Data Center Critics Reuse Wind and Solar Arguments — SkimNews
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- Data center opponents say projects will alter the look and feel of places, harm air and water, and reduce property values.
- Residents opposing wind and solar have raised the same landscape, environmental and property-value concerns in campaigns against renewable energy projects.
Why it matters: Local residents are the common stakeholder across both fights, tied by three recurring concerns: changes to scenery, harm to air and water, and lower property values. The overlap turns separate opposition campaigns into a shared local pattern centered on siting and community effects across different kinds of infrastructure.
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