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#SouthernCalifornia: #Datacenter

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#ImperialCounty #agriculture
#labour #labourdisplacement #ColoradoRiver #CA #California
#STOPdatacentres #farmworkers
#food #water #waterusage #clinat #climatechange

#ALERT 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

#SouthernCalifornia: #Datacenter

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/S12CjVvUFqo

#ImperialCounty #agriculture
#labour #labourdisplacement #ColoradoRiver #CA #California
#STOPdatacentres #farmworkers
#food #water #waterusage #clinat #climatechange

The Nevada Independent: Could Nevada’s tech epicenter run out of water? That’s the big question in an ongoing suit. “A bitter legal battle has emerged over water availability in Nevada’s technology epicenter, raising questions about whether companies critical to diversifying the state economy have enough water to survive into the future.”

The Nevada Independent: Could Nevada’s tech epicenter run out of water? That’s the big question in an ongoing suit. “A bitter legal battle has emerged over water availability in Nevada’s technology epicenter, raising questions about whether companies critical to diversifying the state economy have enough water to survive into the future.”

Gizmodo: Just How Bad Are AI Data Centers for Your Local Water?. “The proliferation of AI data centers has spurred protests across the United States. Last month, communities that had long fought separate battles against Big Tech’s intrusion into their hometowns organized for the first coordinated national demonstration, staging nearly 150 protests across 42 states. Among their chief concerns […]

Gizmodo: Just How Bad Are AI Data Centers for Your Local Water?. “The proliferation of AI data centers has spurred protests across the United States. Last month, communities that had long fought separate battles against Big Tech’s intrusion into their hometowns organized for the first coordinated national demonstration, staging nearly 150 protests across 42 states. Among their chief concerns […]

Hoptown Chronicle: Beshear issues executive order to protect against ‘harmful impacts’ of data centers. “Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.”

Hoptown Chronicle: Beshear issues executive order to protect against ‘harmful impacts’ of data centers. “Gov. Andy Beshear is ordering Kentucky regulators to protect residents and ratepayers from potential harms tied to data centers, including higher utility bills and impacts on air and water.”

Associated Press: Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers. “President Donald Trump on Thursday had governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build-out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the […]

Associated Press: Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers. “President Donald Trump on Thursday had governors and electricity companies join a voluntary pledge to shield U.S. consumers from higher utility bills from data centers — a sign of how the artificial intelligence build-out has become a lightning rod of controversy before the […]

Signal Cleveland: How data centers could affect Northeast Ohio’s power grid, water use and air quality. “Debate over Cleveland data center rules have highlighted concerns about power demand, water use and air quality. The answers depends on the facility, but the largest centers can consume enough electricity as hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of gallons of water each day.”

Signal Cleveland: How data centers could affect Northeast Ohio’s power grid, water use and air quality. “Debate over Cleveland data center rules have highlighted concerns about power demand, water use and air quality. The answers depends on the facility, but the largest centers can consume enough electricity as hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of gallons of water each day.”

Opponents of #datacentre expansion held 142 #protests across 42 US states, organised by #HumansFirst. The protests, which drew a mixed turnout, were driven by concerns over #waterusage, #environmentalimpact, and lack of #transparency in the development process. The issue has united Americans across ideological lines, with only a third supporting the current pace of data centre construction. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-data-center-protests-go-national-backlash-grows-2026-07-18/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Opponents of #datacentre expansion held 142 #protests across 42 US states, organised by #HumansFirst. The protests, which drew a mixed turnout, were driven by concerns over #waterusage, #environmentalimpact, and lack of #transparency in the development process. The issue has united Americans across ideological lines, with only a third supporting the current pace of data centre construction. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-data-center-protests-go-national-backlash-grows-2026-07-18/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Investigate Midwest: A loophole leaves Oklahoma data center water consumption largely untracked. “While there is no official count of how many data centers are currently operating in the state, Baxtel, a data center development advisory firm, lists 55 facilities in Oklahoma. None of those facilities have applied for a water permit. Instead, they purchase water from municipal utilities, creating […]

Investigate Midwest: A loophole leaves Oklahoma data center water consumption largely untracked. “While there is no official count of how many data centers are currently operating in the state, Baxtel, a data center development advisory firm, lists 55 facilities in Oklahoma. None of those facilities have applied for a water permit. Instead, they purchase water from municipal utilities, creating […]

"For people trying to understand AI's impact on water supplies, scale matters.

