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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In #SK Scott Moe is bankrupting us to revitalize COAL production and allowing a new gas power plant (to be built adjacent to Regina, a migratory bird sanctuary, post secondary campuses, and a golf course) for a data centre. And he is pushing a nuclear future while actively suppressing renewables.

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"We've heard rumours that somewhere beyond the borders of the Queen City there's an "AI data centre"currently being built.Sounds like it might be kind of a big deal.Simon Enoch from the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives drops into the subbasement to educate us on it." @pauldechene.bsky.social

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QCIB Oct 01 2026 - This Is Fine! with Simon Enoch

YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hey, Regina. Join the International Protest day Saturday, Oct.3, 2026 at City Hall! Understand if Motion MN26-18 is passed at the October 14, 2026 meeting we can pause any progress until questions/concerns/requirements/safeguards are met. We deserve answers. Join us!

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Sec.38 hands SaskPower the exclusive right to supply, transmit, distribute and sell electricity in this province—full stop. Private companies have generated power here before... but only ever on one condition: they sell every kilowatt to a single customer, SaskPower the Crown that owns the wires."

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The AI Data Centre-Driven Privatization of SaskPower Is Underway. You Knew It Was Coming.

Inside the quietest privatization in Saskatchewan history — no legislature, no regulator, no disclosure.

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

www.saskndp.ca/datacentremo... Please sign the moratorium. "Better late than never"? Hey, @saskndp.bsky.social Tell us how we can help.

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The provincial government is reviewing more than 30 AI data centre proposals,& says its data centre framework will determine which will be approved. For instance,it will only green light Canadian companies that supply their own power. Is that stringent enough for those who are skeptical? #noMoecoal

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Are the guidelines for new AI data centres strong enough?

YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan

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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Hundreds in Red Deer take part in AI data centre consultation. - @nathanip.bsky.social & @naheednenshi.bsky.social Have your voice be heard: www.albertandpcaucus.ca/ai-data-cent... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ai #data

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A new analysis finds the Saskatchewan government's decision could cost up to $46.4 billion over the next 20 years. Meanwhile, the mayor of Estevan says the city projected it would lose a third of its population without coal.

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What is the cost of Saskatchewan choosing to use coal?

YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn't have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, warns that "we need to mitigate the risk of extinction" with regulation and moratoriums.. "

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AI Expert Urges Governments to Bring Development to "Grinding Halt" Amid Fears of Rogue Technology

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Data centres are the final nail in our <ONLY> habitable planets' coffin. THERE IS NO PLANET B. #fossilfools #wakeup #theworldisburning #findyoyrvoice

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"The 466MW Black Bear Power Project (BBPP) close to Swan Hills northwest of Edmonton has received little media coverage. This is surprising given it has changed proponents, quietly abandoned previous carbon capture and storage commitments, and would potentially add one million tonnes" annually ..

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called out the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley billionaires for building data centers in poor, disenfranchised communities, even though they would never want to see them constructed in their own backyard."

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AOC calls out Silicon Valley billionaires for pushing data centers on poor communities

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Data centres are not sustainable over the short or long term. Absolutely wrong to not use latest green technologies to power these billion $ centres. We can't power the future with last centuries energy source. #climateactionnow #noMoecoal #renewables #noeconomyonadeadplanet

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Danielle Smith has misled Albertan's on the new AI center's electricity use... She's talked a lot about minimal water use as well... But what happens when we look at the water use of the dedicated power plant? It could have a much bigger impact than she says. #abpoli

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Switzerland mandated in 2023 that all new buildings exceeding 300 square metres of roof area must install solar panels covering a minimum percentage of that surface — the most aggressive building-integrated solar mandate in continental Europe #ActOnClimate #SolarPower #Renewables

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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 02/07/2026

If companies can't run data centres without polluting our air and water, pushing up energy bills, abusing workers' rights, harming local communities or wrecking the climate – then they shouldn't be allowed to run them A safe climate and healthy environment are necessities – tech bro profits aren't

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EU weighs weaker data centre climate rules in win for Big Tech

Past proposals for strict rules on renewable energy certificates have been dropped after heavy lobbying, draft shows

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 30/06/2026

This is HUGE: In 2025, renewables were the LARGEST source of global energy supply growth, with solar delivering 71% of that rise. The energy system is tilting towards clean power. Now governments need to double down and turn this surge into a real break‑up with fossil fuels.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/06/2026

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.

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AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter that

As the world tries to curb human-caused climate change and not run dry of water, every online query is increasing our environmental footprint and exacerbating the problem.

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voteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

DATA CENTERS = BAD

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

We're so behind, #saskatchewan We could&must #dobetter. Energy need for data centres is staggering, and begs for sustainability,ingenuity, and competency for innovative solutions. Scott Moe and his out of touch caucus want to subject citizens to 26B debt for COAL expansion? Lazy, privileged, wrong.

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King Ceaser @kingceaserotn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Parts of Saskatchewan are dangerously close to becoming unfarmable bc of drought so of course they are approving AI data centres to steal more of our water and raise area temps. If you want something done on the prairies, don’t go through democratic processes, just grease the right pockets #RESIST

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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Saskatchewan and the Federal government are mowing over constituencies like in 🇺🇸 for AI data centres. #skpoli #Regina

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I don’t always repost Frank Luntz. But when I do, it’s usually something like this

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Everywhere. Resistance grows. ✊️ Pause needed on this unsustainable trend. They already appropriated humanity's collective data without compenstation. To build these behemoths without the most efficient energy sources, while they expect communities to foot the bill and deal with eco fallout? Nope.

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skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social @skdatacentrewatch.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

"Americans on both sides of the aisle have found common ground opposing construction of data centers in their communities. In Texas, one lifelong conservative voter told MSNOW reporter Josh Einiger that the issue could flip the Senate. And longtime consumer advocate Erin Brockovich joins..."

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Erin Brockovich on data centers: 'People aren't being heard'

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kristina @mudkri.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Ya. This guys got the juice as the kids say.

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Joshua Shaw @joshuashaw.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Unacceptable. I wrote an email to @mark-carney.bsky.social and @evansolomon.bsky.social. AI has no place in higher education.

Dear Prime Minister, dear Minister,

I am an assistant professor at a U15 university.

I saw the announcement for the AI for All strategy. I was disappointed to see that the Federal government is committed to: "Provide access to trusted AI agents for every post-secondary student — from the arts and commerce to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and medicine." AI has no place in higher education. AI is ruining students' capacities to read, write and analyse. Reading and writing are essential to thinking, yet they are increasingly offloading these skills. I strongly reject the need to incorporate AI in higher education and urge you commit to speak to Canadian professors and other educators about the intellectual costs AI is causing.

Sincerely,

Dr. Joshua Shaw

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