My story for @theecologist.org reports on Environment Agency research showing UK #datacentre hybrid cooling systems drive surges in water use in hot weather theecologist.org/2026/jun/29/... @watershed-i.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social

Speakers and discussion at the start of our conference "This is Not Inevitable: Standing up to AI and Big Tech" co-hosted with Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition. With so many issues to cover, today will undoubtedly spark more campaigning and local meetings!

A massive 1.5GW AI #datacentre in Tarka's "country of the two rivers" has sparked local fury @foxglovelegal.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social @globalactionplan.bsky.social theaiarmsrace.substack.com/p/rebellion-...

And you can follow all the speakers on Bluesky: @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @meadwaj.bsky.social & @olliehayes.bsky.social of @globalactionplan.bsky.social

Should we count AI infrastructure as heavy industry? A new post provides some background to the story published with @leanahosea.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on 17 December theaiarmsrace.substack.com/p/data-centr...

The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