San Marcos, Texas stayed up until 2 a.m. last week to reject a data center over water concerns. This week, similar pushback showed up from Texas to Pennsylvania, New Mexico, West Virginia, and into statehouses and Congress. What looked like scattered local fights now reads as early-stage, coordinated resistance to unchecked data center growth.
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Protocol Report: The Water Reckoning
In this week’s Protocol Report, we examine the 'water reckoning' facing AI data centers, from South Korea to a 2 a.m. city council showdown in San Marcos, Texas. Plus: how geothermal energy and nuclear power are becoming the new 'deep roots' for the builders of the future.
Protocol Report: Who’s Actually Doing Something?
If every company building AI had to print their water and energy bill on the front page of their website — the way restaurants post calorie counts — would anything change?
Eighth Protocol: Sustainable AI Infrastructure as Competitive Advantage
In the race for AI supremacy, who wins if there are no resources left to support AI, let alone life?
Eighth Protocol 