Compared with many other demands on water nationwide, today's data centers consume relatively modest amounts. Americans use more water to irrigate lawns, flush toilets and produce food — especially meat — than all U.S. data centers consume combined.

The comparison becomes even more striking when looking only at the share of data-center water usage attributed to AI.

The portion of data centers' cooling water attributed to just AI processing is less than the water used for one year's worth of golf-course irrigation, vehicle washing, residential swimming pools and restaurant dishwashing, based on estimates derived by government and industry.

Those comparisons do not include the additional water associated with generating electricity. Nor do they mean AI's water use is insignificant. They just help place data center water usage within the many ways Americans consume the resource every day."

https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/how-much-water-ai-uses/

#AI #DataCenters #Water #WaterUsage #Sustainability

"For people trying to understand AI's impact on water supplies, scale matters.

Compared with many other demands on water nationwide, today's data centers consume relatively modest amounts. Americans use more water to irrigate lawns, flush toilets and produce food — especially meat — than all U.S. data centers consume combined.

The comparison becomes even more striking when looking only at the share of data-center water usage attributed to AI.

The portion of data centers' cooling water attributed to just AI processing is less than the water used for one year's worth of golf-course irrigation, vehicle washing, residential swimming pools and restaurant dishwashing, based on estimates derived by government and industry.

Those comparisons do not include the additional water associated with generating electricity. Nor do they mean AI's water use is insignificant. They just help place data center water usage within the many ways Americans consume the resource every day."

https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/how-much-water-ai-uses/

#AI #DataCenters #Water #WaterUsage #Sustainability

Michigan Daily: Michigan Futures Initiative to launch pilot project on sustainable AI data centers. “The Michigan Futures Initiative — a University of Michigan interdisciplinary research initiative — recently launched its pilot project, researching ways to create ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence and data centers. The project’s team hopes to announce its findings this fall.”

Michigan Daily: Michigan Futures Initiative to launch pilot project on sustainable AI data centers. “The Michigan Futures Initiative — a University of Michigan interdisciplinary research initiative — recently launched its pilot project, researching ways to create ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence and data centers. The project’s team hopes to announce its findings this fall.”

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We didn't grow up with fire season. We could breathe the air.

#tbt #throwbackthursday #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #fires #climatechange #datacenters #waterusage #airquality #fires #smoke #fixit #wecandoit #keepgoing #vibecheck

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We didn't grow up with fire season. We could breathe the air.

#tbt #throwbackthursday #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #fires #climatechange #datacenters #waterusage #airquality #fires #smoke #fixit #wecandoit #keepgoing #vibecheck

Here it is. Not a bad effort but we’ll have to wait until the #Legislation is before Parliament to know the detail. So far… so good… I think…

“Here are the main takeaways from the PM's AI speech

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By Joshua Boscaini

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has just concluded his speech on the government's approach to artificial intelligence.

Here are the key takeaways and announcements from his speech to the University of Sydney:

The prime minister has announced the federal government will legislate national standards for artificial intelligence.
The standards, which the PM hopes will pass parliament early next year, will create a "legal obligation" for the next generation of data centres.
Under the standards, data centres will be forced to minimise water usage and underwrite or supply their own power.
AI companies will be barred from using Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the consent and control of the author.
Premiers and chief ministers will be consulted on the standards at the national cabinet meeting next month, according to the PM.
Albanese has also confirmed the creation of an Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The office will coordinate the design of Australia's new national AI standards and bring together work across government.” (Source:ABCNews live)

#AI #DataCentres #Copyrights #WaterUsage #EnergyUsage #Renewables #ClimateAction #EnvirnomentalImpact #GenAISlop #TextRegurgitatingMachines #AusPol #AlboPM #AIPolicyInitiative

Here it is. Not a bad effort but we’ll have to wait until the #Legislation is before Parliament to know the detail. So far… so good… I think…

“Here are the main takeaways from the PM's AI speech

Joshua Boscaini profile image
By Joshua Boscaini

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has just concluded his speech on the government's approach to artificial intelligence.

