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New York Times: Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States. This link goes to a gift article. “PJM, the nation’s largest electrical grid operator, on Tuesday released results of an electricity auction that would add $6.3 billion in costs to the bills of millions of households and businesses within the next three years, an increase driven by the power demands of data centers.”

New York Times: Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States. This link goes to a gift article. “PJM, the nation’s largest electrical grid operator, on Tuesday released results of an electricity auction that would add $6.3 billion in costs to the bills of millions of households and businesses within the next three years, an increase driven by the power demands of data centers.”

nimby, et c

Across the US, calls to halt data center construction have multiplied, as Americans grow increasingly concerned about risks of pollution, rising energy costs, and diminishing water supplies. At the federal level, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation seeking a possible nationwide construction ban. But Republicans are seemingly unlikely to embrace that legislation, given Donald Trump’s claim that such moratoriums would threaten America’s lead in the AI race.

Source: Ars Technica

nimby, et c

Across the US, calls to halt data center construction have multiplied, as Americans grow increasingly concerned about risks of pollution, rising energy costs, and diminishing water supplies. At the federal level, Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation seeking a possible nationwide construction ban. But Republicans are seemingly unlikely to embrace that legislation, given Donald Trump’s claim that such moratoriums would threaten America’s lead in the AI race.

Source: Ars Technica

Europe’s lifelines are too old.

Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Europeans have paid more for their electricity – except in Spain.

The average Spanish household has actually saved around €10 per month since the start of the war on Iran. Thanks to the country’s commitment to renewable energy.

To replicate Spain’s success across Europe, massive upgrades are needed. And all stands and falls with our grids.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260629-europes-lifelines-are-too-old?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EnergyGrid #Europe #ElectricityPrice #RenewableEnergy

Europe’s lifelines are too old.

Since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Europeans have paid more for their electricity – except in Spain.

The average Spanish household has actually saved around €10 per month since the start of the war on Iran. Thanks to the country’s commitment to renewable energy.

To replicate Spain’s success across Europe, massive upgrades are needed. And all stands and falls with our grids.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260629-europes-lifelines-are-too-old?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EnergyGrid #Europe #ElectricityPrice #RenewableEnergy

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

Russia launches mass drone strike on Ukraine’s Naftogaz energy grid

Russia has launched a coordinated, multi-region wave of drone strikes targeting Ukraine’s critical fuel and energy infrastructure. According…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #dnipropetrovs #energygrid #geopolitics #Iran #mykolaiv #Naftogaz #Russia #serhiikoretskyi #shahed #Ukraine #zaporizhzhia
https://www.europesays.com/3085797/

Looking at the French #energygrid at 1545 Local time. The #heatdome #omegablock has wind at almost zero. #nuclear down as plants shut down as rivers are too hot to cool/cooling too hot for fish. #Solar is maxed at 15GW. Solar leaders #Germany and #Spain are providing electricity imports.

Take heed of what works, and what doesn’t. #climatecrisis #carney #canpoli. Nuclear is a complete waste of money.

Looking at the French #energygrid at 1545 Local time. The #heatdome #omegablock has wind at almost zero. #nuclear down as plants shut down as rivers are too hot to cool/cooling too hot for fish. #Solar is maxed at 15GW. Solar leaders #Germany and #Spain are providing electricity imports.

Take heed of what works, and what doesn’t. #climatecrisis #carney #canpoli. Nuclear is a complete waste of money.

Less Than 10 Years? Commonwealth Fusion Systems Applies to Plug into Grid in 2030s

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/less-than-10-years-commonwealth-fusion-systems-applies-to-plug-into-grid-in-2030s/

Less Than 10 Years? Commonwealth Fusion Systems Applies to Plug into Grid in 2030s

http://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/07/less-than-10-years-commonwealth-fusion-systems-applies-to-plug-into-grid-in-2030s/

SUMMER'S UNSETTLING HUM: POWER GRIDS STRETCHED THIN

Why is the US power grid under pressure in May 2026? Learn how high energy demand affects your monthly electricity bill and what states are doing.

#energygrid, #summerpower, #utilitycosts, #electricitydemand, #usenergy

https://newsletter.tf/us-summer-power-grid-demand-may-2026/

Electricity demand is rising across the US as temperatures climb. This is 12% higher than the average usage recorded during the same period last year.

#energygrid, #summerpower, #utilitycosts, #electricitydemand, #usenergy
https://newsletter.tf/us-summer-power-grid-demand-may-2026/

US: Star Catcher nears launch of world’s first energy grid in space

Star Catcher, the company aiming to build the “first energy grid in space”, just announced it has raised…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #Aerospace #CA #Canada #Energy #EnergyGrid #Innovation #Satellites #Science #spaceenergygrid #StarCatcher #USenergygrid
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/666932/

Data Centres Face New Energy Demands Across Australia

Australia's National AI Plan requires new data centres to fund renewable energy projects. Find out how this impacts global tech firms and energy supply.

