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Fight back against AI, cloud, and cryptocurrency-driven data centers!
Don't let corporate data centers drive up utility costs and jeopardize our climate and salmon recovery goals. Tell the state's Data Center Workgroup, Washingtonians won't tolerate tax
breaks for data centers without real public benefits, including jobs and clean energy.
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Dear John,
Washington state is facing a tidal wave of demand for new and expanded data centers, primarily fueled by the expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and cryptocurrency
mining. These facilities consume enormous amounts of electricity and water, often clustering in Central and Eastern Washington because of cheap access to hydropower and ground water.
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end of the day on Monday, October 6th - to make public comments. That’s where you come in!
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We need Sierra Club members to speak up so powerful corporations like Amazon, Meta, Google, and Microsoft don’t continue to get tax breaks, fast-track permitting, and fewer regulations,
to go along with their record profits. Without strong guardrails, data centers threaten to drive up electric rates for rural and low-income residents, strain local water and energy
systems, worsen our climate crisis, and jeopardize salmon recovery efforts.
Please tell the Data Center Workgroup: no more tax breaks and loose regulations for data centers! Corporations must prove that these projects deliver real public benefits – and contribute
to a just, affordable climate and clean energy future for all without further damage to our already dwindling salmon.
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Thanks for all that you do for our environment,
Ben Avery
Chapter Director
Sierra Club Washington State
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