Here are the key takeaways and announcements from his speech to the University of Sydney:

The prime minister has announced the federal government will legislate national standards for artificial intelligence.
The standards, which the PM hopes will pass parliament early next year, will create a "legal obligation" for the next generation of data centres.
Under the standards, data centres will be forced to minimise water usage and underwrite or supply their own power.
AI companies will be barred from using Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the consent and control of the author.
Premiers and chief ministers will be consulted on the standards at the national cabinet meeting next month, according to the PM.
Albanese has also confirmed the creation of an Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The office will coordinate the design of Australia's new national AI standards and bring together work across government.” (Source:ABCNews live)

#AI #DataCentres #Copyrights #WaterUsage #EnergyUsage #Renewables #ClimateAction #EnvirnomentalImpact #GenAISlop #TextRegurgitatingMachines #AusPol #AlboPM #AIPolicyInitiative

Politico: Musk promised his data center would reuse water. That’s now stalled.. “The company announced it was stopping work on the water recycling plant in April, a month after its CEO touted it in a meeting with President Donald Trump. Now, Memphis residents are worried about their drinking water in an episode legal experts and scientists say is indicative of a broader pitfall of the data […]

Politico: Musk promised his data center would reuse water. That’s now stalled.. “The company announced it was stopping work on the water recycling plant in April, a month after its CEO touted it in a meeting with President Donald Trump. Now, Memphis residents are worried about their drinking water in an episode legal experts and scientists say is indicative of a broader pitfall of the data […]

MIT News: Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents. “Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to […]

MIT News: Improving the speed and energy-efficiency of AI agents. “Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to […]

TechSpot: Big Tech’s $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else. “The rapid build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is no longer just a software story; it is increasingly a supply-chain story, and it is beginning to show up in higher costs. As tech giants pour hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure, higher hardware, power, and […]

TechSpot: Big Tech’s $8 trillion AI bet is making consoles, cars, and electricity more expensive for everyone else. “The rapid build-out of artificial-intelligence infrastructure is no longer just a software story; it is increasingly a supply-chain story, and it is beginning to show up in higher costs. As tech giants pour hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure, higher hardware, power, and […]

Data Centre Insight: The Scarlet letter: How the EU’s new A-to-G energy stickers will expose underperforming data centres. “Imagine having your worst habits put on a billboard for everyone to see. Or wearing a huge, ruby red ‘A’ on your clothing. For years, data centres have kept their energy and water bills private, but this is about to change. The EU is rolling out new rules to grade data […]

Data Centre Insight: The Scarlet letter: How the EU’s new A-to-G energy stickers will expose underperforming data centres. “Imagine having your worst habits put on a billboard for everyone to see. Or wearing a huge, ruby red ‘A’ on your clothing. For years, data centres have kept their energy and water bills private, but this is about to change. The EU is rolling out new rules to grade data […]

Associated Press: AI is an energy and water hog, here’s what you can do to counter that. “Artificial intelligence and the data centers they require use growing amounts of energy and are water hogs — and AI companies aren’t transparent about how much of those resources they use, experts said. So each time you turn to the internet and seek an AI-fueled response, it’s gobbling up precious […]

Associated Press: AI is an energy and water hog, here’s what you can do to counter that. “Artificial intelligence and the data centers they require use growing amounts of energy and are water hogs — and AI companies aren’t transparent about how much of those resources they use, experts said. So each time you turn to the internet and seek an AI-fueled response, it’s gobbling up precious […]

Michigan Advance: Michigan House Democrats pitch transparency, community benefit requirements for data centers. “According to the sponsors, House Bills 6135–6142, would ensure these energy-intensive facilities bear the full cost required to provide them with electricity, require community benefits agreements for developers looking to build in Michigan communities, set guardrails on water […]

