Thanks to @paenvironmentnews.bsky.social for posting the announcement of our upcoming webinar on Data Centers v. Communities. paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2025/11/bett...

PA friends, we now have more than 1,600 signatures on the statement we'll deliver to Shapiro to tell him that he may be AI Ready, but we're not! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

U.S. utilities expect 15 New York Cities of new power demand over the next five years. That's probably an exaggeration — but utilities are still using it to justify new gas investments.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social I'm gonna have to stop watching your show if you keep talking about our hideous Governor Shapiro. He's as authentic as a $3 bill. #DINO

Join the more than 1,300 organizations and individuals who have signed the statement we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro on Dec. 10 to tell him Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready, But We're Not. #datacenters docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My latest on Daily Kos. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

PA friends, please sign the petition we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro. sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...

My letter to the editor. www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...

@maddow.msnbc.com #NoKings Kutztown PA had more than 600 protesters and a special guest.

"The 'solution' of powering AI with gas is part of Trump’s AI energy policy platform." Refers to Trump's investment in PA he announced in July at the summit Shapiro attended, palm extended. #datacentersfastfacts www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...

From an article last week. Seems to be a theme.

An article I wrote in 2018. "According to the latest U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data from 2015, 41 percent of the water used in America is for power generation." www.desmog.com/2018/12/02/b...

“The water situation in South Texas is about as dire as I’ve ever seen it,” said Mike Howard, chief executive of Howard Energy Partners, a private energy company that owns several facilities in Corpus Christi. “It has all the energy in the world, and it doesn’t have water.” Exxon and Tesla.

Mark Bray is the Rutgers professor who wrote a book about antifascism and was targeted by right-wing operatives as being an “Antifa” leader. He and his family are being forced to flee the country due to death threats.

"However, if the projected data center load fails to fully materialize, then the cost of these assets — whether power plants or pipeline infrastructure—would be borne by other utility customers." #datacentersfastfacts www.selc.org/wp-content/u...

"Due to capacity requirements, applications are likely to come predominantly from natural gas and nuclear projects, especially given the proposed cuts to renewable energy by the current Trump-led administration." #datacentersfastfacts www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/pjm-...

"As resistance has mounted nationwide, more data center projects are being delayed or outright rejected — 16 projects nationally between May of last year and this past March, according to a study by Data Center Watch..." #datacenterfastfacts www.npr.org/2025/07/17/n...

"Public health advocates are only now beginning to understand that data centers are a source of chemical pollution, especially from PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals"... #datacentersfastfacts insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...

TribLive Guest Essay: Preserve Local Control On Regulating Natural Gas Facilities - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition triblive.com/opinion/kare...

My op-ed just went live!! triblive.com/opinion/kare...

"Total AI capital expenditures in the US are projected to exceed $500b in 2026 and 2027—roughly the annual GDP of Singapore. But the WSJ has reported that American consumers spend only $12b a year on AI services- roughly the GDP of Somalia." #datacentersfastfacts open.substack.com/pub/derektho...

"Rates set by state and federal regulators have not adapted to costs caused solely by very large customers." #datacentersfastfacts blog.ucs.org/mike-jacobs/...

"At the same time, data centers' demand is causing utilities and regulators to scrap planned renewable projects — and instead keep using coal power plants and building more natural gas power plants." #datacentersfastfacts www.businessinsider.com/ai-runs-dirt...

@energygov.bsky.social #ClimateChange #Green #Emissions #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #Sustainable #CleanEnergy #DirtyEnergy #CarbonFootprint #CO2Footprint #Taxbreaks #Taxcredits #Subsidies

"Anything that can't go on forever eventually stops. Trump might bail out the AI companies, but for how long? They are incinerating money faster than practically any other human endeavor in history, with precious little to show for it." #datacentersfastfacts pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...

"It’s been a big week for A.I. data centers. That means it’s also been a big week for coal and natural gas." #datacentersfastfacts www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/b...

Lots of people have already signed up for No Kings Kutztown on October 18! It's gonna be big! mobilize.us/s/6MxQpZ

Just hours left to tell the EPA you don't want them to rescind the Endangerment Finding. I'll submit our petition to the docket tonight. Please take a moment to sign it and share it with your friends. sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

"The irony is hard to miss. AI was supposed to deliver efficiency, productivity, and progress. Instead, for millions of households, it’s delivering higher bills, frozen markets, and hidden costs." #datacentersfastfacts www.realtor.com/advice/finan...

