EN: 🚨 Environmental Alert: Halt New US Datacenters 🚨
A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and Food & Water Watch, has demanded a national moratorium on new US data centers, citing several critical concerns.
Key reasons for the demand:
- Energy Consumption and Climate Crisis: These facilities are "energy-hungry" and blamed for escalating planet-heating emissions and worsening the climate crisis, with electricity consumption projected to nearly triple over the next decade.
- Rising Utility Bills: Data centers are accused of exacerbating increasing electricity bills for Americans, which has become a core concern in recent state elections.
- Vast Water Use: The facilities require huge amounts of water for cooling, which has proved controversial, particularly in drier areas where supplies are scarce.