Citizens Warn of Data Centers
A forum featuring speakers with firsthand experience: Warrenton Town Councilman Eric Gagnon, Protect Fauquier co-founder Cynthia Burbank, and Prince William County Supervisor Bob Weir. Together, they offered an unflinching look at how these massive facilities — key to cloud computing and AI — are affecting water resources, electricity grids, local economies, and the political landscape.
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"What do you treasure as a community?"
Environmental Concerns
Effect of High Energy Comsumption
Power for Data Centers Cost
Staggering cost to consumers
Oregon Lawmakers Hear Bill
States Rethink Data Centers
Need to put data centers in new class to stop residential ratepayer
Energy and water shortages
High energy use strains the grid
Environmental Impact
Effects on NC Residents
Duke Energy considers how to supply energy to residents in light of excessive power needs of data centers
Bloomburg Study Says Data Centers Could Damage Your Home
Proximity to data centers correlated w/ distorted power readings
Environmental Concerns
The Effect of Noise Pollution
Sample Noise From Data Center
A constant hum in Manassas, VA
Impact of Noise Pollution
Noise Hungry Data Centers
Understanding impact of data center noise
Research and analysis WUSA9 with CDC warning
A constant mechanical whir like a leaf blower that never shuts off
Science of Data Center Noise
Environmental Concerns
The Effect of High Water Consumption
400 Yards From Data Center
Well, water lines and fixtures destroyed - A personal story
Water-Stressed Communities
Groundwater Crisis
Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities
Data centers take water from world's driest areas
How the ground water crisis may impact data centers
Taking From the Driest Areas
Environmental Concerns
Effect of Waste
Data Centers Waste Water
Water discharge can contain chemicals, heavy metals, and other pollutants.
Environmental Impact
Ticking Time Bomb
Environmental impact of data centers - concerns
Millions of Tons of E-Waste
Data centers fueling e-waste crisis
Hidden Environmental Cost
Environmental Concerns
Vibration Concerns
Vibration, Health, Noise Issues
Manassas, VA residents affected by data center.
Forum Meeting: Vibration, Etc.
Low Frequency Noise on Health
Public forum in Warren County, VA speaking of data center concerns.
Addressing health risks from vibrations
Evaluating low frequency impact
Addressing Health Risks
Environmental Concerns
Community Health Concerns
Physical Effects on Resident
Increased cortisol and blood pressure, hypertension
Health Burden of Data Centers
Data Centers Noise & Health
Public health burden of U.S. data centers projected $20 billion per year
US admits data center pollution is harmful to health
Frequency & noise cannot be tuned out & can cause health issues
US Admits Harmful to Health
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Science Matters
Safe and harmful decibels
Noise induced hearing loss
Harvard study: noise pollution is risk not nuisance
What Are Safe Decibels
Noise and Health
Loud Noise Dangers
Light Pollution Effects
NASA Engineer Says Not Credible
Noise Travels Farther at Night
Effects of light pollution
Science explained
NASA engineer says Amazon's noise study not credible nor defensible
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Other Concerns
Will data center fires spark tighter standards
Arc flash injures three
Data Centers Have Unique Needs
Fire departments need additional training
Data Center Standards
Effect on Propery Value
Data Center Fire in Iowa
Massive methane gas turbine installation at data center
Methane Gas Unpermitted
Realtor discusses feedback of property near data center
Company Knowingly Lies
Over 30 unpermitted gas turbines in use
Probably over 6xs higher than reported
A 100 MW data center would require almost 1,500 acres of solar
Back Up Generators
Hear the sound of one backup generator and then multiply it
Data Center Emissions
Wind Turbines are Not an Option
Solar Power is Not an Option
From nausea to death
Glycol Leak Into Drinking Water
85 acres needed per MW
Data Center Bubble About to Burst?
Microsoft steps back and cancels several new planned data centers
Changing Technology
Modern Paradigms vs. Antiquated Data Center Technology
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