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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 15/09/2026

I still think there is not a good awareness out there of just how much the AI industry plans to run off fossil fuels. This is a *conservative* estimate that excludes many planned projects. These are weak plans and they can be stopped. au.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-data...

Investing.com -- Data centers in the United States are projected to consume more natural gas than most countries within the next ten years, according to a new outlook from BloombergNEF.

Natural gas consumption for electricity generation at data centers is forecast to increase by 15 billion cubic feet per day in the decade ending in 2035, even when accounting for planned projects that may never be completed. This volume exceeds the current gas consumption of all nations except China, Russia, Iran and the United States, based on data from the US Energy Information Administration. The projection is more than double BloombergNEF's December forecast of 6.9 billion cubic feet per day.

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AI Now Institute @ainowinstitute.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You passed a data center moratorium. Now what? Join us tomorrow at 1pm ET for a workshop on the policy tools and organizing strategies so moratoriums build momentum for lasting change, featuring real-life examples from Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, and Tennessee. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 07/08/2026

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 12/08/2026

Pima County workers: We do not dream of work, or of bosses, buuuuut… if someone else is fighting for your choice of boss, who would it be?

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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

there’s a word for towns where basic public services are underwritten by a single industry or, better yet, a single corporation www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-data...

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Data centers are unpopular. Meta thinks it can solve that with a $1 billion fund.

You can tell people AI data centers are good for them and they may never believe you. But a $1 billion check from Mark Zuckerberg might persuade them.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 08/08/2026

This is a really great overview of the OFFSITE water use in closed loop cooling systems. Spoiler: because it takes more power, it takes more water, because these two things are inextricably linked. youtu.be/8bbe-Ev-Yns

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Process Engineer Explains: The Math Behind "Water-Efficient AI Data Centres" Is Laughably Wrong

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Someone at the @mediajustice.bsky.social @conmijente.bsky.social Take Back Tech event I attended recently said something that sticks in my head- basically, "when we see what's being built, it reminds us of what is NOT being built"

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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Strong campaigns start with strong communities. ✊🏾Basebuilding + political education help turn shared concerns into collective action and keep us engaged for the long haul. 📲 Download our Toolkit for the Field and stay tuned for more: bit.ly/fieldtoolkit

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 07/08/2026

Lee said she wanted to vote for a version that incorporates more of the feedback from public comments. Here's that part cued up: www.youtube.com/live/4_0s3wC...

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Tucson Mayor and City Council Meetings AUG 05, 2026

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 05/08/2026

Tucson Council meeting Wed 8/5, 5:30pm! The docs from the planning process are here: bit.ly/cot-dc-zoning. Most relevant are Ordinance 12268, (what they'll vote on), and Attachment G, the map which shows us where it'll be possible for developers to apply for with the new regulations in place.⁩

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

As opposition to data centers grows across the United States, the tech industry is "pulling from tried-and-tested playbooks" to bypass it, write Dean Jackson and Samantha Totoni—from nonprofit front groups to super PACs to tightly managed public forums.

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Big Tech’s PR Playbook for Overcoming Data Center Opponents

The tech industry is pulling from tried-and-tested playbooks to bypass and securitize public opposition, write Dean Jackson and Sam Totoni.

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starlight333.bsky.social @starlight333.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Insultingly WE pay for TEP propaganda ads, actors & ‘updates.’ Why? They want MORE rate increases from us for dirty power for #projectblue -for billions in profit 😡 As Tucson’s skyline gets ugly & TEP refuses to upgrade OUR infrastructure, will they also coerce our rates to climb 267%, like in VA?

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 03/08/2026

Our private electric utility company, TEP, poached a local TV news reporter and now he shows up at public meetings to do PR for them.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 01/08/2026

Today! It’ll be hot hot, so bring water and shade (hat, umbrella)

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 31/07/2026

We can either meet the multiple gigawatts of new energy demand for hyperscale data centers (enough for several entire cities) or we can have a livable planet. We cannot have both.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 27/07/2026

Join us for a protest this Saturday at the land where they're building the Project Blue data center

Graphic of an event flyer: Join No Desert Data Center Coalition for a national day of action against AI data centers

Saturday, 8/1/26 at 6pm where they're killing living desert for Project Blue: Brekke & Houghton, across from the Pima County Fairgrounds.

Defend the land | Defend the water | Defend our community

The flyer features an illustrated black and white image of a gila monster dismantling construction equipment, and the background is a photo of a cholla cactus against sunlight.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/07/2026

"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...

