ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Bonus episode that discusses a massive, power hungry data center that will destroy critical wildlife habitat and public health combined in the Great Dismal Swamp.
Please note my cat is loud toward the end, sorry. He hates data centers too.
Article on the health and environmental risks of data centers:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2026.1648912/full
Nature Conservancy Resilient Land Mapping Tool
https://www.maps.tnc.org/resilientland/
Social Vulnerability Index
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/place-health/php/svi/index.html
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