Not here: Ashland forum targets data center development
An Ashland, Wisconsin forum hosted by the Neighbors Union discussed strategies to oppose data center development, featuring speakers who outlined tactics for citizen participation and legislative action. Local activist Arryn detailed the ongoing fight against a proposed Google data center in Hermantown, Minnesota, highlighting public pressure that led to an environmental review. State Representative Angela Stroud called for a statewide regulatory framework, while Mary Dougherty advocated for a countywide moratorium and protective zoning in Ashland and Bayfield counties.
An August 12 forum at the Bohemian Hall in Ashland, Wisconsin, organized by the grassroots Neighbors Union, focused on strategies to prevent data center development in the Bay Area and beyond. Speakers outlined methods for resisting large computing centers.
Alex Strachota of Washburn emphasized the bipartisan nature of data center opposition, arguing against the label of