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Maine residents oppose underwater AI data center project

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Residents in Eastport, Maine, are raising concerns about a proposed underwater data center, fearing it could harm their community and environment. They suspect that wealthy investors are prioritizing profit over local welfare and are urging the city council to oppose the project. The initiative, spearheaded by DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC, is seen by some as an understudied industry with potential negative consequences. AI

IMPACT Potential environmental and community impact from AI infrastructure development.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a proposed data center project and local opposition, which falls under AI-adjacent infrastructure development rather than a core AI release or research.

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Maine residents oppose underwater AI data center project

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

    New front in the data center resistance: underwater. "DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC" sounds like some kind of shell company created by one of the bigger pla

    New front in the data center resistance: underwater. "DeepGreen Western Passage SPV LLC" sounds like some kind of shell company created by one of the bigger players. Suellen Hendrix, an Eastport resident, told councilors she believes “billionaire investors” have little interest i…

    LINKS themainemonitor.org/residents-push-eastpo…

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