No Desert Data Center Coalition
@nodesertdatacenter.com
We won our campaign to stop the development of a heat-generating, water-guzzling, energy-draining Amazon data center in the Sonoran Desert! We're a leaderful coalition of people based in Southern Arizona who would like to be able to continue living here.
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These data centers facilitate the greatest transfer and consolidation of wealth in human history in the service of cruelty, surveillance, imprisonment, deportation, job loss, and the ugliest fucking art you’ll ever see.
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
These data centers facilitate the greatest transfer and consolidation of wealth in human history in the service of cruelty, surveillance, imprisonment, deportation, job loss, and the ugliest fucking art you’ll ever see.
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As federal helicopters circled overhead, MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march through Memphis earlier this month. Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, we resisted the federal occupation of Memphis and Musk’s xAI data center.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As federal helicopters circled overhead, MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march through Memphis earlier this month. Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, we resisted the federal occupation of Memphis and Musk’s xAI data center.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
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Estimates say the proposed #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... wasting our water while we’re already in a drought. Join us to demand Amarillo City council oppose the sale of OUR water for data centers.
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Estimates say the proposed #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... wasting our water while we’re already in a drought. Join us to demand Amarillo City council oppose the sale of OUR water for data centers.
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
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Bezos’ company, Amazon, is in a fight with Pima County and City of Tucson residents over building a MASSIVE data center that the people do not want.
Oh wait, what’s that… checks notes… Bezos owns the company that produced this piece of garbage ad copy masquerading as journalism.
For shame.
Oh wait, what’s that… checks notes… Bezos owns the company that produced this piece of garbage ad copy masquerading as journalism.
For shame.
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Bezos’ company, Amazon, is in a fight with Pima County and City of Tucson residents over building a MASSIVE data center that the people do not want.
Oh wait, what’s that… checks notes… Bezos owns the company that produced this piece of garbage ad copy masquerading as journalism.
For shame.
Oh wait, what’s that… checks notes… Bezos owns the company that produced this piece of garbage ad copy masquerading as journalism.
For shame.
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𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 🧵
Good morning, #Tucson.
I am here at the #PimaSupes this morning. I am a few minutes because the meeting is at capacity.
In the roughly 8 years I've covered the meeting regularly, it rarely been this full.
Good morning, #Tucson.
I am here at the #PimaSupes this morning. I am a few minutes because the meeting is at capacity.
In the roughly 8 years I've covered the meeting regularly, it rarely been this full.
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 🧵
Good morning, #Tucson.
I am here at the #PimaSupes this morning. I am a few minutes because the meeting is at capacity.
In the roughly 8 years I've covered the meeting regularly, it rarely been this full.
Good morning, #Tucson.
I am here at the #PimaSupes this morning. I am a few minutes because the meeting is at capacity.
In the roughly 8 years I've covered the meeting regularly, it rarely been this full.
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Thank you, such a great article! 🙏 The Arizona Corporation Commissioners will have the final say on this jigsaw puzzle of special interests. ACC dockets: E-00000A-25-0069; E-01933A-25-0187; E-01933A-25-0103; E-01933A-25-0060 say it all & yes, consumers WILL pay for TEPs Infrastructure & profits
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thank you, such a great article! 🙏 The Arizona Corporation Commissioners will have the final say on this jigsaw puzzle of special interests. ACC dockets: E-00000A-25-0069; E-01933A-25-0187; E-01933A-25-0103; E-01933A-25-0060 say it all & yes, consumers WILL pay for TEPs Infrastructure & profits
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Wrote about the contentious Project Blue — a massive proposed data center in Tucson AZ — for my first feature with @theguardian.com!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter
Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wrote about the contentious Project Blue — a massive proposed data center in Tucson AZ — for my first feature with @theguardian.com!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The South is fighting back 🗣️
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South is fighting back 🗣️
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Our community mobilized for a historic win against an extractive development project here in Pima County, AZ. Now they’re back with a crappier Death Star we have to beat again, and the majority of our county govt refuses to acknowledge us or the timeline we’re in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter
Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Our community mobilized for a historic win against an extractive development project here in Pima County, AZ. Now they’re back with a crappier Death Star we have to beat again, and the majority of our county govt refuses to acknowledge us or the timeline we’re in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We’re talking with Marisol from the @nodesertdatacenter.com about their grassroots victory and how they’re now organizing for future protections.
