My story for @theecologist.org reports on Environment Agency research showing UK #datacentre hybrid cooling systems drive surges in water use in hot weather theecologist.org/2026/jun/29/... @watershed-i.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social

Data centres cooling drives heatwave demand

Seasonal spikes in data centre water use pose a risk to water-stressed regions, despite tech industry claims, Environment Agency analysis shows

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Speakers and discussion at the start of our conference "This is Not Inevitable: Standing up to AI and Big Tech" co-hosted with Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition. With so many issues to cover, today will undoubtedly spark more campaigning and local meetings!

A massive 1.5GW AI #datacentre in Tarka's "country of the two rivers" has sparked local fury @foxglovelegal.bsky.social @watershed-i.bsky.social @globalactionplan.bsky.social theaiarmsrace.substack.com/p/rebellion-...

Rebellion to the AI data centre boom is brewing in Devon’s "country of the two rivers"

Xlinks 1.5GW Devon Data Campus plan provokes local fury

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And you can follow all the speakers on Bluesky: @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @meadwaj.bsky.social & @olliehayes.bsky.social of @globalactionplan.bsky.social

Campaign against Climate Change@campaigncc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

If you want to find out more about AI, data centres and the climate, watch the recording of our meeting this week, and check out the resources shared. Very grateful to our speakers and participants! www.campaigncc.org/ai_data_cent...

Should we count AI infrastructure as heavy industry? A new post provides some background to the story published with @leanahosea.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on 17 December theaiarmsrace.substack.com/p/data-centr...

The UK’s largest planned data centre—a project by US firm QTS—is understating its true water consumption by a factor of 50, says new analysis by @watershed-i.bsky.social & @aiarmsracebook.bsky.social @digiconomist.bsky.social No mistake; AI is a heavy, polluting industry. shorturl.at/KXQxJ

UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’

Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimates

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