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Sierra Club Says Don’t Be Mistaken: Taxpayers Are Paying for These Data Centers
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Don’t be mistaken: taxpayers are paying for these big data centers.
“What we know historically about fossil fuel plants is they're places in poor communities and black and brown communities.”
Data centers in Virginia have become a focal point of concern due to their environmental impact. These facilities, which house servers and other IT equipment, consume vast amounts of energy to ensure seamless operations. The energy demand of data centers contributes to carbon emissions and strains on local power grids. Additionally, the cooling systems required to maintain optimal temperatures within data centers can lead to water usage issues and thermal pollution.
So today we have Paige Wesselink of the Virginia Sierra Club Chapter on the podcast to discuss the important work that they doing related to the topic.
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