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America’s Growing Pushback Against Data Centers

In one Indiana town, what defeated Google wasn’t money or lawyers, but neighbors refusing to be divided.
America’s Growing Pushback Against Data Centers
A data center near single-family homes in Stone Ridge, Va., on July 17, 2024. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Kay Rubacek
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We are told daily that America is hopelessly divided. That every issue is red versus blue, left versus right, and that there is no longer common ground. But last month in Franklin Township, Indiana, something happened that doesn’t fit that story and it may hold a lesson far bigger than one rezoning fight.

Kay Rubacek
Kay Rubacek
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Kay Rubacek is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and podcast host. After being detained in a Chinese prison for advocating for human rights, she has dedicated her work to promoting human value and facing communist regimes in their modern forms. Her forthcoming book is "Staying Human in the Age of AI". She has also contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010.