For those rallying against data centres, we created a data centre document with a testimony page and 29 news and scholarly articles! Citations included :)
This took us a while to research and write up, so hopefully it helps someone out! Its purpose is to gather signatures for our city council in Mississauga, Ontario, but IMO the sources apply to anywhere with a data centre on the way.
We included a FAQ on our profile, if you want to see what kind of questions people ask.
Our focus was to highlight the specific risks of large, hyperscale data centres when placed in dense neighborhoods/near waterways. We provide evidence that their growth alongside industry demand means that promises made to legislators and council members are quickly broken by the responsible corporation (ex: insufferable noise levels despite compliance with local laws, excessive municipal water consumption, over-reliance on “emergency”generators, etc.)
Testimony is on page 2, and references/citations start on page 4. Good luck out there, everyone!