@AlexAtFWW

Northern Region Director, @foodandwater and @fwaction Opinions are my own.

 Grosse Pointe, MI
foodandwaterwatch.org/
Joined March 2009
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Daniel Aldana Cohen@aldatweetsOct 23
Conflating clean energy and data centers is a policy choice—a choice we shouldn’t make!!!
Data for Progress
@DataProgressOct 23
NEW POLL: More than 3 in 4 voters (76%) would support a new transmission line in their community to connect more clean energy to the grid. In contrast, voters are 40 points less supportive of building transmission lines to connect more AI data centers.
Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Transmission Lines for Clean Energy, but Oppose Them for AI Data Centers. Description: Transmission lines carry energy from one point of the electric power system to another. These lines are typically overhead, and they transport large quantities of high-voltage electricity over long distances. Suppose a new transmission line is proposed for your community. If you knew the transmission line was being built to connect [SPLIT A/SPLIT B] to the power grid, would you support or oppose this transmission project being built in your community? <strong>Split A:</strong> More clean energy — Support: 76%, Oppose: 15% <strong>Split B:</strong> More AI data centers — Support: 36%, Oppose: 56% October 9–13, 2026 survey of 1,155 U.S. likely voters.

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Yet another reminder that Dolan is awful.
Rhys 🇦🇺‼️@SulloReportOct 23
What the actual fuck have I just read
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Yet another community in Pennsylvania sends AI data center developers packing! The movement truly gets stronger every day. fox56.com/news/local/archbal…

Archbald Borough Council Unanimously Denies Wildcat Ridge Data Center Application

The Archbald Borough Council has decided on the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center and unanimously denied the application after nearly a year of hearings.

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Huge new poll shows majority want to halt all AI data center contraction in the US washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Most Americans want to halt all data center construction

A new Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows a gulf between a public worried by artificial intelligence technology and a president who argues it is essential to economic vitality.

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It sure would be!
Ro Khanna
@RoKhannaOct 20
It would be tone deaf if Congress makes it easier to build data centers right after an election with bipartisan rage against shoving them down the throats of local communities.
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Joyous, chilly morning at the starting line for Detroit marathon (I’m running the half)
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Tyson Slocum@TysonSlocumOct 17
the explicit justification for this legislative deal by Sen Dems Whitehouse & Heinrich is that this is a climate bill that will reduce emissions. The fact that now its proponents are admitting that the emissions benefits are hazy punch a pretty large credibility hole here
Noah Kaufman@noahqkOct 17
We behave as if Thou Shall Quantify Emissions Effects is the 11th Commandment so we can’t simply say “I Don’t Know” even when it’s clearly the right answer and would gain us credibility for other situations when we can reasonably quantify effects
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Great to see @AyannaPressley and @chrisrabb campaigning for @AbdulElSayed today in Detroit and emphasizing that the real power comes from the people!
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
MTS
@MTSliveOct 15
Blue Rose Research's @davidshor on why AI data centers have become a major issue in the midterms, with just 12% of voters wanting one nearby compared to 13% for a prison: "If you ask voters, 'Do you want a data center built in your neighborhood?' 12% of voters say yes. If you ask whether they want a prison, 13% say yes. Those numbers were in the 40s 8 months ago." "Data centers have become just a radioactively unpopular thing, and both political parties are running tons of ads about that." "I personally think that AI is gonna be the dominant issue about a year from now when these primaries are really kicking off."
David Shor
@davidshorOct 8
The single biggest thing that AI proponents can do to make the public support the currently extremely unpopular massive AI buildout is to push their political allies to pass comprehensive legislation to make sure that the gains from artificial intelligence are broadly shared
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New poll shows voters in New Jersey (like everywhere!) really hate data centers, and not just in their backyards but anywhere in the state. eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/wp-…
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Elizabeth Warren
@ewarrenOct 14
Three food mega-mergers are in the works right now: Kroger + Giant Eagle Sysco + Restaurant Depot McCormick + Unilever's food business If the Trump admin rubber-stamps these deals, it could mean even higher food prices.
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Tell @GovKathyHochul and the Public Service Commission: Stop the rush to build data centers! act.foodandwaterwatch.org/pa…

Governor Hochul: Stop the Rush to Build Data Centers

Will you take this quick action too?

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Hey, maybe Dem leadership shouldn't cut a deal right now to fast track data centers with a historically unpopular president?
Owen Winter@OwenWntrOct 12
Replying to @OwenWntr
Trump voters are driving the trend. Around 17% of those who live within 2km of a data centre now say they'll support Democrats in November, compared with around 6% elsewhere
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This seems to highlight that $10 now basically buys two gallons of gas . . .
Sam Robinson@samueljrobOct 14
Kristi Rogers, the wife of Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers, is passing out $10 gas cards at the freedom fuel gas station on Harper and Cadieux. She’s highlighting Rogers’ call to suspend the state gas tax.
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Emily Gallagher@EmilyAssemblyOct 14
We're paying $300M a year for gas that leaks into our homes, making us sicker. We're paying $1B a year for gas companies to tear up our streets to repair antiquated infrastructure. And then there's the cost of storm damage. We must invest in renewable energy instead.
Gothamist
@GothamistOct 14
New Yorkers are paying $300 million for natural gas they don't even use gothamist.com/news/new-yorke…

New Yorkers are paying $300 million for natural gas they don't even use

A new study found that nearly 2% of the city's natural gas is leaking into the air and causing climate pollution.

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Why do both the humans and the robot in this video stand like two feet away here? This isn't cornhole!
Norman Di Palo
@normandipaloOct 13
I’m still half in disbelief We asked Gemini Argon to teach the Apollo humanoid to play cornhole, and it zero-shotted it All we gave it was a video of a person doing it. It then took control of the robot, generated its own sim env, performed some sysID, and trained launches on the real robot. It took it a few real shots to improve and then land many consecutive airmails. The process was so long and articulated that we asked the robot itself to explain what it did to us, as you can see at the end of the video. It even came up with the gestures Great demo for a great model @googledeepmind @apptronik
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Food & Water Watch@foodandwaterOct 13
NEW: We joined 185 advocacy groups in urging Congressional leaders to say NO to back-door permitting deals that would speed up the hyperscale data center buildout and the fossil fuel infrastructure often used to power these facilities. Read the letter: fwwat.ch/47QqZX0
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Ben Solis@bensolis1Oct 13
That's a wild ass editor's note in @freep's "letters" section re: the El-Sayed vs. Rogers debate last week.
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Ryan Grim
@ryangrimOct 13
Mike Rogers did what? This is pretty crazy even by DC standards dropsitenews.com/p/mike-roge…

Mike Rogers’s Wife Raked in Lucrative Government Security Contracts While Rogers Served as Intel...

Before his second marriage, according to financial disclosures, the Michigan Senate candidate had few assets to his name and little wealth. That would soon change as the taxpayer dollars flowed.

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Good reminder that the potential permitting deal relies on verbal commitments from the Trump administration to stop attacking renewables … Imagine making that deal immediately after the election. It would be political malpractice by the Dems.
Ari Natter@AriNatterOct 13
🚨The Trump administration wants to remand a crucial permit for Orsted’s revolution wind farm off the Rhode Island coast. The DOJ motion made in a legal filing late Friday could threaten a delicate permitting deal with Democrats.
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