There's a lot of stuff going around about datacenters, so I've spent some time in the last week visiting some of the ones in northern Utah. I started with a qui...
The Fight Against Google’s Minnesota Data Centers - UNICORN RIOT
Minnesota residents are organizing against proposed hyperscale data centers, especially Google-linked projects in Pine Island and Hermantown, citing secrecy through NDAs, inadequate environmental review, and issues with water use, electricity, noise pollution and more.
Data Centers - Database
Data Centers in Worldwide - List of Colocation and Cloud data facilities in Worldwide. Get Quotes and find Specs, Photos, Videos etc.
Texans Are Fighting a 6,000 Acre Nuclear-Powered Datacenter
"They're being told that this is inevitable," a member of the 806 Data Center Resistance told 404 Media. "But Texas is this other beast."
Denver Data Dialogues | Meetup
In 2026, Datalere will host **Denver** **Data Dialogues**, insights for data leaders, an in-person networking event featuring guest speakers, panels, catered food (not pizza) and more!This is a re-boot of our old meetup, **Data Science in Colorado**, but this time with a broader set of topics and ne
People Hate Datacenters, Survey Finds
The data drops as Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for a moratorium on datacenter construction. 'We need to take a deep breath. We need to make sure that AI and robotics work for all of us, not just a handful of billionaires.'
North Carolina Data Centers - 93 Facilities
Data Centers in North Carolina - List of Colocation and Cloud data facilities in North Carolina. Get Quotes and find Specs, Photos, Videos etc.
Dave Troy on Twitter / X
Fears over datacenters are distorted along a few important axes:1) anxiety over AI, future employment, and control; they symbolize what people fear they are losing,2) compute centralization, which is actually probably not going to actually occur, because of financial…— Dave Troy (@davetroy) August 21, 2026
“Steel, concrete, and code”: Feds and Telus announce three AI data centres in BC | BetaKit
Projects include upscaling existing Kamloops data centre and two new, Vancouver-based centres.
Are AI data centers coming to your area?
This free, crowd-sourced tracker website is one of the most comprehensive attempts we’ve seen to keep tabs on where new data centers are being proposed. Maps are currently available across 18 states, with data compiled from public sources. You can read about the Data Center Proposal Tracker creator’s methodology here. [Image: Here’s a screenshot from the tracker showing sites around NYC. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-16-100907.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Through television ads and online campaigns, industry-backed groups are promising jobs, clean energy, and lower electricity bills.
Data center land use issues are fake
We have plenty of land, data centers provide more revenue per unit area than any other building, and we should have way less farmland
A Rural S.C. County Quietly Approved a $2B Data Center During the Winter Storm
Data centers are the nation's fastest-growing energy demand driver, but developers are using nondisclosure agreements to keep projects hidden.
America's data center growth hot spots, mapped
Virginia and Texas lead the way, but they're becoming a major political fight.
Is the Left Making a ‘Massive Strategic Blunder’ on Data Centers?
A conversation with Holly Jean Buck, author of a buzzy story about Bernie Sanders’ proposal for a national data center moratorium.
US views of how data centers affect the environment, energy costs, jobs and more
A broad majority of Americans have heard about data centers – the often-sprawling computing facilities that are popping up nationwide. But the public has mixed opinions about data centers’ impact…
