No Desert Data Center Coalition
@nodesertdatacenter.com
We're fighting to stop the development of a heat-generating, water-guzzling, energy-draining hyperscale data center in the Sonoran Desert! We're a leaderful coalition of people based in Southern Arizona. Join us! https://tinyurl.com/nddcjoinus
Especially when said machine is guzzling water, generating heat, consuming energy that guzzles more water and generates more heat to produce, and makes its location unlivable.
I do not care what how much propaganda Silicon Valley tries to spread saying otherwise, a machine vomiting up slop is never ever going to be art to me the way an human being sitting and making something with their soul, knowledge and skill set is.
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Especially when said machine is guzzling water, generating heat, consuming energy that guzzles more water and generates more heat to produce, and makes its location unlivable.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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What we learned/confirmed yesterday: TEP customers are paying for the power that TEP will supply to Beale. Beale doesn’t have a customer lined up, so if they build this thing it will be empty. Beale will need backup power, and this may come from diesel, which is polluting and harmful.
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What we learned/confirmed yesterday: TEP customers are paying for the power that TEP will supply to Beale. Beale doesn’t have a customer lined up, so if they build this thing it will be empty. Beale will need backup power, and this may come from diesel, which is polluting and harmful.
The Democrats of Greater Tucson are hosting us tomorrow to tell the story of our coalition and take questions. Please join us! thedgt.org/event/thedgt...
TheDGT.org Presents the No Desert Data Center Coalition - Democrats of Greater Tucson
Please join us for a discussion of Project Blue and beyond with the No Desert Data Center Coalition leadership in a panel format on December 8th at Noon via Zoom. Registration is Required for this Eve...
thedgt.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Democrats of Greater Tucson are hosting us tomorrow to tell the story of our coalition and take questions. Please join us! thedgt.org/event/thedgt...
Tucson is not backing down either!! Check out the Press Room’s latest updates on the Project Blue hyperscale data center and the resistance against it.
youtu.be/MBsJNo7nvd8
youtu.be/MBsJNo7nvd8
Mark Kelly not backing down from Trump threats | The latest on Project Blue | The Press Room
YouTube video by AZPM
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Tucson is not backing down either!! Check out the Press Room’s latest updates on the Project Blue hyperscale data center and the resistance against it.
youtu.be/MBsJNo7nvd8
youtu.be/MBsJNo7nvd8
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Defend Tucson! ¡Tucson Se Defiende! Coalition Presents:
WINTER FAIR OF RESISTANCE AND COMMUNITY CARE
Sunday, Dec. 14 from 10:00AM–1:00PM at Reid Park Bandshell (800 S Concert Pl.)
Stay from 1:00–1:30 PM for a special Rapid Response Extended Training!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
WINTER FAIR OF RESISTANCE AND COMMUNITY CARE
Sunday, Dec. 14 from 10:00AM–1:00PM at Reid Park Bandshell (800 S Concert Pl.)
Stay from 1:00–1:30 PM for a special Rapid Response Extended Training!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Defend Tucson! ¡Tucson Se Defiende! Coalition Presents:
WINTER FAIR OF RESISTANCE AND COMMUNITY CARE
Sunday, Dec. 14 from 10:00AM–1:00PM at Reid Park Bandshell (800 S Concert Pl.)
Stay from 1:00–1:30 PM for a special Rapid Response Extended Training!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
WINTER FAIR OF RESISTANCE AND COMMUNITY CARE
Sunday, Dec. 14 from 10:00AM–1:00PM at Reid Park Bandshell (800 S Concert Pl.)
Stay from 1:00–1:30 PM for a special Rapid Response Extended Training!
RSVP: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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ICE raid today in Tucson.
Newly seated Rep Adelita Grijalva and protesters who turned out to protect their neighbors got flash-banged, pepper sprayed, pushed.
At least two were arrested.
Newly seated Rep Adelita Grijalva and protesters who turned out to protect their neighbors got flash-banged, pepper sprayed, pushed.
At least two were arrested.
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ICE raid today in Tucson.
Newly seated Rep Adelita Grijalva and protesters who turned out to protect their neighbors got flash-banged, pepper sprayed, pushed.
At least two were arrested.
Newly seated Rep Adelita Grijalva and protesters who turned out to protect their neighbors got flash-banged, pepper sprayed, pushed.
At least two were arrested.