#DataCentreEnergy, #RenewableAustralia, #NationalAIPlan, #EnergyGrid, #CleanTech

https://newsletter.tf/australia-data-centres-build-own-renewables-tuesday/

New Australian government rules mean data centres must now build their own solar and wind farms. This is a major change from previous regulations.

#DataCentreEnergy, #RenewableAustralia, #NationalAIPlan, #EnergyGrid, #CleanTech
https://newsletter.tf/australia-data-centres-build-own-renewables-tuesday/

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/saturday-may-9-2026/

OT-ISAC flags rising energy sector cyber risk as OT exposure spreads beyond control rooms into distributed assets

The OT Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center…
#Energy #accesspathway #BESS #cyberrisk #DERplatforms #Distributedenergy #energycyber #energycybersecurity #energygrid #energysector #engineeringworkstation #EVSE #industrialransomware #OCPP #OTsystems #OT-ISAC #PLCs #RemoteAccess #renewableenergy #RTUs #threatlandscape #vulnerabilities
https://www.europesays.com/2951314/

OT-ISAC flags rising energy sector cyber risk as OT exposure spreads beyond control rooms into distributed assets https://www.byteseu.com/1972028/ #AccessPathway #BESS #CyberRisk #DERPlatforms #DistributedEnergy #Energy #EnergyCyber #EnergyCybersecurity #EnergyGrid #EnergySector #EngineeringWorkstation #EVSE #IndustrialRansomware #OCPP #OTSystems #OTISAC #PLCs #RemoteAccess #RenewableEnergy #RTUs #ThreatLandscape #vulnerabilities

So, given the attack on #SamAltman's house (and how gun-ho many workplaces are for employees to join the #AICult), I expect that anyone #ResistingAI will be next ones to be branded as #Terrorists.

#PauseAI and #StopAI: Meet the #AntiAI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman

By Sharon Goldman
April 15, 2026

Excerpt: "The attempted firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home last Friday, allegedly carried out by 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, has drawn attention to two anti-AI groups with similar names: Pause AI and Stop AI. Both have condemned the violence and said the suspect is not and was never a member of their organizations.

"Still, the incident, in which Moreno-Gama also went to #OpenAI’s headquarters and tried to shatter the building’s glass doors with a chair and threatened to burn the facility, surfaced his activity on Pause AI’s Discord server and renewed scrutiny of Stop AI’s direct actions targeting OpenAI last year."

Read more:
https://fortune.com/2026/04/15/pause-ai-and-stop-ai-meet-the-anti-ai-groups-facing-questions-after-the-attack-on-sam-altman/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/IT6gR

#ResistanceIsFertile🌿
#ResistAI #AISucks #AIDataCenters #USPol #DomesticTerrorists #BigData #CorporateTerrorism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoisePollution #EnergyGrid
#Technofascism

So, given the attack on #SamAltman's house (and how gun-ho many workplaces are for employees to join the #AICult), I expect that anyone #ResistingAI will be next ones to be branded as #Terrorists.

#PauseAI and #StopAI: Meet the #AntiAI groups facing questions after the attack on Sam Altman

By Sharon Goldman
April 15, 2026

Excerpt: "The attempted firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home last Friday, allegedly carried out by 20-year-old Daniel Moreno-Gama, has drawn attention to two anti-AI groups with similar names: Pause AI and Stop AI. Both have condemned the violence and said the suspect is not and was never a member of their organizations.

"Still, the incident, in which Moreno-Gama also went to #OpenAI’s headquarters and tried to shatter the building’s glass doors with a chair and threatened to burn the facility, surfaced his activity on Pause AI’s Discord server and renewed scrutiny of Stop AI’s direct actions targeting OpenAI last year."

Read more:
https://fortune.com/2026/04/15/pause-ai-and-stop-ai-meet-the-anti-ai-groups-facing-questions-after-the-attack-on-sam-altman/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/IT6gR

#ResistanceIsFertile🌿
#ResistAI #AISucks #AIDataCenters #USPol #DomesticTerrorists #BigData #CorporateTerrorism #WaterIsLife #AirIsLife #NoisePollution #EnergyGrid
#Technofascism

#AI #DataCenter #Resistance: #Maine Passes Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium — Will Gov. Mills Sign It?

