The Stop Data Centers In Durham Coalition organized residents across the city, and together we've won a 12-month citywide data center moratorium. Unfortunately, our county commissioners haven't yet protected our county land, residents, and ecosystems from this type of development. Demand they pass a moratorium that is as strong or stronger than they city's, so we have the time to research the impacts, understand the overall capacity of our water supply and energy grid, and establish the strongest possible permanent protections.

We deserve a strong moratorium NOW without any industry loopholes, as well as permanent protections to stop Big Tech, Dirty Energy, and for-profit developers from running and ruining our lives and futures. Big Tech's AI and their data centers running this technology are worsening inequality, depleting our water sources, driving climate change, driving up our electric bills, surveilling every aspect of our lives, assisting ICE detentions and US/Israeli genocide, and poisoning our air, water, environment, and bodies. Enough is enough! Our lives, homes, and communities are not for sale!