Support for Community Organizing Against Data Center
Hi folks, My father-in-law is involved in a community organizing effort to prevent a data center from being built in their semi-rural neighborhood in Minnesota, USA. I'm sharing this call for financial assistance via their GoFundMe page <https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-preserve-our-quality-of-life?attribution_id=sl:db326532-2ff8-4fd7-9d5a-ff2074ac8c4a&lang=en_US&ts=1757426933&utm_campaign=pd_ss_icons&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=email>. They've registered as a non-profit organization and are currently involved in a lawsuit against the local government regarding the rezoning of the land. There are many efforts like this across the United States and abroad, so if you're not able or interested in offering financial support, please consider spreading the word. Is there a list of all organizations, like this one, that are fighting to prevent data center growth in their areas? Best regards, Lexi -- Assistant Professor of Communication Legal Studies Minor Coordinator
Hi Lexi - Here is one: https://www.datacenterwatch.org/ In addition, I've been compiling an Atlas of proposed, approved and built "AI Data Centers" in the US. (It started as a list of Bitcoin mining data centers (notoriously opaque) that have shifted to AI (even getting the original list of Bitcoin data centers was a long process) and expanded from there as I kept discovering more and more proposed locations presented at local community meetings). Happy to share with others if you ping me. -Anita Nikolich -----Original Message----- From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Alexis de Coning via Air-L Sent: Monday, September 15, 2025 12:29 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Support for Community Organizing Against Data Center Hi folks, My father-in-law is involved in a community organizing effort to prevent a data center from being built in their semi-rural neighborhood in Minnesota, USA. I'm sharing this call for financial assistance via their GoFundMe page <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-preserve-our-... >. They've registered as a non-profit organization and are currently involved in a lawsuit against the local government regarding the rezoning of the land. There are many efforts like this across the United States and abroad, so if you're not able or interested in offering financial support, please consider spreading the word. Is there a list of all organizations, like this one, that are fighting to prevent data center growth in their areas? Best regards, Lexi -- Assistant Professor of Communication Legal Studies Minor Coordinator _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!DZ3fjg!8XIMINa53rPgOsvcuH6gZ... Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir... Join the Association of Internet Researchers: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.aoir.org/__;!!DZ3fjg!8XIMINa53rPgOsvc...
Hi Lexi, I have been following community opposition to data centers for a bit. An interesting and recent development is the creation of a corporate playbook to "manage" local resistance. See this article *When Communities Push Back: Navigating Data Center Opposition* https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/site-selection/article/55307719/when-comm... You might have to register to read it. No paywall, however. Best, Raul Zambrano On 9/15/25 13:37, NIkolich, Anita via Air-L wrote:
Hi Lexi - Here is one:https://www.datacenterwatch.org/
In addition, I've been compiling an Atlas of proposed, approved and built "AI Data Centers" in the US. (It started as a list of Bitcoin mining data centers (notoriously opaque) that have shifted to AI (even getting the original list of Bitcoin data centers was a long process) and expanded from there as I kept discovering more and more proposed locations presented at local community meetings). Happy to share with others if you ping me.
-Anita Nikolich -----Original Message----- From: Air-L<air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Alexis de Coning via Air-L Sent: Monday, September 15, 2025 12:29 PM To:air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Support for Community Organizing Against Data Center
Hi folks,
My father-in-law is involved in a community organizing effort to prevent a data center from being built in their semi-rural neighborhood in Minnesota, USA.
I'm sharing this call for financial assistance via their GoFundMe page<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-preserve-our-...
. They've registered as a non-profit organization and are currently involved in a lawsuit against the local government regarding the rezoning of the land.
There are many efforts like this across the United States and abroad, so if you're not able or interested in offering financial support, please consider spreading the word.
Is there a list of all organizations, like this one, that are fighting to prevent data center growth in their areas?
Best regards, Lexi -- Assistant Professor of Communication Legal Studies Minor Coordinator _______________________________________________ TheAir-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchershttps://urldefense.com/v3/__http://aoir.org__;!!DZ3fjg!8XIMINa53rPgOsvcuH6gZ... Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at:https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir...
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Alexis de Coning -
NIkolich, Anita -
Raul Zambrano