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‘Don’t Patronize Us’: Data Center Charm Offensive Irks Opponents in Rural Georgia (www.desmog.com)
submitted 3 months ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 49 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Citizens for Rural Coweta says that it is not against data centers, but argues that they should be placed in preexisting industrial areas to mitigate threats ranging from industrial sprawl and construction traffic, to pressure on local water supplies and air pollution from hundreds of on-site generators. The group also has questioned a Prologis projection that the facility will generate $100 million a year in taxes to fund local services.

I hope they don't fall for this, but ..

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago

100 million a year in taxes? Fucking hah, they will get a 2 million dollar tax rebate from the local government

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

everyone’s pro-environment when it’s their own back yard getting converted to concrete.