Not Even $10,000 Could Convince These Locals To Stop Protesting a Data Center Project
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Cash stipends failing to quiet Pennsylvania data center protests shows the constraint is now social license, not just land and power. If you’re planning large compute builds, treat community engagement and environmental transparency as first-class project risks, not line items to negotiate away.
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