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We’ve heard that Amazon and Meta pulled out of this project in part because of community opposition. That’s huge! We are so, so, proud of how all of us have showed up since summer. Thank you so much to all of you, our beloved community, for understanding what’s at stake and fighting back!!
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
We’ve heard that Amazon and Meta pulled out of this project in part because of community opposition. That’s huge! We are so, so, proud of how all of us have showed up since summer. Thank you so much to all of you, our beloved community, for understanding what’s at stake and fighting back!!
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This would be funny if it weren't so ridiculous.
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This would be funny if it weren't so ridiculous.
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The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday evening to approve an agreement under which Tucson Electric Power will provide electric service to the Project Blue data center complex on Tucson's
Regulators OK deal for TEP to provide electricity to Project Blue's data centers
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday evening to approve an agreement under which Tucson Electric Power will provide electric service to the Project Blue data center complex on Tucson's
tucson.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 Wednesday evening to approve an agreement under which Tucson Electric Power will provide electric service to the Project Blue data center complex on Tucson's
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🚨 Breaking update: The Project Blue energy agreement got the green light from the Arizona Corporation Commission after a nine-hour meeting today
https://azluminaria.org/2025/12/03/arizona-corporation-commission-gives-green-light-to-project-blue-power-agreement/
https://azluminaria.org/2025/12/03/arizona-corporation-commission-gives-green-light-to-project-blue-power-agreement/
Arizona Corporation Commission gives green light to Project Blue power agreement - AZ Luminaria
A state-level commission approved the energy request between a developer and Tucson Electric Power Wednesday, closing the loop on the final public vote before the massive data center slated for Pima County begins construction. The vote by the Arizona Corporation Commission Wednesday evening, with four commissioners in favor and one against, was preceded by a […]
azluminaria.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 AM
🚨 Breaking update: The Project Blue energy agreement got the green light from the Arizona Corporation Commission after a nine-hour meeting today
https://azluminaria.org/2025/12/03/arizona-corporation-commission-gives-green-light-to-project-blue-power-agreement/
https://azluminaria.org/2025/12/03/arizona-corporation-commission-gives-green-light-to-project-blue-power-agreement/
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Pima County supervisors voted against a public health review of Project Blue — even as residents threaten a lawsuit over transparency and environmental impacts
Pima County rejects health review as Project Blue land sale nears closing - AZ Luminaria
A majority of Pima County supervisors rejected efforts to weigh the health and water impacts of Project Blue, a last-ditch effort by public officials opposed to the plan to conduct more oversight of t...
azluminaria.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Pima County supervisors voted against a public health review of Project Blue — even as residents threaten a lawsuit over transparency and environmental impacts
Huge shout out to @jwashing.bsky.social and @yanak.bsky.social from @azluminaria.org this summer. Without them, we wouldn’t have know it had been Amazon involved with Project Blue in the first place. 🫡 azluminaria.org/2025/07/21/a...
Amazon Web Services is company behind Tucson’s Project Blue, according to 2023 county memo - AZ Luminaria
Amazon Web Services is revealed to be the company behind the Project Blue data center proposed for Tucson.
azluminaria.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Huge shout out to @jwashing.bsky.social and @yanak.bsky.social from @azluminaria.org this summer. Without them, we wouldn’t have know it had been Amazon involved with Project Blue in the first place. 🫡 azluminaria.org/2025/07/21/a...
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Beale seems to have no confirmed customer. What does “negotiating with Meta” even mean? Why have they given us a literal Christmas deadline to close the sale? It’s like they’re pursuing this out of spite because our community united against them!
Awesome! Oh, wait...
"the Project Blue developer, Beale Infrastructure, is negotiating with Meta, the company that operates Facebook, to replace Amazon as the center's operator"
*screams internally*
"the Project Blue developer, Beale Infrastructure, is negotiating with Meta, the company that operates Facebook, to replace Amazon as the center's operator"
*screams internally*
"'Amazon is out because they can't live with air cooling,' one source told the Star." Amazing. Jeff Bezos wants your water to consume and pollute, won't settle for anything else.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Beale seems to have no confirmed customer. What does “negotiating with Meta” even mean? Why have they given us a literal Christmas deadline to close the sale? It’s like they’re pursuing this out of spite because our community united against them!
