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.
JOIN THE FIGHT
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 1
Lori DePietro Standen — Lorain County, Ohio
Join us each week as we talk with an organizer or community advocate helping to fight the out-of-control expansion of data centers. This week we spoke with Lori DePietro Standen, who is fighting a proposed data center in Lorain County, Ohio.
Episode 2 — Latest
Karen Feridun — Reading, Pennsylvania
Karen Feridun is an environmental activist from Reading, Pennsylvania. In 2010, she founded Berks Gas Truth, a community group against fracking. She is also a co-founder of the Better Path Coalition, committed to forging a path toward a clean, renewable energy future. Most recently, she has set her sights on stopping the out-of-control data center expansion in Pennsylvania.