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  1. Tribune editorial: The voice of the people has pushed #Utah leaders to stop and think about massive #DataCenter. Keep it up.

    This is an issue that has united people across the political spectrum.

    By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
    | May 22, 2026

    "The fear that a ginormous, water-guzzling, air-befouling, weather-modifying data center planned for Utah’s northwest corner was a done deal seems to be easing just a bit. It’s not hard to see why.

    A handful of key state officials are now promising that, before the project actually gets built — if it ever does — the appropriate environmental reviews, with opportunities for public comment, will happen.

    "That doesn’t mean that the people who have stood up to what appeared to be a pre-greased mega-project can rest easy. Vigilance and activism are what have worked so far, and will be necessary going forward. As long and exhausting as that process might be.

    "It will take a lot of continual public outcry to counterbalance the monied interests pouring campaign contributions into the coffers of Utah Senate President #StuartAdams and other powerful worthies who have been pushing the plan.

    "Few Utahns had any inkling that a little-known state agency called the Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA), which Adams chairs, had put its weight behind the #StratosProject, a proposed data center that would, at full build-out, generate and consume twice as much electricity as the whole state of Utah.

    "The Box Elder County Commission had to sign off on the project before the MIDA board could take over all land-use, water, energy, environmental and tax-abatement authority over the 40,000-acre project — immune from any democratic oversight.
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    "Despite loud public objections, online and in person, commissioners did exactly that. Given that the land is privately owned, not part of any city and not zoned for any particular use, commissioners argued they really didn’t have the power to stop it.

    "But others do."

    Read more:
    sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2

    #UtahPol #KevinOLeary #WaterConsumption #HeatPollution #ResistDatacenters #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration
    #Drought #GreatSaltLake
    #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck
    #SharkTank #AISucks

  2. Tribune editorial: The voice of the people has pushed #Utah leaders to stop and think about massive #DataCenter. Keep it up.

    This is an issue that has united people across the political spectrum.

    By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board
    | May 22, 2026

    "The fear that a ginormous, water-guzzling, air-befouling, weather-modifying data center planned for Utah’s northwest corner was a done deal seems to be easing just a bit. It’s not hard to see why.

    A handful of key state officials are now promising that, before the project actually gets built — if it ever does — the appropriate environmental reviews, with opportunities for public comment, will happen.

    "That doesn’t mean that the people who have stood up to what appeared to be a pre-greased mega-project can rest easy. Vigilance and activism are what have worked so far, and will be necessary going forward. As long and exhausting as that process might be.

    "It will take a lot of continual public outcry to counterbalance the monied interests pouring campaign contributions into the coffers of Utah Senate President #StuartAdams and other powerful worthies who have been pushing the plan.

    "Few Utahns had any inkling that a little-known state agency called the Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA), which Adams chairs, had put its weight behind the #StratosProject, a proposed data center that would, at full build-out, generate and consume twice as much electricity as the whole state of Utah.

    "The Box Elder County Commission had to sign off on the project before the MIDA board could take over all land-use, water, energy, environmental and tax-abatement authority over the 40,000-acre project — immune from any democratic oversight.
    Get Inside Voices newsletter. A weekly collection of ideas, perspectives and solutions from across Utah.

    "Despite loud public objections, online and in person, commissioners did exactly that. Given that the land is privately owned, not part of any city and not zoned for any particular use, commissioners argued they really didn’t have the power to stop it.

    "But others do."

    Read more:
    sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2

    #UtahPol #KevinOLeary #WaterConsumption #HeatPollution #ResistDatacenters #WaterIsLife #ThermalPollution #HeatGeneration
    #Drought #GreatSaltLake
    #Environment #EnvironmentalCatastrophe #Datacenters #DatacentersSuck
    #SharkTank #AISucks

  3. #KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious

    The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.

    By Bruce Gil
    Published May 6, 2026

    "The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.

    "The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

    "The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "

    [...]

    "For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'

    " 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
    He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated.

    "O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."

