Stop the Rush to Build AI Data Centers Part 1

On October 28, four dozen climate and environmental advocates held a press conference outside of the state Public Service Commission to call upon the PSC and Governor Hochul to do a better job in analyzing the various environmental, public health and financial challenges related to the construction of data center. The PSC is doing such a study as part of the Governor Hochul’s moratorium on data center. In this segment, we hear from Renee Vogelsang of Frack Action, Ethan Gormley of Citizen Action. and two opponents of the proposed Kenwood data center in the South End of Albany, local businessperson Alexandra Payne and Rhonda Pulliam of the Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association.