Join us today from 5-6pm ET to hear from Marisol and other organizers leading the fight. Register here:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn
We’re talking with Marisol from the @nodesertdatacenter.com about their grassroots victory and how they’re now organizing for future protections.
Join us today from 5-6pm ET to hear from Marisol and other organizers leading the fight. Register here:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn
Let Them Eat Compute: Computer Says Maybe Climate Week Livestream · Luma
Hearing a lot about AI and data center expansion? That it's happening quickly, behind closed doors, putting huge demands on strained energy grids, leading to…
luma.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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We’re talking with Marisol from the @nodesertdatacenter.com about their grassroots victory and how they’re now organizing for future protections.
Join us today from 5-6pm ET to hear from Marisol and other organizers leading the fight. Register here:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn
We’re talking with Marisol from the @nodesertdatacenter.com about their grassroots victory and how they’re now organizing for future protections.
Join us today from 5-6pm ET to hear from Marisol and other organizers leading the fight. Register here:
luma.com/l7m3nzzn
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“Huge crowds packed the squares and beaches of some of Brazil’s biggest cities to voice their opposition to rightwing endeavors to help Bolsonaro escape jail for his failed power grab”
Brazilians protest in their thousands against granting Bolsonaro amnesty
Huge crowds pack the streets to oppose endeavours to help ex-president escape jail
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Huge crowds packed the squares and beaches of some of Brazil’s biggest cities to voice their opposition to rightwing endeavors to help Bolsonaro escape jail for his failed power grab”
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We rallied in NYC to expose how AI data centers are wrecking the climate just to make billionaires richer. Thanks to @stand.earth @mediajustice.bsky.social @notechforapartheid.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org and @nodesertdatacenter.com for the solidarity and art building skills.
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We rallied in NYC to expose how AI data centers are wrecking the climate just to make billionaires richer. Thanks to @stand.earth @mediajustice.bsky.social @notechforapartheid.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org and @nodesertdatacenter.com for the solidarity and art building skills.
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TUCSON! Join us this Saturday, September 20 for #MakeBillionairesPay, in solidarity with @womensmarch.com!
Featuring speakers from @nodesertdatacenter.com Coalición de Derechos Humanos, Tucson DSA, and Working Families Power!
To RSVP, visit bit.ly/MBPTucson
Featuring speakers from @nodesertdatacenter.com Coalición de Derechos Humanos, Tucson DSA, and Working Families Power!
To RSVP, visit bit.ly/MBPTucson
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
TUCSON! Join us this Saturday, September 20 for #MakeBillionairesPay, in solidarity with @womensmarch.com!
Featuring speakers from @nodesertdatacenter.com Coalición de Derechos Humanos, Tucson DSA, and Working Families Power!
To RSVP, visit bit.ly/MBPTucson
Featuring speakers from @nodesertdatacenter.com Coalición de Derechos Humanos, Tucson DSA, and Working Families Power!
To RSVP, visit bit.ly/MBPTucson
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2/3
@alixdunn.com will talk with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social from Memphis Community Against Pollution, Marisol from @nodesertdatacenter.com, KD Minor from Alliance for Affordable Energy, and @ambakak.bsky.social about how they’re reclaiming control of their futures from big tech companies.
@alixdunn.com will talk with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social from Memphis Community Against Pollution, Marisol from @nodesertdatacenter.com, KD Minor from Alliance for Affordable Energy, and @ambakak.bsky.social about how they’re reclaiming control of their futures from big tech companies.
September 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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@alixdunn.com will talk with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social from Memphis Community Against Pollution, Marisol from @nodesertdatacenter.com, KD Minor from Alliance for Affordable Energy, and @ambakak.bsky.social about how they’re reclaiming control of their futures from big tech companies.
@alixdunn.com will talk with @keshaunpearson.bsky.social from Memphis Community Against Pollution, Marisol from @nodesertdatacenter.com, KD Minor from Alliance for Affordable Energy, and @ambakak.bsky.social about how they’re reclaiming control of their futures from big tech companies.
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looking to talk to folks who are fighting data centers in different parts of the country for a story or two. gimme a holler at jael@heatmap.news
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
looking to talk to folks who are fighting data centers in different parts of the country for a story or two. gimme a holler at jael@heatmap.news
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This week's #BlockAndBuild with @mediajustice.bsky.social's @myaishahayes.bsky.social, @nodesertdatacenter.com's Vivek Bharathan, and Memphis Community Against Pollution's @keshaunpearson.bsky.social was a complete banger. convergencemag.com/podcast/orga...
