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How grassroots climate activists are taking on Big Tech

How grassroots climate activists are taking on Big Tech

In Virginia, a small conservation group is leading the fight against the powerful and secretive data center industry.

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Arielle Samuelson
Jun 13, 2024
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A data center with dozens of diesel generators sits near the popular W&OD trail in Northern Virginia. Source: Hugh Kenny/PEC

A growing climate threat from an industry worth trillions is spreading across the globe: data centers.

The football-field-size buildings, which house the millions of servers that make the internet work, are not inherently evil. But …

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