#localactivism — Public Fediverse posts

Block Club Chicago: Blue Island Data Center Planners Get Booed By Residents. “Blue Island residents said they were concerned about potential noise coming from the center as well as water and electricity usage, and how the center could affect housing in the city. One resident, a recent college graduate, told the council that while studying she took courses focused on the ethics and societal […]

New York Times: From Indiana to Idaho, a Backlash Against A.I. Gathers Momentum. This link goes to a gift article. “Many of these A.I. critics say they are far from being Luddites just having a bad reaction to new, scary technology. They believe that people in Washington, especially President Trump, are protecting Silicon Valley rather than reeling it in. They want regulation — or at least a […]

PBS: Landowners and local communities fight back on AI-driven expansion of high-voltage power lines . “Angry local opposition has sprouted against dozens of the behemoth data centers amid fears of rising electricity costs and irreparable damage to their communities. Opponents of transmission projects are similarly motivated: they say the lines are intruding on the sanctity of private land and […]

Construction Dive: As EPA moves to fast-track data centers, some cities are moving to slow them down. “In their letter to Congress, the environmental organizations stated that tripling the number of data centers in the next five years would require as much electricity as about 30 million households, as much water as about 18.5 million households and contribute to escalating electricity costs. […]

✊ Join us at Genesee Park in Cuba, NY from 11-12 on Friday 7/4 for our Fight Back Fridays demonstration! ✊

⭐ NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIME AT 11AM⭐

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#FightBackFridays #SocialJustice #CommunityOrganizing #Activism #WNY #WesternNY #CubaNY #July4th #Solidarity #PeacefulProtest #LocalActivism

I'm blessed because there is a good sized community garden plot nearby. Unfortunately, it's been abandoned. I think it's time to revive the site because there's a REAL NEED for food in our area. I have friends who volunteer for the local food pantry, and there's a real need for locally-grown food -- even in a a rural area! It needs to get to the right folks in time. There's so much waste -- both land-wise and food-wise! That needs to change! #LocalActivism #GrowLocal #FoodBanks #NoWaste #Compost #Sustainability #CommunityGardens

https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/how-to-organize-a-community-garden

https://foodbanknews.org/how-maines-food-bank-is-sharing-its-power-with-communities/

#LocalActivism does work! A couple of years ago, #PolandSpring tried to double their extraction in my town during a time of #SevereDrought in #Maine. Myself and my neighbors fought back -- with maps of the aquifers showing how everything was connected -- and how #BigWater tried to alter the maps to reflect their interests! Always keep in mind -- the more a corporation *sponsors* local causes, the more they have to be accountable for. It's usually #GuiltMoney designed to skew the public in their favor!

Poland Spring withdraws request to extract more water in Hollis after residents object

By David Dahl
September 9, 2022

The request came as Hollis and the rest of Maine suffered a drought. Townspeople expressed their outrage at public meetings.

https://themainemonitor.org/poland-spring-withdraws-request-to-extract-more-water-in-hollis-after-residents-object/

#ClimateChange #WaterIsLife #CorporateColonialism #BlueTriton #WaterExtraction