Google Data Center in The Dalles Photo: Tony Webster PORTLAND, OR — As people fight data centers all over the country, Senator Ron Wyden has been silent about HR 655, The Dalles Watershed Development Act, … Read more
The number of existing and planned data centers in Oregon is mind-boggling. The explosion of data centers is driven by greed, pure and simple. Large data centers are the physical manifestation of Big Tech’s speculative AI dream…
A Trip Through the Fields of Hillsboro In late June, Claire Stock (photos) and I did a self-guided auto tour of some of the data centers in Hillsboro. Here’s what we saw: Summer in Oregon … Read more
Public Listening Session 3September 23, 2026 | 4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. The next meeting of the DCAC will be on September 23, 2026. The Data Center Advisory Committee will be taking comments on its preliminary findings … Read more
Members of XRPDX have been actively following the Governor’s Data Center Advisory Committee. Below are the transcripts of their public testimonies made at the June 26, 2026 meeting. Read the agenda and meeting participants here. … Read more
Join us at our watch party on Wednesday, June 17 at 6 PM. We will view the documentary The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist to learn more about the promises and perils … Read more
Tuesday, April 28, 2026First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main, PortlandDoors and Info Tables at 5:30 pmPanel at 6:30 pmRumbles are always free Like the spring-time emergence of invasive plants, data centers appear to be cropping up … Read more
Photo of Data Center in The Dalles by Tony Webster Data Centers are big news these days. The rapacious spread and negative impacts of data centers are spurring residents nationwide to rise up against these … Read more
Tuesday, April 28, 2026First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main, PortlandDoors and Info Tables at 5:30 pmPanel at 6:30 pmRumbles are always free Like the spring-time emergence of invasive plants, data centers appear to be cropping up … Read more