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AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt

AI companies are pouring tens of billions of dollars into enormous data centers. They're being built on top of a mountain of hidden debt.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 28/07/2026

If Chino Valley can ban large-scale solar and wind power, why can’t we get a ban on large-scale data centers in Tucson?

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 27/07/2026

Join us for a protest this Saturday at the land where they're building the Project Blue data center

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 13/07/2026

One of our members, a TEP customer, lost power yesterday from about 6pm to 1:45am. Anyone else? If they end up powering this data center they're so in love with, will it end up being even longer next time?

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 13/07/2026

Here in southern Arizona alone we're looking at at ~3GW of new energy demand from planned data centers, more than the entire city of Tucson consumes. Our utility companies' energy mix is mostly fracked gas, and you're sadly mistaken if you think they're going to meet the new demand with renewables.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 13/07/2026

Hey can we stop pretending that we can meet dozens and dozens of gigawatts of new energy demand with renewables on the timeline these tech bros want them? It's just not possible. And also these AI data centers have negative social benefit.

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S.M. Pritchard @smpritchard.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

We could also just not power them at all. LLMs have no real social benefits, they exist solely for fraud, misinformation, and spam. It's a waste of energy and money and only serves to further enrich the worst people, so why even entertain the notion they're worth supporting?

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 02/07/2026

“…if we win this site fight, is this data center likely to be relocated outside the US? This internationalist frame should be part of political education and public facing commentary so that anyone in the US opposing a site in their locality will stay activated to oppose it in other places as well.”

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No Data Centers in Anyone's Backyard

Stopping US data centers means little for the planet if they simply shift to Global Majority countries, write Vignesh Ramachandran and Inayat Sabhikhi.

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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

ICE’s tactics are evolving. AI, surveillance tech, and corporate greed is driving harm beyond the border. Join @conmijente.bsky.social, @justfutureslaw.bsky.social, & Surveillance Resistance Labs on Monday 6/29 @ 7 PM ET to break down their newest report. secure.ngpvan.com/Jfq6AaFDNEmP...

Graphic promo for "The Tech Behind ICE," co-hosted by Mijente, Just Futures Law, and Surveillance Resistance Labs. A dsytopian surveillance mega structure sits atop the DC national monument with an eye on the top. Drones surround it.

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MediaJustice @mediajustice.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our communities have been turning up the HEAT against #DataCenters & police wasted no time labeling organizers “anti-tech, violent extremists.” Join us & 4 EXPERTS (listed below⬇️) THIS WEDS at 6PM ET | 3PM PT to break down how federal agencies are criminalizing our people. bit.ly/manufacturedthreat

Speaker graphic for the upcoming webinar, "Manufactured Threat: Criminalizing Data Center Resistance." A data center image makes up the background.

On the lefthand side of the graphic are the four featured speakers for the webinar: Sam Biddle, The Intercept reporter who broke the story, Darakshan Raja with Muslims for Just Futures, Nadia Ben-Youssef with Center for Constitutional Rights, and Brooke Floyd with People’s Advocacy Institute.

On the right is a handcuff icon with text inside reading the data and time: "Wednesday, June 24th; 3:00 PM PT | 6:00 PM ET on Zoom." Below that is the webinar link, "bit.ly/manufacturedthreat"

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 18/06/2026

Next weekend in Tucson: A two-day extravaganza featuring direct action & rhythm workshops, anti-repression training, water celebrations and a cookout! Learn about strategies & tactics from other movements to defend land & water from development & extraction. Childcare and food available.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 15/06/2026

Announcing a new Info-Series! Community Stricott (Strike + Boycott) of those who profit from bringing Project Blue and other data centers into the world. These guys are paving the road to hell for big tech and the surveillance state. Stay tuned for more in-depth looks at the Project Blue Bad Guys.

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No Desert Data Center Coalition @nodesertdatacenter.com · 15/06/2026

Data Centers are the sites of deep systemic issues affecting all of us. Communities continue to resist extraction, oppression, and surveillance infrastructure. At this festival we will explore how to resist data centers and other forms of oppression with workshops, food, and fun water games!

Graphic: Freewave & No Desert Data Center Present

Splash Against the Machine
Water Solidarity Weekend

Save the date!

Afternoon & Evening Sat 6/27 & Sun 6/28

Location announcement coming soon!

Fun water games, food & community workshops

Water is life
Viva la resistencia

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jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

i’m old enough to remember when folks in Memphis managed to take their own arial photos of Colossus to show that xAI had 35 methane gas turbines operating on-site, not just the 15 that were permitted. now court documents put that figure at FIFTY SEVEN. www.wired.com/story/doj-la...

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DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit

In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI’s polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.

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