Is Google a bad neighbor? A fight over water use at a huge data center is exposing deeper issues in an Oregon town | This is my state and we’re all watching closely. #Google #Oregon #TheDalles #water https://fortune.com/longform/google-data-center-the-dalles-oregon-water-dispute/

Google’s water use is soaring in The Dalles, records show, with two more data centers to come

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html

Thank you @markushesse60

#Google #datacenter #water #city #municipal #infrastructure #urban #theDalles

The bigger problem is that #TheDalles fought to conceal this information from the public for 13 months: the double betrayal of local governments fighting AGAINST the public’s right to #water AND its right know.

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html

The #Oregonian: #Google’s #Water use is soaring in #TheDalles, records show, with two more data centers to come

"Google’s water use in The Dalles has nearly tripled in the past five years, and the company’s data centers now consume more than a quarter of all the water used in the city."

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html

The #Oregonian: #Google’s #Water use is soaring in #TheDalles, records show, with two more data centers to come

"Google’s water use in The Dalles has nearly tripled in the past five years, and the company’s data centers now consume more than a quarter of all the water used in the city."

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2022/12/googles-water-use-is-soaring-in-the-dalles-records-show-with-two-more-data-centers-to-come.html