Our water isn’t a Silicon Valley resource mine.

​Tomorrow night, Google and county officials are holding an open house at Lord Botetourt High School (5–7 PM) to talk about the new $3 billion data center.

But there’s a massive question they aren’t answering: Who actually pays the price? As per usual, it's the marginalized.

​Historically, massive tech infrastructure gets dropped into rural, working-class communities because big tech assumes we won't or can't fight back. They get the seamless AI convenience and billions in profit; we get the threat of an 8-million-gallon daily drain on our local water, industrial noise, and a strained power grid.

​This isn't just an environmental issue—it's an issue of fairness. We shouldn’t have to sacrifice our local resources to subsidize a tech monopoly.

​ Join us outside the Lower Gym at Lord Botetourt HS tomorrow at 5:00 PM. Let's demand real transparency and community protections! 💧❌💻 #google #WaterNotData #BotetourtCounty #EnvironmentalJustice #SWVADCTA