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Karen Feridun

@karenferidun.bsky.social
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Co-founder of Pennsylvania's Better Path Coalition and No False Solutions PA.

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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Announcing the speaker lineup for the No Data Centers rally on October 6! Join us as we with one voice NO to hyperscale data center development and generative AI in PA! Lots of transportation options available! Check them out at bit.ly/NoDataCentersPA #nodatacenterspa
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Please sign our new petition we've launched in advance of our No Data Centers Rally on Oct 6 in Harrisburg! sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...
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Governor Shapiro, PA Legislators, Put the Brakes on Data Center Development in Pennsylvania!
Pennsylvanians were blindsided by the data center boom that came out of nowhere in early 2025. We were unaware of the negotiations with billionaires and data center developers going on behind closed d...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Coming up at 7! Matt Shorraw from Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania will provide a review of the data center-related bills the legislature could take up when it returns on the 28th! Register at bit.ly/BPPBills now!
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Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Fuck it. Just announce it. We own the Government and news media plus the NFL just started so no one's paying attention. Now let's hit the links."
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@governor.pa.gov said a moratorium is something you use when you still need to figure things out. As for data center development, "Well, we figured it out." Not even close. Join us on 10/6 at the PA Capitol to say NO to data center development in PA. bit.ly/NoDataCenter...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We were blindsided by the tsunami of data center projects proposed for Pennsylvania. @governor.pa.gov and our legislators thought we'd just roll over and take whatever they threw at us. They were wrong. No Data Centers rally, Harrisburg, 10/6 Details at bit.ly/NoDataCentersPA
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Although the money from fines for being poisoned is adding up for some of those communities. This plant was supposed to kick off big economic gains for Beaver County PA.
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Shell to pay $15 million settlement for cracker plant emission violations
Shell has agreed to pay $15 million as part of a settlement with state environmental regulators for air quality violations at its Beaver County plastics plant dating back years. The settlement —...
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Interesting framing in the headline. One could look at all of the "poor" towns that were promised economic prosperity via large oil and gas industry projects and how that went for them when they believed the claims. Protip: It hasn't gone well.
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Poor Towns Reject Data Centers That Could Help Their Finances
Economic growth is hard to come by in many rural areas, but the promise of substantial tax income isn't always enough to outweigh other concerns
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How is ICE making record arrests? I found the answer in Pa. coal country, where cops lured by a promise of federal $$$ have embraced ICE's 287(g) and are throwing up checkpoints, raiding job sites, arresting 100s, and terrorizing their communities My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/penn...
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In Pa. coal country, local police join with ICE to bring arrests, fear | Will Bunch
Pa.'s Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump's mass deportation, as local cops lured by federal cash bust scores of migrants.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
E Pluribus Unum Out of Many, One On October 6, we will rally in the PA Capitol Rotunda to deliver our common message and the many reasons that brought us together to Governor Shapiro and our legislators. Details and sign up form at bit.ly/NoDataCentersPA
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
My latest on Daily Kos calls out misleading messaging on data centers. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Pennsylvania Chamber Pledge Is Ludicrous, but Messages Within Must Be Called Out
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry recently called on supporters of a moratorium on data center development to take a No Technology Pledge that is not worthy of a hyperlink.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pennsylvanians will speak with one voice on October 6 when we rally in the Capitol Rotunda to say NO to data centers in PA. Join us to be part of this important action. Link to details and our sign-up form is in the first comment. #nodatacenterspa
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@betterpathpa.bsky.social and No False Climate Solutions PA submitted 40 questions on the GRID EO to @governor.pa.gov. Read them all at bit.ly/EOQuestions #datacenters
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Find Better Path Coalition's statement on Governor Shapiro's GRID Executive Order at www.betterpathcoalition.org/press-releas...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Dear Unnecessary and Burdensome Red Tape, please sign. sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
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Dear Unnecessary and Burdensome Red Tape,
The federal Environmental Protection Agency is trying, once again, to silence the public. Did you know that you are "unnecessary and burdensome red tape" in the eyes of the EPA? The agency is acceptin...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Powerful unanimous call for a moratorium on #datacenters from 24,000 members of PA Farm Bureau. Are you hearing this, @pagovernor.bsky.social? www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania...
