Wait, I use AI every day? I didn’t know!! — The Hoosier Data Center Industry Blog Series from volunteer Jennifer Ehara (Part V)

Wait, I use AI every day? I didn’t know!! — The Hoosier Data Center Industry Blog Series from volunteer Jennifer Ehara (Part V)

News ClipSierra Club·New Carlisle, Fort Wayne, IN·12/17/2025

The story discusses the growth of the data center industry in Indiana, specifically mentioning Amazon's Rainier Project in New Carlisle and Google's data center in Fort Wayne. It suggests that while Indiana has been welcoming to data center development, there is growing opposition from activist groups, environmental organizations, local governments, and neighborhood groups seeking to stop or slow down this expansion.

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Read previous posts in this series: Part I: Web Searches and the Data Center, Part II: Powering a Data Center, Part III: Cooling Thirsty Data Centers, and Part IV: The Environmental Impact of Hoosier Data Centers. Part V:  Okay, I’m Convinced, but Can I Make a Difference? When I started