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	"author_name": "More Perfect Union",
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	"title": "Tell Congress: America Needs a National Data Center Moratorium Now!",
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	"description": "Driven by the booms in crypto currency and artificial intelligence development, the rapid expansion of data centers across the US presents one of the biggest environmental and social threats of our generation. Its rapidly increasing demand for energy is driving more fossil fuel pollution, straining water resources and raising electricity prices across the country. The damage both short and long term isn’t just to the environment, communities across the country are facing massive jobs losses, increased social instability and higher prices on everything from electricity to groceries. The harms of data center growth are increasingly well-established, and they are massive. They include: ● Enormous electricity consumption: A tripling of data centers in the next five years would result in data centers consuming as much electricity as about 30 million households. ● Unsustainable water consumption: A tripling of data centers would require as much water as is used by 18.5 million households – simply for cooling the computer servers. ● Contribution to climate change: 56 percent of the electricity used to power data centers is sourced from fossil fuels. ● Skyrocketing electricity costs: Electricity rates have increased 21.3 percent from 2021 to 2024 – drastically outpacing inflation – driven largely by the rapid build-out of data centers, something that could continue to escalate over time. ● Job losses: According to an AI executive, AI could negate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs in the next five years and spike overall unemployment by up to 20 percent. These data centers can -- and must -- be regulated before it’s too late. Led by our friends at Food &amp;amp; Water Watch, more than 230 national, state, and local organizations have signed on to a letter to Congress calling for a moratorium on new data centers nationwide until adequate regulations can be enacted to fully protect our communities, our families, our environment and our health. We’re gathering grassroots co-signers to amplify the message and increase the pressure on Congress to act. Add your name to sign on now! You can read the full text of the letter by clicking and downloading the PDF here.",
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