"'Amazon is out because they can't live with air cooling,' one source told the Star." Amazing. Jeff Bezos wants your water to consume and pollute, won't settle for anything else.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
Amazon pulls out of Project Blue data centers, sources say
Amazon Web Services has pulled out of its long-planned role as future operator of the Project Blue data center complex on the Tucson area's far southeast side, three sources told
tucson.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"'Amazon is out because they can't live with air cooling,' one source told the Star." Amazing. Jeff Bezos wants your water to consume and pollute, won't settle for anything else.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
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Great working with @nodesertdatacenter.com on this one!
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Great working with @nodesertdatacenter.com on this one!
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Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
You should know who’s on the Arizona Corporation Commission! They have the power to say NO to TEP and shut down Project Blue, but they won’t unless we pressure them.
Also: everyone deserves A/C in the summer heat, Nick. Do better, because 2026 is approaching fast 👀
Also: everyone deserves A/C in the summer heat, Nick. Do better, because 2026 is approaching fast 👀
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You should know who’s on the Arizona Corporation Commission! They have the power to say NO to TEP and shut down Project Blue, but they won’t unless we pressure them.
Also: everyone deserves A/C in the summer heat, Nick. Do better, because 2026 is approaching fast 👀
Also: everyone deserves A/C in the summer heat, Nick. Do better, because 2026 is approaching fast 👀
Pima County! Here are three opportunities for civic engagement with your elected officials this week: Tuesday 12/2 at 9am: Pima County Board of Supervisors. Then at 6pm: Marana town council. Wednesday 12/3 at 9am: ACC meeting in Phoenix!
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Pima County! Here are three opportunities for civic engagement with your elected officials this week: Tuesday 12/2 at 9am: Pima County Board of Supervisors. Then at 6pm: Marana town council. Wednesday 12/3 at 9am: ACC meeting in Phoenix!
Tucson’s city attorney has filed a request to intervene at the Arizona Corporation Commission to protect TEP customers. We’ll be at the ACC meeting Wednesday morning to tell them to vote no on the deal. We’ll also be at the Pima County Board of Supervisors to tell them we expect them to act too.
November 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tucson’s city attorney has filed a request to intervene at the Arizona Corporation Commission to protect TEP customers. We’ll be at the ACC meeting Wednesday morning to tell them to vote no on the deal. We’ll also be at the Pima County Board of Supervisors to tell them we expect them to act too.
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They’re trying to put multiple data centers everywhere from Phoenix down to Tucson, including on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. 😡
Arizona! Join us in Phoenix next Wed. at 9am for the ACC meeting. You can sign up to speak in-person (or remotely if you can't make it), or submit a statement if you don't want to speak: efiling.azcc.gov/online-servi... No to Project Blue, no to APS rate hikes and commitment to fossil fuels!
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
They’re trying to put multiple data centers everywhere from Phoenix down to Tucson, including on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. 😡
Arizona! Join us in Phoenix next Wed. at 9am for the ACC meeting. You can sign up to speak in-person (or remotely if you can't make it), or submit a statement if you don't want to speak: efiling.azcc.gov/online-servi... No to Project Blue, no to APS rate hikes and commitment to fossil fuels!
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Arizona! Join us in Phoenix next Wed. at 9am for the ACC meeting. You can sign up to speak in-person (or remotely if you can't make it), or submit a statement if you don't want to speak: efiling.azcc.gov/online-servi... No to Project Blue, no to APS rate hikes and commitment to fossil fuels!
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Us every time we hear how much energy a new data center project will require
a man in a suit and tie is holding a glass of liquid in his hand and says `` gigawatts ? '' .
Alt: Clip from Back to the Future: Doc Brown clutches his head and exclaims, “1.21 GIGAWATTS!?”
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Us every time we hear how much energy a new data center project will require
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I've done a lot about Google Search and I honestly could do more about TPUs, but there's not a ton out there about the buildout. That being said my Signal is ezitron.76 if you work at Google, especially in Google Cloud or Capex 😀 I have so many questions 😀 please tell me stuff 😀
Ed, you’ve looked at NVIDA very closely lately and given really good information. Is there any plan to do the same scrutiny on Google and its ai efforts? Google seems to be the only mag 7 company that isn’t circular financing NVIDA and seems to be the company Altman is most concerned about now
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I've done a lot about Google Search and I honestly could do more about TPUs, but there's not a ton out there about the buildout. That being said my Signal is ezitron.76 if you work at Google, especially in Google Cloud or Capex 😀 I have so many questions 😀 please tell me stuff 😀