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New Jersey residents say they can't even wash their clothes due to data centers
- changoplatanero 5mo agowhat's the mechanism that causes tap water to turn brown when a data center is being constructed nearby?
- legitster 5mo agoTheoretically, if you draw down on a well or aquifer too far, you might start getting dirty or muddy water. It happened to us on our well regularly in the summer. But it staining the clothes? That doesn't make sense. I'd take it with a grain of salt. The stuff people bring to city council meetings is usually pretty crazy.
- estimator7292 5mo ago[dead]
- dylan604 5mo agoDo tech companies have the equivalent to a landman to go out and find towns that are willing to acquiesce to their demands?
- yndoendo 5mo agoYes, and often requiring signing NDAs. Cannot let the public know about the deal that could harm the environment and limit current resources needed by their constituents. Lobbyist prefer talking to politicians behind closed doors versus in public. Words that are not required to be public are words that cannot be properly vetted. It is in the benefit to do so.
- cucumber3732842 5mo agoPublic officials both elected and appointed prefer talking to everyone behind closed doors because words that are not in record cannot be subject to discovery and can never come back to bite you.
- apple4ever 5mo agoGovernment officials should not be allowed to sign NDAs that provide benefits to companies.
- SilverElfin 5mo agoThey find ones where leaders can be corrupted. Many of these cities have leaders who sign agreements to keep the entire process secret so the public doesn’t have a chance to stop it ahead of time. And I’m sure those leaders make money somehow, through the land or whatever.