Grassroots Resistance Movement
OUR LAND
NOT THEIR SERVERS
Data centers are consuming our water, electricity, and land at an unprecedented scale. It is time to organize, resist, and reclaim what belongs to our communities.
The Crisis
THE COST OF THE CLOUD
Behind every AI query and streamed video is a physical building devouring resources in someone's backyard. These are not victimless expansions.
Millions of gallons
WATER CONSUMPTION
A single data center can consume millions of gallons of water daily for cooling, depleting local aquifers and rivers.
4% of Electricity usage
in america
Data centers now account for up to 4% of USA electricity use, and that number doubled in the past few years.
Thousands of acres
LAND GRABS
Rural communities are being displaced as tech giants quietly purchase thousands of acres for server farms.
4%
of American electricity usage
millions
of gallons of water daily
1000+
new data center projects proposed
71%
of Americans oppose data centers
Get Involved
RESISTANCE STARTS WITH YOU
Every signature, every call, every person who shows up to a town hall makes it harder for these projects to slip through unnoticed. We have tools, tactics, and a growing network ready to help.
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DATA CENTER RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS...
Videos, interviews, and articles covering the movement from around the country.
OUR ed Fitzgerald Roasts Data Center Shill
Ed FitzGerald of Data Center Resistance was interviewed on Newsmax about communities fighting back against data center expansion.
ArticleData Center Resistance Wins Again in Court
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously agreed that voters in Trenton must be able to decide the issue, in its second case on votes over data centers in a month.
ArticleData Center Resistance Wins Ohio Supreme Court Battle
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that Ashville's fiscal officer cannot refuse to certify a petition submitted by opponents of a proposed data center project.
hear the VOICES OF RESISTANCE
Real stories from the front lines of the fight against unchecked data center expansion. Hear from affected residents, organizers, and experts. Our weekly podcast is on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Episode 11 — Latest
Nichole Keway Biber — Clean Water Action
Nichole Keway Biber is a Michigan environmental and community activist who has emerged as an important voice against the rapid expansion of massive data centers across the state. An organizer with Clean Water Action, she works to protect Michigan's water and hold utilities and developers accountable.
Episode 10
Pepper Wimer — Pensacola, Florida
Pepper Wimer is a Pensacola-area journalist, public-records researcher, and community activist who has become one of the leading voices in Florida's growing resistance to large-scale AI data centers. Through her work with OpenGov.News, she digs into the records and deals local officials would rather keep quiet.
Episode 9
Nick Tsergas — Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Nick Tsergas is a Hamilton-based journalist, researcher, and public-interest technologist whose work focuses on health policy, civic engagement, and government accountability. The founding editor of Canada Healthwatch, he brings a cross-border view of how data center development is reshaping communities in Ontario and beyond.