Voter anger over data centers grows, but politicians avoid calling for outright bans
In Hilliard, Ohio, voters like Annette Singh and Annie Cannelongo are furious about data centers being built near residential areas and schools, citing noise, loss of green space, and disruption to their community. Despite growing voter anger over the energy-guzzling warehouses that power AI, politicians from both parties are hesitant to support outright bans on data center development.
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The full-time moms say their fury over the massive computer-filled warehouses has consumed them ever since Amazon Web Services broke ground on a data center site that stretches from the lush playground their kids use close to the elementary school that Singh's child attends.
Singh can no longer see deer peeking out from the trees and farmland that used to abut the park, and Cannelongo, her friend, laments that she can now hear the roaring
Voters are furious about the energy-guzzling behemoths that drive artificial intelligence, but politicians in both parties are cautious about backing all-out bans.
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