How to Kill a Data Center

Text the Unruly Hotline HereThis episode is all about the fight against data centers. Specifically, we’re sharing the story of how the residents of Monterey Park, California waged a successful campaign against the construction of a data center in their town. Chenjerai interviews Hrag Balian and Steven Kung, co-founders of No Data Centers in Monterey Park and Claire Wang, an independent journalist who has been covering the anti-data center movement for The Guardian and other outlets. We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently - support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects  Go there now to hear Chenjerai and his friend D Noble dissect what's going on with the "rapper" Jack Harlow. Follow Chenjerai on Instagram @chenjerai and Bluesky @chenjerai.bsky.social and follow Unruly Subjects @unrulysubjectspod. Get in touch [email protected] to Proxy created & hosted by our friend Yowei Shaw.Additional Music by Blue Dot Sessions and Grizzly BeatzUnruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome ProductionsFurther reading & sources from this episode:Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won, The Guardian After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area, Capital B NewsTrump releases AI policy for Congress to pre-empt state rules, ReutersTrump’s AI Order Is More Bark than BiteWhile the executive order has created uncertainty for the many states that have passed artificial intelligence policies to protect their residents, its impact falls short of its menacing rhetoric.Data Center Watch   Support the show