Michigan Advance: Michigan House Democrats pitch transparency, community benefit requirements for data centers. “According to the sponsors, House Bills 6135–6142, would ensure these energy-intensive facilities bear the full cost required to provide them with electricity, require community benefits agreements for developers looking to build in Michigan communities, set guardrails on water […]

Courthouse News: Texas lawmakers take up data center water use concerns. “Data center opponents and advocates descended on the Texas Capitol Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to exercise their power on the highly controversial industry. The meeting of the Texas House Natural Resources Committee brought hundreds from the various sides of the data center debate together. Part of the meeting was […]

Courthouse News: Texas lawmakers take up data center water use concerns. “Data center opponents and advocates descended on the Texas Capitol Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to exercise their power on the highly controversial industry. The meeting of the Texas House Natural Resources Committee brought hundreds from the various sides of the data center debate together. Part of the meeting was […]

Reuters: UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs. “The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their ‌data centres and use renewable power, as he launched a transparency initiative for ‌the sector.”

Reuters: UN chief calls on AI firms to come clean on environmental costs. “The United Nations called on major artificial intelligence companies on Tuesday to publicly disclose the full environmental cost of their ‌data centres and use renewable power, as he launched a transparency initiative for ‌the sector.”

Let's see... water for the people or the data centers... IDK, it's a toss up (🙄)

#DataCenters #AI #water #WaterUsage #environment #climate #NewMexico #MyThoughts
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https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert

Let's see... water for the people or the data centers... IDK, it's a toss up (🙄)

#DataCenters #AI #water #WaterUsage #environment #climate #NewMexico #MyThoughts
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https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert

Mississippi Today: Where do Amazon’s data centers in Mississippi stand? Company offers details on project status, water and energy footprint. “In the last two years, Amazon has announced four data center facilities in Mississippi, expanding its capacity for cloud computing services through AWS, or Amazon Web Services. One of the four, in Canton, is already operating, while the other three – […]

Mississippi Today: Where do Amazon’s data centers in Mississippi stand? Company offers details on project status, water and energy footprint. “In the last two years, Amazon has announced four data center facilities in Mississippi, expanding its capacity for cloud computing services through AWS, or Amazon Web Services. One of the four, in Canton, is already operating, while the other three – […]

The Guardian: Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land. “A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found.”

The Guardian: Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land. “A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found.”

Ars Technica: How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems. “Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. A recent Gallup poll found that seven out of 10 Americans are opposed to data center development, with water scarcity ranking as the top resource concern. Facing increasingly fierce resistance, some tech companies are scrambling to assure […]

Ars Technica: How some data center operators are tackling their water use problems. “Water use is emerging as one of the most contentious data center issues. A recent Gallup poll found that seven out of 10 Americans are opposed to data center development, with water scarcity ranking as the top resource concern. Facing increasingly fierce resistance, some tech companies are scrambling to assure […]

Engadget: Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 . “The company now has 165 stewardship projects across 97 watersheds, which are expected to replenish 19 billion gallons a year by 2030. Google says that’s more than double its consumption for 2024 and would allow the company to use more water over the coming years and still achieve its goal.”

Engadget: Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 . “The company now has 165 stewardship projects across 97 watersheds, which are expected to replenish 19 billion gallons a year by 2030. Google says that’s more than double its consumption for 2024 and would allow the company to use more water over the coming years and still achieve its goal.”

Reuters: AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say. “Data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from ​artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday.”

Reuters: AI to double data centre power and water consumption by 2030, UN researchers say. “Data centres are expected to consume twice as much power and water by 2030 as they expand to meet the surge in demand from ​artificial intelligence, U.N. researchers said on Wednesday.”

Virginia Mercury: What’s in the water? What we know and don’t know about data center water discharge in Virginia. “Most data centers in Virginia are permitted to discharge water into municipal wastewater systems, the same place household water goes to be treated and recycled for consumption. But there’s limited data tracking of potential chemicals in data centers’ discharge water.”

Virginia Mercury: What’s in the water? What we know and don’t know about data center water discharge in Virginia. “Most data centers in Virginia are permitted to discharge water into municipal wastewater systems, the same place household water goes to be treated and recycled for consumption. But there’s limited data tracking of potential chemicals in data centers’ discharge water.”

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