Pamela Barroway – Biz Editor

👋 Hey #NewJersey! The Pinelands Alliance has a petition going urging Sherrill to enact a 3-year moratorium on new data centers in the Pinelands specifically but also statewide. Click on the link to sign!

#Pinelands #datacenters #environment #energy

https://engage.pinelandsalliance.org/datacentersnj

Petition - Protect the Black Run Preserve

The Black Run is at risk of being devastated by a proposal to bulldoze the headwater forests of the watershed and replace them with hundreds of McMansions.

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Show threadSerge from Babka1h ago

@PamelaBarroway

I'm curious as to why in a state with so many malls and large box stores- some of which I'm sure are closed or closing, why there would be an objection of having them become either distribution centers or data centers?

Source: Grew up between Exit 8A and 9 on the turnpike.

Show threadPamela Barroway – Biz Editor13m ago

@serge The suggested moratorium is not to end the data center growth but to get a handle on the impacts - environmental, noise, etc. The Pinelands Alliance link has details.

For example, one new data center was built in Vineland without assessment near a residential area due to a "redevelop loophole" & the noise is 24/7 nonstop.

A meeting of the Pinelands Commission is today, which is one the reason for this - to ensure one is not plunked down in the Pine Barrens. Hope this helps!