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"Communities across the United States are pushing back against resource-draining data centers being built to fuel artificial intelligence and crypto ventures. In Maine, state legislators recently passed a first-in-the-country statewide moratorium on large data centers. 'Maine residents are concerned about the impacts of data centers on both their electric rates and other utility rates, as well as on our wonderful environment,' says Democratic state Representative Melanie Sachs, who sponsored the bill designed to give legislators time to develop regulations around new data center construction. Sachs says developers have been operating in 'complete secrecy' refusing to engage with community stakeholders, while their plans appear to provide 'limited economic opportunity with very few local jobs.' The bill goes to Maine Governor #JanetMills’s desk next."

Read / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/maine_ai_data_center_ban_melanie

#MainePol #AIResistance #AISucks #DatacenterMoratorium #AIDataCenters #MaineResists #Datacenter #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #EnergyGrid #ResistAI

#AI #DataCenter #Resistance: #Maine Passes Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium — Will Gov. Mills Sign It?

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"Communities across the United States are pushing back against resource-draining data centers being built to fuel artificial intelligence and crypto ventures. In Maine, state legislators recently passed a first-in-the-country statewide moratorium on large data centers. 'Maine residents are concerned about the impacts of data centers on both their electric rates and other utility rates, as well as on our wonderful environment,' says Democratic state Representative Melanie Sachs, who sponsored the bill designed to give legislators time to develop regulations around new data center construction. Sachs says developers have been operating in 'complete secrecy' refusing to engage with community stakeholders, while their plans appear to provide 'limited economic opportunity with very few local jobs.' The bill goes to Maine Governor #JanetMills’s desk next."

Read / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/maine_ai_data_center_ban_melanie

#MainePol #AIResistance #AISucks #DatacenterMoratorium #AIDataCenters #MaineResists #Datacenter #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #EnergyGrid #ResistAI

'#DataColonialism': Native Communities Fight #AI #DataCenters on #IndigenousLand

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"The artificial intelligence industry’s #DataCenter boom is the latest chapter in a long history of #EnvironmentalRacism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist #KrystalTwoBulls, the executive director of #HonorTheEarth, an Indigenous-led #EnvironmentalJustice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects on tribal and rural lands. We speak to Two Bulls about the myriad impacts of what she calls a 'modern-day iteration' of '#SettlerColonialism,' including #NoisePollution, #cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion, #EnergyGrid overload and even '#EcologicalCollapse.' As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, Two Bulls says, 'We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.' "

Read / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/krystal_twobulls_indigenous_lands_data_centers

#AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #CorporateColonialism #ResistAI

'#DataColonialism': Native Communities Fight #AI #DataCenters on #IndigenousLand

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"The artificial intelligence industry’s #DataCenter boom is the latest chapter in a long history of #EnvironmentalRacism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist #KrystalTwoBulls, the executive director of #HonorTheEarth, an Indigenous-led #EnvironmentalJustice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects on tribal and rural lands. We speak to Two Bulls about the myriad impacts of what she calls a 'modern-day iteration' of '#SettlerColonialism,' including #NoisePollution, #cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion, #EnergyGrid overload and even '#EcologicalCollapse.' As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, Two Bulls says, 'We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.' "

Read / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/krystal_twobulls_indigenous_lands_data_centers

#AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #CorporateColonialism #ResistAI

'#DataColonialism': Native Communities Fight #AI #DataCenters on #IndigenousLand

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"The artificial intelligence industry’s #DataCenter boom is the latest chapter in a long history of #EnvironmentalRacism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist #KrystalTwoBulls, the executive director of #HonorTheEarth, an Indigenous-led #EnvironmentalJustice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects on tribal and rural lands. We speak to Two Bulls about the myriad impacts of what she calls a 'modern-day iteration' of '#SettlerColonialism,' including #NoisePollution, #cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion, #EnergyGrid overload and even '#EcologicalCollapse.' As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, Two Bulls says, 'We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.' "

Read / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/krystal_twobulls_indigenous_lands_data_centers

#AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #CorporateColonialism #ResistAI

'#DataColonialism': Native Communities Fight #AI #DataCenters on #IndigenousLand

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"The artificial intelligence industry’s #DataCenter boom is the latest chapter in a long history of #EnvironmentalRacism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist #KrystalTwoBulls, the executive director of #HonorTheEarth, an Indigenous-led #EnvironmentalJustice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects on tribal and rural lands. We speak to Two Bulls about the myriad impacts of what she calls a 'modern-day iteration' of '#SettlerColonialism,' including #NoisePollution, #cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion, #EnergyGrid overload and even '#EcologicalCollapse.' As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, Two Bulls says, 'We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.' "

Read / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/krystal_twobulls_indigenous_lands_data_centers

#AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #CorporateColonialism #ResistAI