"Data centers, despite their high return on investment, have a surprisingly short lifespan of 15 to 20 years. This fleeting existence raises questions about their long-term sustainability and environmental impact." #datacentersfastfacts www.hivenet.com/post/10-fact...

"The authors explain that modern AI systems are "grown" rather than built in traditional ways, making them harder to control. When these systems do unexpected things, developers can't simply fix the code." Remind me, what's the upside? #datacentersfastfacts abcnews.go.com/US/new-book-...

Pa.'s 2 senators, including alleged Dem Fetterman, picked the wrong week to tell Americans not to talk about fascism, Hitler The shredding of the 1st Amendment that led to gov't coercion to silence Jimmy Kimmel is fast becoming our own Reichstag fire My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jimm...

"Tamara Kneese, the director of Data & Society’s climate, technology and justice program, said she is skeptical of the Trump administration’s accelerated implementation of AI being done in a thoughtful way." #datacentersfastfacts www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Help us pass 4,000 signatures by Monday's commenting deadline! sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

BESS incidents can present unique challenges for host communities and first responders: - Fire Suppression - Emissions - Environmental Impact #datacentersfastfacts www.epa.gov/electronics-...

Data centers = more natural gas = more pipelines. Find out what Williams, Energy Transfer, Enbridge, Kinder Morgan, TC Energy, and Pembina have up their sleeves. #datacentersfastfacts etfdb.com/energy-infra...

‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy

Governor Josh Shapiro continues to rely on widely-refuted industry talking points to justify his support of continued, even expanded, natural gas development. He knows better. I call it #climatedenialdemocratstyle #datacentersfastfacts technical.ly/civics/shapi...

@govjoshshapiro.bsky.social Hey, Governor, check your text line! Just sent you the links to the Compendium on fracking and your own Grand Jury report on fracking since you seem to need to be reminded that continued use of natural gas isn't "environmentally sustainable." #youknowbetter

"Even when promised jobs and tax revenue, local residents often push back against data centers — challenging the prevailing narrative that tech development is always a local economic win." #datacentersfastfacts www.datacenterwatch.org/report

"Public optimism is low regarding AI’s impact on work. While 73% of AI experts surveyed say AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on how people do their jobs over the next 20 years, that share drops to 23% among U.S. adults." #datacentersfastfacts www.pewresearch.org/internet/202...

Wow, the list of recipients reported here has many familiar names on it. Unfortunately, they're not familiar for good reasons. Several of them are companies I have written & testified about for their refusal to abide by a moratorium on spreading toxic, radioactive waste on our unpaved roads in PA.

The USA spends $35B/yr on federal fossil handouts, lining the pockets of Big Oil billionaires as working families struggle. Instead, this money could help: 👶 2.7M kids attend Head Start 🛒 3M families buy groceries ☀️ 5M households install solar panels oilchange.org/paying-for-c...

"The rising electricity prices likely will constrain future growth of data centers." Data centers are a lose-lose proposition. #datacentersfastfacts ieefa.org/resources/pr...

Why the #LNG export push by the US sets the world on fire via @newclimate.bsky.social newclimate.org/news/the-gas... Anyone willing to listen @consilium.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu? @niklashoehne.bsky.social @tadziomueller.bsky.social @profbobhowarth.bsky.social @parentsforfuture.de

The China Telecom - Inner Mongolia Information Park is the size of 185 football fields. New hyper-scaler data centers include Meta's Hyperion at 4 million sq ft, or only 70 football fields. #datacentersfastfacts brightlio.com/largest-data...

"Controlling #FERC with compliant loyalists would be necessary for Trump to twist market rules to prioritize data center loads powered by fossil fuels." Two such nominees are pending. #datacentersfastfacts www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-ai...

Tell Trump and his EPA you don't want them to rescind the Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gases. If there's no Endangerment Finding, then greenhouse gases aren't dangerous & don't need to be regulated. Use our EZ form to submit a comment to the docket here: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

"Six facts that provide early, large-scale evidence consistent with the hypothesis that the AI revolution is beginning to have a significant & disproportionate impact on entry-level workers in the American labor market." #datacentersfastfacts #ai digitaleconomy.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...