MIT: The staggering ecological impacts of computation and the cloud

The staggering ecological impacts of computation and the cloud – MIT Schwarzman College of Computing The Cloud is not only material, but is also an ecological force. Source image: Taylor Vick, via Unsplash Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate draws on five years of research and ethnographic Read More …

Opinion: Development ideas suggest a race to the bottom for Prince William: Prince William Times

LETTER: Development ideas suggest a race to the bottom for Prince William | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com February 11, 2022 I didn’t think it was possible for remotely responsible government officials to lend legitimacy to any half-baked idea more obscene than the Prince William Digital Gateway.” Read More …

Data Center Dynamics: Prince William County environmental report recommends ditching 2,000 acre data center plans

Prince William County environmental report recommends ditching 2,000 acre data center plans – DCD (datacenterdynamics.com) Rural crescent data center park would harm forests, streams and wildlife December 22, 2021 By Peter Judge Environmental officials at Prince William County have asked the board of supervisors to Read More …

InsideNoVa: Prince William planners propose easing land-use policies, including in rural crescent

By Nolan Stout Feb 8, 2022 Prince William County planners are proposing to ease some of the decades-old policies restricting development in rural areas. The county has published a draft version of the land-use chapter of its Comprehensive Plan update, along with a long-range land-use Read More …

Prince William Times: QTS confirms its interest in the proposed ‘PW Digital Gateway’

QTS confirms its interest in the proposed ‘PW Digital Gateway’ | News | princewilliamtimes.com Kansas-based firm is the first to reveal plans to acquire land near the Manassas battlefield for a new data center By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 8, 2022 QTS data Read More …

ALL of US are FIGHTING for the FUTURE of this ENTIRE County!

Remember when our new board supervisors ran on “eliminating the rural crescent?” Neither do we. Among the most significant changes outlined in the draft Pathway to 2040 Comprehensive Plan update, released to the citizens on 2/2/22: the elimination of the county’s rural area designation from the map, Read More …

Opinion: Something bad is happening in Gainesville – Prince William TImes

LETTER: Something bad is happening in Gainesville | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com Something is happening in Gainesville, and it isn’t anything positive! Within the last two years, 15 Data Center buildings have been approved within three-quarter mile radius of Heritage Hunt, and there is the possibility Read More …

Letter: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied – Prince William Times

LETTER: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William Digital Gateway application is fraught with misconceptions and ignorance of the consequences, and this is unlikely to be an issue in isolation. If protecting our forests, parks, reservoirs and open Read More …

Opinion: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied – Prince William TImes

LETTER: Data center plan’s consequences must be studied | Opinion | princewilliamtimes.com The Prince William Digital Gateway application is fraught with misconceptions and ignorance of the consequences, and this is unlikely to be an issue in isolation. If protecting our forests, parks, reservoirs and open Read More …

Prince William Times: ‘Rural crescent’ no more? County proposes major changes in comprehensive plan update

‘Rural crescent’ no more? County proposes major changes in comprehensive plan update | News | princewilliamtimes.com By Daniel Berti Times Staff Writer Feb 4, 2022 Is this the end of Prince William County’s “rural crescent”? Prince William County planners have revealed their long-awaited comprehensive plan Read More …

Virginia Tech: Researcher explores how proliferating data centers affect water supply in the United States

Researcher explores how proliferating data centers affect water supply in the United States | VTx | Virginia Tech By Courtney Sakry 2 FEB 2022 Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. Disney+. Hulu. The choices for streaming services are wide ranging, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, more people Read More …

Sustainable? …Or off a cliff?

Communities across the county have been saying for months that the impacts of the homeowner-driven Pageland Application will have far reaching consequences. Thousands of Prince William County residents echo the concerns of Congresswoman Wexton: “I share the Superintendent’s concerns regarding the welfare of the Park, and the surrounding Read More …