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24,000-strong farmers' group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries
(The Center Square) - By the time Andy Bater held up a big map of the Gregg Township region during testimony to a state board on Wednesday, Pennsylvania's farmers already
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Important new column from @willbunch.bsky.social Oh, and there's a data center next door because mass deportation isn't bad enough.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#PAisNOTforsale #nodatacenters
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Will Bunch nails it, once again! You must stop what you're doing and read this!
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Join us at noon ET for briefing on Data Center Noise: Understanding Community Impacts Register at bit.ly/BPBNoise @governor.pa.gov
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thanks, @paenvironmentnews.bsky.social! Register at bit.ly/BPBNoise paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2026/05/bett...
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Better Path Coalition Briefing: May 18 Webinar On Data Center Noise - Understanding Community Impacts
The Better Path Coalition will host a May 18 Brown Bag Briefing on Data Center Noise - Understanding Community Impact from Noon to 1:00 p....
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Release: Cardboard Cut-Out Takes Place of Shapiro as Constituents Voice Concerns about Data Centers at Citizen-led Town Hall More than 700 Registered for Town Hall Organized by the Better Path Coalition and No False Climate Solutions PA Read the release at www.betterpathcoalition.org/press-releas...
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PRESS RELEASES 2026 | BetterPath Coalition
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Interesting coincidence:
Based on reports tracking fossil fuel advertising, The New York Times has received the greatest amount of revenue from fossil fuel advertisers among major publications, totaling over $20 million between October 2020 and October 2023.This revenue is roughly twice what any other major news outlet earned from the industry during that period.Key Findings on Fossil Fuel AdvertisingTop Recipient: The New York Times' high revenue was largely driven by a partnership with Saudi Aramco, which spent $13 million on ads, alongside campaigns for ExxonMobil, according to reports from Drilled and DeSmog.Native Advertising (Advertorials): A significant portion of these advertisements are created by the newspapers' own marketing studios (e.g., T Brand Studio at The New York Times) and are designed to look like news articles.
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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Story to come, but here's some interesting tidbits I learned in reporting on Microsoft's potential pullback to its target of 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030. 🧵 1. Microsoft set the goal in 2021, but unlike Google, has never publicly reported on progress toward it.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you are in PA, opposed to data centers, and a FB user, join the 9.5k (and counting) members of Pennsylvania Data Center Resistance! www.facebook.com/groups/23504...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
PA Statewide Virtual Town Hall on Data Centers, Wednesday, May 13, 7 - 9 p.m. hosted by @betterpathpa.bsky.social and No False Climate Solutions PA More than 400 have already registered! Join us! Register at bit.ly/May13TownHall
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The latest must-read column from @willbunch.bsky.social on @governor.pa.gov's special friend, @amazonwebservices.bsky.social.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The 4' invitation to @governor.pa.gov to attend the Statewide Virtual Town Hall on Data Centers is here! But it's not too late to sign! We have so many more signatures that we're making additional posters. Individuals and orgs, sign here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #may13townhall
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Walk the talk, @governor.pa.gov! Commit to attending the Statewide Virtual Town Hall on Data Centers we tried to schedule with you, but scheduled on our own when you refused to work with us. Stop being unresponsive to the communities hit hard by the data centers you are promoting. #May13TownHall
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee is holding a hearing right now on Methane Emissions from the Oil & Gas Industry. The Better Path Coalition and No False Climate Solutions PA submitted testimony in writing, as we are never invited by the committee to testify. 🧵1/
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Better Path Coalition & No False Climate Solutions PA invite you to a statewide virtual town hall on data centers we are hosting on 5/13. Find links to register, speak, & sign the invitation to @joshshapiropa.bsky.social to attend. (1,000+ already!) www.betterpathcoalition.org/data-center-...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are 30 signatures shy of 6,000!! Please sign and share our petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Stop New ICE Detention Centers in Pennsylvania
The Department of Homeland Security has plans to open 23 detention centers nationwide. We recently learned that two of them would be in warehouses DHS purchased in Pennsylvania, in Berks and Schuylkil...
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 03/03/2026
Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders, and investors get rich. Read our deep dive: oilchange.org/blogs/trumps...
