More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
US Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/us-data-centers
What goes to happen?
Data Centers will go hunting in the Global South in even bigger numbers. Data colonialism will expand massively and environmental collapse will accelerate.
In this article they talk about the situation in the state of São Paulo but it is true for all regions in Brazil, spc the Northeast. In Pt but 2 important takeaways are:
"The installation of data centers is advancing in Brazil, without environmental licensing rules or transparency in the sector regarding the use of natural resources, such as water;
Data centers are installed in areas already facing water rationing"
#WaterGrab #NeoColonialism #DataCenter
https://apublica.org/2025/12/data-centers-em-sp-elevam-uso-de-agua-e-pressionam-abastecimento/
Gerry McGovern
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