Northern Region Director, @foodandwater and @fwaction Opinions are my own.
Grosse Pointe, MI
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Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Over the summer of 2026, our four interns researched 12 data center proposals across six Southwestern PA counties. If they're all built, they could add enough gas-fired power to equal about three-quarters of the electricity the entire state of Pennsylvania used in 2024.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
“Anybody who lives in Arizona — knows that we don’t have the water for it.” 💧🌏
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Conflating clean energy and data centers is a policy choice—a choice we shouldn’t make!!!
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.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HVUlVhHXUAAx9tO.jpg?name=orig)
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.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
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
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
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."
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
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.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
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.
New Yorkers are paying $300 million for natural gas they don't even use
gothamist.com/news/new-yorke…
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
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
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Mike Rogers did what? This is pretty crazy even by DC standards dropsitenews.com/p/mike-roge…
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
seems like this isn’t exactly an ideal environment to pass “build big things faster” legislation immediately after the midterms
Voters who live near data centres are swinging hard towards the Democrats, in our polling with YouGov economist.com/graphic-detail…
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
From @billmckibben, this is the key reason that the permitting reform bill is likely a net negative for climate.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
writing is supposed to be hard
the grind is the most important part
friction makes fire
fuck ai
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
"It's the people breathing in cancer-causing pollutants on a daily basis that are paying the real price."
Instagram: @MorePerfectUS
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Ohioans know Jon Husted is responsible for the data centers raising our utility rates and they’re ready to hold him accountable.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Michigan congressional candidate Will Lawrence's stark words on AI:
"They're saying if this goes well, it's gonna put 20 million people out of work... But if it goes poorly, we might kill everybody by accident."
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Tom Barrett seems to be having some trouble explaining his terrible record on AI data centers.
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Highway construction costs have increased 450% over the past decade in Indiana on a per-mile basis, in part due to AI data centers under construction competing for equipment, @INCapChronicle reports
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
This might be the most brutal fumble you’ll see all football season. 👇
Tom Barrett got real awkward explaining his sudden concern about Big Tech while @WeWill2026 reminded voters that Barrett voted for a federal tax bill handing massive breaks to the same tech oligarchs building these data centers.
Rough to explain the part where your talking points collide with your voting record huh Tom?
Alex Beauchamp retweeted
Here’s my one contribution to the permitting reform discourse: The data center industry *loves* this bill. (This is, I suspect, why so many Big Tech-funded abundance bros are so agog over it.) Any challenger can fairly say voting for this bill is voting to make it easier to put a data center in your backyard.
Best of luck with that!
