1

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Our thanks to Senator Baskin and Assemblymember McMahon for signing on as co-sponsors for S9144/A10141, the NYS 3-year statewide moratorium on data centers! Send a letter TODAY urging lawmakers to bring this to a floor vote - act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/-/1

If the world had followed ambitious climate scenarios, global oil demand would be at least 20% lower than it is today - about the same volume of oil that flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

Some men just want to watch the world burn and a very surprising (or not depending on how anarchistic your tendencies are) number of bipartisan elected & appointed officials are more than happy to let them do it

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Do you want to see renewable energy generation at the former Tonawanda Coke instead of a data center? Check out our blog for actions you can take today, including supporting local and statewide data center moratoriums to write regulations - www.cacwny.org/2026/04/sola... www.wgrz.com/article/tech...

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Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger announced Wednesday morning he will step down sometime next month after 10 years in the town's top job. Emminger is in his third term as town supervisor, which was set to run through the end of 2027.

🚨 ON STRIKE 🚨 Unionized staff at ProPublica @propublicaguild.org walked off the job today. Stand with workers: DO NOT cross the picket line. That means no visiting ProPublica's website, social media or engaging with its content today.

As Trump threatens to destroy Iran and murder hundreds of thousands tonight, the Buffalo United Coalition is holding a vigil at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 139 Pearl St, Buffalo, NY 14202 AT 7:30 PM. Please share this post to spread the word.

You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.

@hankgreen.bsky.social interviews @sanders.senate.gov on AI and the need for a moratorium on new data centers now! Tell lawmakers in NY to support a statewide three-year moratorium - act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/-/1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLcY...

A lobbying group for “one of the world’s largest oil and gas corporations, with headquarters in Irving, Texas,” was a client of a massive hacking-for-hire scheme that targeted climate advocates, according to a grand jury indictment. One suspect's lawyers "identified...the company as Exxon Mobil."

I was going to write today, but until we know more, I don't have any new words for this moment. What I will say is that if you are reeling, and you know you want to be part of making things better, Mariame Kaba and I wrote a book for you. I hope it helps.

God help us.

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NEW: In 2023, the FDA deemed 19 peptides too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies. Now, under RFK Jr., the agency is poised to reverse itself — despite the fact that few clinical studies support claims of the peptides’ effectiveness or safety.

While I'm here I want to thank everyone uplifting the name of our Buffalo neighbor Mr. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, who was murdered by Border Patrol agents. You can read more about his life here. In this thread I will suggest actions you can take in his memory. 1/ investigativepost.org/2026/02/28/s...

In 2025, more power was generated worldwide from renewable energy than from coal, and 91% of new renewables are now cheaper than fossil fuels. Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.

Thrilled to see this investigation out in @theguardian.com today (follow-on piece from @drilledmedia.bsky.social mañana) on the shocking news that voluntary certifications built on self-reported data are probs not going to meaningfully reduce methane emissions 🙃 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Town of Tonawanda's Planning Board meets tonight at 7pm at 2919 Delaware Ave. The OSC/RITC proposal for TCC is on the agenda - we plan to attend to listen in and ask a few questions, and will share what we learn. If you're free tonight, please join us! tonawandatownny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Det...

Trans rights, today and every day.

We've had a lot of inquires about how to oppose a data center at the former Tonawanda Coke since the @buffalonews.com story Friday. Much more to come, but in the short term, contact lawmakers in Albany and urge them to support the statewide moratorium bill - act.foodandwaterwatch.org/page/94278/-/1

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"It's part of this old extractive economy that we were trying to break away from," [Clean Air Organizer] Rauch said. "It's like, I don't think Tonawanda residents would be thrilled to be paying more in energy prices to enrich some tech billionaires that have never even been to Western New York."

Earthjustice is suing Trump’s EPA over its illegal repeal of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which limit hazardous air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants. By scrapping MATS, EPA is giving a lifeline to some of the dirtiest power plants at the expense of public health.

Trump just called environmentalists asking for fuel standards "environmental terrorists." The terrorism label keeps expanding: from activists during the Green Scare in the early 2000s, to anti-ICE protesters at Prairieland, and now to those pushing for environmental regulations.

"It's part of this old extractive economy that we were trying to break away from," [Clean Air Organizer] Rauch said. "It's like, I don't think Tonawanda residents would be thrilled to be paying more in energy prices to enrich some tech billionaires that have never even been to Western New York."

The data center campus is the first of three phases planned for three parcels that make up the overall Tonawanda Coke site. Office buildings, commercial and residential space would follow. buffalonews.com/news/local/a...

Do the math and future isn't that complicated.

JFC. Big Tech must be stopped. It's them or us. "If completed, phase 1 of this data center project in West Virginia, would mean Microsoft's corporate decarbonization goals are essentially dead. This is just *one* project, and...it's set to increase the tech giant's pollution footprint by 44%."

Join us this Saturday March 28 at 11am at Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo for the next No Kings rally, held by the Buffalo United Coalition! Registration is NOT required, but if you would like a reminder, you can use this link - www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... #NoKings

With less than 12 hours notice, we joined together with friends this morning from peer environmental, climate, migrant, refugee and immigrant rights organizations to protest outside of Governor Hochul's anti-CLCPA rally in Cheektowaga this morning! 1/3

a very straightforward way to act against data centers is to see if there's any way you can trigger some sort of environmental review or anything else that slows them down by a month or two or three or six. These are all paid for with debt, and are interest-only payments until completion.

146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on this day in 1911. The bosses responsible were never held accountable for the awful working conditions that sparked the blaze. Remember this today as politicians and their corporate backers attack workplace safety.

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Scholars of the law of armed conflict say that the militarization of the cloud (or the cloud-ification of the military) mean data centers can be legitimate targets during war theintercept.com/2026/03/20/a...

😡😡😡 South Texas Officials Didn’t Know Tesla Was Discharging Lithium Refinery Wastewater Into Local Ditch insideclimatenews.org/news/1903202...

Wild story: DOGE meets nuclear reactor safety

"Unlike during previous oil shocks, renewable power is now competitive with fossil fuels. >90% of new renewable power projects in 2024 were cheaper than fossil-fuel alternatives. Nations w more renewable power are more insulated since renewables are not imported fuels.” apnews.com/article/midd...

"The question: Is it better to ignore the paper, and hope it dies in obscurity, or to tackle the disinformation head on? That is, if you have the time and energy to do so. This quandary is a perfect example..." 1/3