Source: Fox News
Summary
Power the Future, a pro-energy advocacy group, has asked Congress to investigate opposition to data centers across the country. The group believes that millions of dollars in funding from billionaires and potentially foreign-backed sources are incentivizing nonprofits and local groups to take an environmental stance against data centers. The letter highlights concerns that American laws surrounding nonprofits may be enabling wealthy ideologues to make donations that are difficult to track. The group points to environmentally-minded nonprofits that have received and spent millions opposing data center expansion.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Power the Future asks Congress to investigate opposition to data centers.
The group believes that billionaires and foreign-backed sources are funding nonprofits to oppose data center expansion.
Environmental nonprofits have received and spent millions opposing data center expansion.
The group’s founder, Daniel Turner, is skeptical of the money being pumped into the picture.
188 local opposition groups across 24 states oppose data center expansion, according to Power the Future’s research.
The scene unfolds like a familiar drama, with each side playing its expected role.
Author: Evan Null
