Citizen Outcry Blocks a Microsoft Data Center, Making AI an Acid Test for Local Government

Citizen outcry blocks a Microsoft data center, making AI an acid test for local government

While Microsoft just scrapped plans for a massive data center in Caledonia, Wisconsin, due to local pushback regarding environmental concerns, a multitude of other data center construction projects riding the general push to terraform the modern human environment in the U.S., and abroad, are proceeding apace. “Based on the community feedback we heard,” Microsoft said in a statement reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “we have chosen not …

Community Backlash Forces Microsoft To Scrap Plans For 240+ Acre Data Center

Microsoft has abandoned its plan to rezone 244 acres in a rural Wisconsin community after local backlash about the project. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the community expressed concerns about the project’s secrecy, lack of details, and the fast-paced approval process. Data centers have prompted concerns across the country for their extensive water and energy usage. Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milw…

Community Backlash Forces Microsoft To Scrap Plans For 240+ Acre Data Center * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

Microsoft has abandoned its plan to rezone 244 acres in a rural Wisconsin community after local backlash about the project. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the community expressed concerns about the project’s secrecy, lack of details, and the fast-paced approval process. Data centers have prompted concerns across the country for their extensive water and energy usage. Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milw…