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CurtEastPoint

(19,852 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:29 PM Tuesday

Are folks in Europe as upset about giant data centers as we are here in the US

I haven't seen any news stories about their reaction to data centers in Europe

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Are folks in Europe as upset about giant data centers as we are here in the US (Original Post) CurtEastPoint Tuesday OP

YES Wiz Imp Tuesday #1

Thank you so much for sharing these. CurtEastPoint Tuesday #2

Wiz Imp

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1. YES

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:42 PM

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/technology/ai-data-center-backlash-mexico-ireland.html
From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy
As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages.

https://beyondfossilfuels.org/2025/10/27/most-europeans-polled-want-rules-to-limit-new-data-centres-impacts-on-energy-water-and-economy/
Majority of Europeans polled want rules to limit new data centres’ impacts on energy, water and economy

https://netzero-events.com/ai-pipeline-or-bubble-dissecting-europe-ai-data-centre-overbuild-dilemma/
AI Data Centre Chaos: Is Europe Racing Toward a Meltdown?
Europe's AI Data Centre boom is pushing power grids, policies, & investors to their limits.

https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-netherlands-hyperscale-data-centers/
These Angry Dutch Farmers Really Hate Microsoft
Tech giants want to build massive, “hyperscale” data centers in the Netherlands. A popular political movement wants them stopped.

CurtEastPoint

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2. Thank you so much for sharing these.

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 07:55 PM

Tuesday

I was hopeful that would be the case because the folks in Europe I think are much more protective of their heritage and landscape in history than we are

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