Organizers vs. Big Data w/ Myaisha Hayes, Vivek Bharathan, Keshaun Pearson
Building community power against big tech, feat. Myaisha Hayes (MediaJustice), Vivek Bharathan (No Desert Data Center Coalition), Keshaun Pearson (Memphis Community Against Pollution).
convergencemag.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This week's #BlockAndBuild with @mediajustice.bsky.social's @myaishahayes.bsky.social, @nodesertdatacenter.com's Vivek Bharathan, and Memphis Community Against Pollution's @keshaunpearson.bsky.social was a complete banger. convergencemag.com/podcast/orga...
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Watch @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's overview on how @nodesertdatacenter.com and community organizers resisted Amazon's shady plan to build a major data center in Tucson.
Defeating the proposal, their story shows how our communities are stronger than corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
Defeating the proposal, their story shows how our communities are stronger than corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
Amazon’s Secret Plot to Build a Data Center in the Desert
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Watch @moreperfectunion.bsky.social's overview on how @nodesertdatacenter.com and community organizers resisted Amazon's shady plan to build a major data center in Tucson.
Defeating the proposal, their story shows how our communities are stronger than corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
Defeating the proposal, their story shows how our communities are stronger than corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
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An ordinance passed tonight adds oversight and transparency for companies seeking millions of gallons from the Tucson water system
After Project Blue outcry, Tucson adopts rules for large water users - AZ Luminaria
Until Tuesday, a company with zoning approval in Tucson could have relatively unlimited access to Tucson’s water system, even if it was going to use millions of gallons of water. Now, with the unanimo...
azluminaria.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
An ordinance passed tonight adds oversight and transparency for companies seeking millions of gallons from the Tucson water system
Data center developers: We need to build this necessary infrastructure close to your house and drain your water and push up your power bills so the university and businesses can get data faster. Proximity is critical!
Also data center developers: SPACE COMPUTERS!!!
Also data center developers: SPACE COMPUTERS!!!
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Data center developers: We need to build this necessary infrastructure close to your house and drain your water and push up your power bills so the university and businesses can get data faster. Proximity is critical!
Also data center developers: SPACE COMPUTERS!!!
Also data center developers: SPACE COMPUTERS!!!
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Last week in the lead-up to the city council vote, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social came to Tucson to tell this story. Here it is, from the days prior to our city council voting to end plans to build the data center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
How Tucson Fought an Amazon Data Center and Won
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Last week in the lead-up to the city council vote, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social came to Tucson to tell this story. Here it is, from the days prior to our city council voting to end plans to build the data center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn5t...
Underwater data centers?? Noooooope nope nope nope! www.bbc.com/news/science...
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Underwater data centers?? Noooooope nope nope nope! www.bbc.com/news/science...
More good news! Tract, the developer behind this project, withdrew their application in a big victory for the community members who opposed it! Like us, they continue their work to protect their environment and resources. Here's their website: nodatacentermooresvillenc.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
More good news! Tract, the developer behind this project, withdrew their application in a big victory for the community members who opposed it! Like us, they continue their work to protect their environment and resources. Here's their website: nodatacentermooresvillenc.com
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I'm a guest on It Could Happen Here with my friend @jamesstout.bsky.social , this time talking about something else we should all care about: the very biosphere we exist in:
omny.fm/shows/it-cou...
omny.fm/shows/it-cou...
How Tucson Beat Amazon’s Data Center - It Could Happen Here
James is joined by Karl Kasarda of InRangeTV to discuss the Project Blue data center and the coalition of people who campaigned against its construction in Tucson.
Sources:
http://nodesertdatacenter...
omny.fm
August 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'm a guest on It Could Happen Here with my friend @jamesstout.bsky.social , this time talking about something else we should all care about: the very biosphere we exist in:
omny.fm/shows/it-cou...
omny.fm/shows/it-cou...
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We won but we're not done!! Here's our latest update. If you'd like to receive these in your inbox and/or join us as we continue our work, fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
We won but we're not done!! Here's our latest update. If you'd like to receive these in your inbox and/or join us as we continue our work, fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...