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Mayor Scott Furgeson was caught on camera saying of the “No Data Center” signs going up that, “I’ve seen a lot of these all over town, but I only see them in shitty houses,” before adding, “most of them are rentals.”

theverge.comThe mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data centerScott Furgeson “regrets” his “choice of words.”

Stephen Monteith, Author of "The Trials of Seffin Phel"

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Let's say that's true. Why would people in those homes protest data centers? Could it be because data centers eat up all the electricity and water that people in those homes are short of already, in exchange for which their environment becomes even more "shitty"?

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