#janetmills — Public Fediverse posts
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Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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Even small #Maine towns are weighing #DataCenterBans
by Daniel O'Connor August 17, 2026
"Several small towns across Maine are weighing temporary bans on #DataCenter development as a nationwide backlash against #ArtificialIntelligence and #BigTech continues to grow.
"Larger communities like #BangorME quickly passed moratoriums this spring. Fears of data centers are reaching many smaller towns, with several towns in #OxfordCounty that were unlikely to ever see such projects weighing pauses on hypothetical ones.
"After Gov. #JanetMills vetoed what would have been a first-in-the-nation temporary statewide ban, municipalities are taking steps to regulate development of the centers, which have been springing up nationally and have drawn criticism for their power and water use.
"The Democratic governor’s controversial veto, which came just before she ended a U.S. Senate primary, was largely to protect a #JayME project. But the idea fell through weeks later, with some boosters of the project blaming political resistance. #RuralMaine is now leading that.
"#Datacenters are large warehouses that hold computers necessary for #AI and other software to function. There are relatively few in Maine, and those proposed here so far have been small. But massive data centers in other parts of the country have drawn significant ire for their high water and power usage, which can strain local grids."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/77nyE#MainePol #USPol #DatacenterBans #Datacentres #AIDatacenters #WaterConsumption #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #LandIsLife #EnergyWaste #EnergyConsumption #BigTech #BigData
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Well, I guess #JanetMills just made up for some of her bad decisions... By making sure the #WinterShelters have more funding to help #unhoused and #HousingInsecure #Mainers! A lot of them were closed last winter during a brutal cold snap. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
#MainersHelpingMainers #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #HousingInsecurity #WarmingShelters
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Well, I guess #JanetMills just made up for some of her bad decisions... By making sure the #WinterShelters have more funding to help #unhoused and #HousingInsecure #Mainers! A lot of them were closed last winter during a brutal cold snap. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
#MainersHelpingMainers #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #HousingInsecurity #WarmingShelters
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Well, I guess #JanetMills just made up for some of her bad decisions... By making sure the #WinterShelters have more funding to help #unhoused and #HousingInsecure #Mainers! A lot of them were closed last winter during a brutal cold snap. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
#MainersHelpingMainers #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #HousingInsecurity #WarmingShelters
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Well, I guess #JanetMills just made up for some of her bad decisions... By making sure the #WinterShelters have more funding to help #unhoused and #HousingInsecure #Mainers! A lot of them were closed last winter during a brutal cold snap. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
#MainersHelpingMainers #HousingCrisis #HousingForAll #HousingInsecurity #WarmingShelters