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Trump’s War on Iran: As People Are Killed, Big Oil’s Windfall Will Deepen Our Energy Affordability Crisis - Oil Change International
Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders, and investors get rich.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Trump’s Endangerment Finding Repeal Puts Onus on Our State Government to Protect Us Joint Statement by the Better Path Coalition and No False Climate Solutions PA www.betterpathcoalition.org/press-releas...
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PRESS RELEASES 2026 | BetterPath Coalition
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela We are a rogue state, a global pariah Trump is ruling as a dictator, period An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations The message for 2026 is clear: No kings! My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch
Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.
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Senator Katie Muth @senatormuth.com · 16/12/2025
My bill, the Pennsylvania Ratepayer Protection Act, is about standing up for residential consumers and creates a separate service class for large electric load customers so the full cost is not shifted onto families or small businesses.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
A majority of Americans are fearful of the rapid growth of AI and want to tax the obscene wealth of its billionaires. Yet neither political party cares much about the will of the people. Money talks. Democracy walks We need an anti-AI party. My final 2025 column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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In 2026, America needs an anti-AI party | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, a look back at how I covered 2025, a lousy year.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss. www.facebook.com/reel/7774313...
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32 shares | At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss. Robots filled the room while organizers delivered a statement, signed by...
At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss. Robots filled the room while organizers delivered a statement, signed by more than.....
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Text of the EO now live on the White House site: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Thanks to @paenvironmentnews.bsky.social for posting the announcement of our upcoming webinar on Data Centers v. Communities. paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2025/11/bett...
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Better Path Coalition Hosts Dec. 3 Online Brown Bag Briefing On A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities
The Better Path Coalition will host a December 3 online Brown Bag Briefing on A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities from Noon to 1:00 p.m. A p...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
PA friends, we now have more than 1,600 signatures on the statement we'll deliver to Shapiro to tell him that he may be AI Ready, but we're not! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I'm Not AI Ready
A frequent talking point of Governor Shapiro’s these days is that PA Is AI Ready. What does that mean? The fossil fuel industry, the Building Trades, some tech billionaires, and our state government ...
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 21/11/2025
U.S. utilities expect 15 New York Cities of new power demand over the next five years. That's probably an exaggeration — but utilities are still using it to justify new gas investments.
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Data-center power forecasts climb to unreachable heights
Utilities expect electricity growth to reach levels that are hard to fathom — and they’re using those estimates to justify costly new investments in…
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
@nicollewallace.bsky.social I'm gonna have to stop watching your show if you keep talking about our hideous Governor Shapiro. He's as authentic as a $3 bill. #DINO
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Join the more than 1,300 organizations and individuals who have signed the statement we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro on Dec. 10 to tell him Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready, But We're Not. #datacenters docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I'm Not AI Ready
A frequent talking point of Governor Shapiro’s these days is that PA Is AI Ready. What does that mean? The fossil fuel industry, the Building Trades, some tech billionaires, and our state government ...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
My latest on Daily Kos. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Is PA's leap-before-we-look approach to data centers & AI too risky? I decided to ask AI.
Shades of the ill-conceived severance tax on natural gas! Representative Elizabeth Fiedler (D-184) announced this week that she is proposing a bill to establish a digital ad tax. It’s the latest in a ...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
PA friends, please sign the petition we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro. sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...
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Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready. We're Not.
In July, Governor Shapiro participated in Senator Dave McCormick's PA Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh to accept $92 billion in investments in data center and energy projects President Trump...
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
My letter to the editor. www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
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Shapiro’s natural gas claims don’t hold water | PennLive letters
Despite mounting evidence of health risks and environmental damage from fracking, Pennsylvania's governor continues to promote natural gas as a sustainable energy solution for data centers
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
@maddow.msnbc.com #NoKings Kutztown PA had more than 600 protesters and a special guest.
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Karen Feridun @karenferidun.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
"The 'solution' of powering AI with gas is part of Trump’s AI energy policy platform." Refers to Trump's investment in PA he announced in July at the summit Shapiro attended, palm extended. #datacentersfastfacts www.desmog.com/2025/10/13/o...
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