    Full article:
    gizmodo.com/kevin-olearys-mass

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Q9tF4

    #OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

  4. #KevinOLeary’s Massive #DataCenter Project in #Utah Gets the Greenlight, Locals Are Furious

    The project would be more than twice the size of Manhattan and could consume more electricity than the entire state currently uses.

    By Bruce Gil
    Published May 6, 2026

    "The Box Elder County Commission voted on Monday to move forward with a proposed 40,000-acre #AI and #CloudComputing campus in a rural part of northern Utah near the #GreatSaltLake. The site would span more than twice the size of Manhattan.

    "The project, backed by O’Leary Digital, the infrastructure arm of O’Leary Ventures, is expected to eventually produce and consume up to 9 gigawatts of power. That’s roughly double the amount of electricity the entire state of Utah currently consumes, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

    "The campus is expected to be built in phases and overseen by Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (#MIDA). O’Leary proposed a similar project in Canada in 2024 and has referred to both developments as '#WonderValley.' "

    [...]

    "For his part, O’Leary has claimed, without evidence, that much of the opposition to the project was 'paid' and that the meeting was filled with 'professional protestors.'

    " 'We think that over 90% of the protestors are actually not people that live in Utah or Box Elder County. They’re being bussed in,' O’Leary said in a video posted on X.
    He also claimed backlash on social media surrounding the project was AI-generated.

    "O’Leary Ventures did not immediately respond to a human-issued request for comment from Gizmodo."

    Full article:
    gizmodo.com/kevin-olearys-mass

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/Q9tF4

    #OLearyDigital #OLearyVentures #SharkTank #Datacenters #AIDatacenters #LocalOpposition #NoisePollution #AISucks #MilitaryIndustrialComplex

  5. Oil price increase also poses challenges to oil-producing countries, says Tengku Zafrul

    KUALA LUMPUR: The rise in global oil prices not only puts pressure on oil-importing countries but also impacts…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #AU #Australia #Business #Energy #malaysia #MIDA #Oilprices #oilproducers #oil-importingcountries #subsidy #tengkuzafrulabdulaziz
    newsbeep.com/au/538122/

  6. MAGNIFICENT IMAGERY, MAGNIFICENT LOOT ✨

    To celebrate #marathonthegame, Destiny 2 players can grab the Modern MIDA Multi-Tool Exotic ornament, Waiting for Exfil emote, and Silkworm Weave shader from Eververse.

    Perfect crossover flex before Marathon lands on March 5, 2026.

    More updates soon at www.baskingamer.com

    #Destiny2 #Marathon #MIDA #Eververse #GamingNews #Baskingamer

  7. alojapan.com/1406923/signing-o Signing off from Osaka on a high note #Expo2025Osaka #exports #jetro #MalaysiaPavilion #matrade #MIDA #miti #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA: The Malaysia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka officially closed its doors on Oct 13, marking the end of its six-month exhibition, in conjunction with the expo’s closing ceremony. After its 26-week showcase, the Malaysia Pavilion garnered RM24.45bil in potential trade and investment deals, overach

  8. alojapan.com/1406923/signing-o Signing off from Osaka on a high note #Expo2025Osaka #exports #jetro #MalaysiaPavilion #matrade #MIDA #miti #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA: The Malaysia Pavilion at World Expo 2025 Osaka officially closed its doors on Oct 13, marking the end of its six-month exhibition, in conjunction with the expo’s closing ceremony. After its 26-week showcase, the Malaysia Pavilion garnered RM24.45bil in potential trade and investment deals, overach

  9. alojapan.com/1402571/mida-rm12 MIDA: RM12.79bil investments at Osaka Expo signal Japanese confidence in Malaysia’s green, semicon sectors #Expo2025Osaka #investment #Japan #MIDA #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #SikhShamsulIbrahimSikhAbdulMajid #大阪 #大阪府 OSAKA: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority’s (MIDA) success in attracting RM12.79 billion in potential investments from Japanese companies at Expo 2025 Osaka signals a strong vote of confidence in Malaysia’s industrial ec