'#DataColonialism': Native Communities Fight #AI #DataCenters on #IndigenousLand

#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026

"The artificial intelligence industry’s #DataCenter boom is the latest chapter in a long history of #EnvironmentalRacism and resource exploitation in vulnerable Native communities, says Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist #KrystalTwoBulls, the executive director of #HonorTheEarth, an Indigenous-led #EnvironmentalJustice organization that is tracking over 100 proposed data center projects on tribal and rural lands. We speak to Two Bulls about the myriad impacts of what she calls a 'modern-day iteration' of '#SettlerColonialism,' including #NoisePollution, #cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion, #EnergyGrid overload and even '#EcologicalCollapse.' As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, Two Bulls says, 'We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.' "

Read / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/krystal_twobulls_indigenous_lands_data_centers

#AirIsLife #WaterIsLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #CorporateColonialism #ResistAI

Friday, April 3, 2026

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According to Dragos, Volt Typhoon continues active operations inside U.S. utilities, shifting toward direct OT interaction and sensor data theft in 2025.

Notable elements:
• Pre-positioning in ICS environments
• Exploitation of Ivanti & Trimble Cityworks vulnerabilities
• GIS data harvesting for infrastructure mapping
• Access broker activity attributed to SYLVANITE
• Long-term persistence objectives
CEO Rob Lee stated some compromised sites may never be identified.

Technical question:
If adversaries maintain low-and-slow OT access, how should defenders adapt detection engineering?
– Network baselining?
– Sensor telemetry validation?
– Asset-level anomaly detection?
– Zero trust for OT?

Drop your technical analysis below.
Follow @technadu for advanced threat coverage.

#ICSsecurity #OTsecurity #ThreatHunting #DetectionEngineering #VoltTyphoon #InfrastructureDefense #CyberResilience #EnergyGrid #WaterUtilities #NationalSecurity #BlueTeam #CyberThreatIntel

Sunday, February 15, 2026

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

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"A cyberattack that targeted power plants and other energy producers in Poland at the end of December used malware known as a “wiper” that was intended to erase computers and in an operation that was intended to cause a power outage and other disruption to services, says European security firm ESET, which obtained a copy of the malware used in the attack.

Wipers are designed to delete or overwrite critical files on a computer in order to render them inoperable. They have been used extensively by Russia against targets in Ukraine before and during its current war with that country.

Robert Lipovsky, principal threat intelligence researcher for the Slovakian firm, whose team has examined the malware – which they're calling DynoWiper – says the operation is “unprecedented” in Poland, since past cyberattacks targeting that country were not disruptive in nature or intent.

“Pulling off a disruptive cyberattack against the Polish energy sector is a big deal,” he told Zero Day.

Although the attack was thwarted, Polish authorities have stated that if successful it could have taken out power to 500,000 people in Poland. Polish officials haven't revealed how the hackers pulled off the attack or how officials determined the intent was to be disruptive or destructive, but the use of a wiper supports a conclusion that this was the intent of the attack.

Officials there have attributed the attack to Russia, and Lipovsky says his team concurs."

https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/cyberattack-targeting-polands-energy-grid-used-a-wiper/

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"A cyberattack that targeted power plants and other energy producers in Poland at the end of December used malware known as a “wiper” that was intended to erase computers and in an operation that was intended to cause a power outage and other disruption to services, says European security firm ESET, which obtained a copy of the malware used in the attack.

Wipers are designed to delete or overwrite critical files on a computer in order to render them inoperable. They have been used extensively by Russia against targets in Ukraine before and during its current war with that country.

Robert Lipovsky, principal threat intelligence researcher for the Slovakian firm, whose team has examined the malware – which they're calling DynoWiper – says the operation is “unprecedented” in Poland, since past cyberattacks targeting that country were not disruptive in nature or intent.

“Pulling off a disruptive cyberattack against the Polish energy sector is a big deal,” he told Zero Day.

Although the attack was thwarted, Polish authorities have stated that if successful it could have taken out power to 500,000 people in Poland. Polish officials haven't revealed how the hackers pulled off the attack or how officials determined the intent was to be disruptive or destructive, but the use of a wiper supports a conclusion that this was the intent of the attack.

Officials there have attributed the attack to Russia, and Lipovsky says his team concurs."

https://www.zetter-zeroday.com/cyberattack-targeting-polands-energy-grid-used-a-wiper/

#CyberWarfare #CyberSecurity #Poland #Russia #StateHacking #EnergyGrid

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Meta bets big on nuclear energy to feed its AI appetite

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Security Gap: Germany’s Infrastructure Under Threat 🛡️

Why is one of Europe’s leading economies so vulnerable to targeted attacks? An analysis of the critical weaknesses in Germany’s power, water, and digital grids.

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https://www.pcn-channel.com/why-is-germanys-critical-infrastructure-so-vunerable-to-attack/