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Protest targets data centers' water and energy use in Australia

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A protest is planned for September 7th at Jeff's Shed in Melbourne, Australia, to raise awareness about the environmental impact of data centers. The demonstration aims to highlight how these facilities consume significant amounts of water and energy, contribute to emissions, and strain public infrastructure, particularly in water-scarce regions like Australia. Organizers are encouraging participants to dress as vampires to symbolize the 'vampiric' nature of data centers' resource demands. AI

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Protest targets data centers' water and energy use in Australia

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    And the argument that we need # technology sovereignty? # ai # datacenters # australia Rubbish. GreenSquare data centres, the company behind the # melbourne dat

    And the argument that we need # technology sovereignty? # ai # datacenters # australia Rubbish. GreenSquare data centres, the company behind the # melbourne data centres has been bought by SWISS OWNED Partners Group. https:// greensquaredc.com/news/partner s-group-to-acquire-aust…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Data Centres are water & energy vampires 👿👿 # ai # datacenters # melbourne # australia -approved in & close to residential areas including multiple locations in

    Data Centres are water & energy vampires 👿👿 # ai # datacenters # melbourne # australia -approved in & close to residential areas including multiple locations in Melbourne’s centre & west -use fossil fuels, huge emissions, emit noise -demand infrastructure we pay for - drain water…

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # ai # datacenters # technology # water # environment # energy # australia

    # ai # datacenters # technology # water # environment # energy # australia

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