Dear Editor: Data Centers - Are We Willing to Take the Risk?

Dear Editor,

So...data centers. Do we REALLY need them? If so, why? AND, whether or not we need them, are they actually worth what they will cost, both community-wise AND environmentally?!

These and other questions like them are what we should be asking ourselves. Do we actually have a say in whether or not (even where?) these proposed data centers will be allowed to encroach on our neighborhoods, and even - may I say it? - our livelihoods?

Speaking of livelihoods, one positive that you might hear about them is the number of jobs they'll bring to our respective communities. This is true; they...