Erin Brockovich, known for a 1993 case over contaminated groundwater in Hinkley, California, says she is now targeting the expansion of data centers built to support artificial intelligence. Brockovich was instrumental in a lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) that led to a $333 million settlement for affected residents; she has since been associated with a widely known film portrayal. In recent weeks, Brockovich has received thousands of messages from people reporting concerns about nearby data centers. According to her account, she posted a callout on her website in April asking individuals with issues related to a data center to contact her, and within about a month she said 3,862 people responded. She characterizes the scale and long-term demand driving new facilities as unusually concerning, drawing a comparison to her earlier Hinkley experience. Brockovich is presented by outlets as launching a plan to challenge AI data center development, with her focus on alleged local impacts and public concerns.
Erin Brockovich launches campaign questioning impacts of AI data centers
Erin Brockovich, known for a 1993 case over contaminated groundwater in Hinkley, California, says she is now targeting the expansion of data centers built to support artificial intelligence. Brockovic...
- Erin Brockovich says she is launching a campaign focused on AI data centers.
- Her previous landmark case involved residents of Hinkley, California, against PG&E over contaminated groundwater.
- That case resulted in a $333 million settlement in 1993.
- Brockovich posted a callout on her website in April for people with concerns about nearby data centers.
- One report says 3,862 people replied within about a month.
Erin Brockovich, who secured a historic $333 million settlement against PG&E in 1993 and was immortalized by Julia Roberts on the silver screen, has launched a new battle against the proliferation of AI data centers across the United States and beyond. The post Erin Brockovich Launches Plan to Take on AI Data Centers Around the Country appeared first on Breitbart.
7 hours agoIn 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s globalWhen Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something was going on. People email Brockovich all the time because of what happened in 1993, when she was instrumental in suing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on behalf of residents of the town of Hinkley, California, whose groundwater had been contaminated. The case resulted in a settlement of $333m – then the largest ever payout for a direct-action lawsuit. When she was immortalised by Julia Roberts in the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, she became the hero we didn’t know we needed, a modern day Joan of Arc. She had won against PG&E with no formal legal training.The emails she received a few weeks ago were about datacentres. In April, she put a callout on her website asking for anyone with concerns about one near them to get in touch. Within a month, 3,862 people had replied. Tech companies have needed datacentres to power their technology “for ever”, she says, but the new ones being built to power AI? “This feels like Hinkley on steroids.” Continue reading...
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