We need to talk about data centers

New research shows that data centers are not the jackpot that local politicians and energy companies claim they are: They don't create many jobs, they are a burden to the environment and the electricity networks, and they provide little benefit to local communities. So why all the hype when there's a new data center coming to town? In this Medea Vox episode, media researcher Julia Velkova shares her research on data centers.

An episode of the Medea Vox podcast, hosted by Medea, titled "We need to talk about data centers" was published on October 29, 2019 and runs 30 minutes.

October 29, 2019 ·30m · Medea Vox

Summary

New research shows that data centers are not the jackpot that local politicians and energy companies claim they are: They don't create many jobs, they are a burden to the environment and the electricity networks, and they provide little benefit to local communities. So why all the hype when there's a new data center coming to town? In this Medea Vox episode, media researcher Julia Velkova shares her research on data centers.

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