Data Centers: A Defining Election Issue in Florida

Learn why there is a growing voter backlash against hyperscale AI data centers in Florida and in the U.S., and how data centers are so environmentally destructive. This will be a major issue for Floridians in the November election. Once elected, learn how our Democratic lawmakers can protect us from this growing threat. Learn about the scope of the problem: the consequences of data centers to Florida's fragile water supply, to our energy grid, to skyrocketing utility rates, air and water pollution, and destruction of wildlife and rural lands. broader issues: how AI and automation are creating job loss; how for-profit control of our information and data systems compromise our democracy. Learn what legislative changes must occur, and how our regulatory agencies must change, to ensure that data centers are run on our behalf, and not on behalf of special interests. For candidates: Learn about the issue, discuss engaging with voters on this growing threat, and when elected, the regulatory and legislative changes necessary to ensure centers are run on behalf of Floridians. For voters: How to amplify your voice with elected officials and candidates, and know what specific demands to make of candidates and your representatives.