#salemor — Public Fediverse posts

#Google has been operating under a 16-month non-disclosure agreement ( #NDA ) with #SalemOR concerning a proposed $5 billion #DataCenter.

The developers hint that it will conserve water—but have not explained how. Could its cooling system use #PFAS “forever chemicals”?

“Opteon 2P50 is also the first chemical for which industry has asked the Trump EPA to fast-track approval.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/pfas-datacenter-cooling-epa

#DataCenterCooling #WaterUse #GovernmentTransparency #RightToKnow

https://nosalemdatacenter.org/

Public testimony may be "online" yet remain practically unreadable. I downloaded 700+ pages from a Salem City Council record, removed duplicates, redacted contact information, summarized 187 testimony records, and linked each entry back to its source page.

Concerning: Google's $5 Billion NDA #Datacenter

https://salemdata.net/johnpress/?p=1156

#CivicTech #OpenGovernment #PublicRecords #GovernmentTransparency #LocalGovernment #CivicEngagement #DataJournalism #DigitalHumanities #PublicParticipation #SalemOR

@Nonilex #SalemOR - 16 months City worked with Google entity for a $5+ billion #datacenter on 64 acres all under an NDA executed by the City Manager. At least one or more city council members were unaware of the on-goings.

Government has now become an instrument of Big Money who induce secrecy to prevent traditional public participation.

https://nosalemdatacenter.org

#Oregon #DataCenters #GovernmentTransparency #PublicParticipation #BigTech #NDA