data center resistance movements

I thought it would possibly helpful to compile resources and materials for resisting data centers in local communities so that we can share learnings and what's been effective.

I'm still currently trying to populate this page. I'm mainly looking for things like flyers, posters, handouts, prepared town hall statements, rallies, zines, etc. that can help other movements with language or tactics for resisting the development of data centers.

This is a living article, last updated August 14, 2025. If you have any suggestions on items to add or change, you can reach me @wells.bsky.social.

Tucson, Arizona

Status: Successfully stopped

• Unanimous city council rejection of annexation plan

Owners: Amazon Web Services

News Articles:

• Tucson City Council pulls plug on Amazon's Project Blue (Tucson Sentinel, August 6, 2025)

Resources:

• Website: No Desert Data Center
• Instagram
• City of Tuscon Project Blue Facts and Information
• Success Press Release

Tactics Materials:

• Attend City Council Meeting
• Contact City Council Members

Mooresville, North Carolina

Status: Successfully stopped

• Full withdrawal of request for proposed data center by Tract themselves

Owners: Tract

News Articles:

• Facing opposition, developer pulls planned $30B data center in Mooresville, NC (The Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2025)

Resources:

• Website: No Data Center Mooresville

Tactics Materials:

• Example Emails
• Door-to-door handout (short)
• Door-to-door handout (long)
• Yard Signs
• Change.org Campaign

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Status: Ongoing, pre-construction

Owners: University of Michigan and Los Alamos National Library

News Articles:

• Ypsilanti Township residents speak out against University of Michigan’s ‘biggest, baddest’ data center (Planet Detroit, June 20, 2025)
• Growing community concern over planned data center in Ypsilanti Township (WEMU, June 25, 2025)

Resources:

• Instagram: Stop the Data Center
• Bluesky: Stop the Data Center

Tactics Materials:

• Yard Signs
• In-person Town Hall
• Email Campaign

Memphis, Tennessee

Status: Operational

Owners: xAI

News Articles:

• ‘We Are the Last of the Forgotten:’ Inside the Memphis Community Battling Elon Musk’s xAI (TIME, August 13, 2025)

Resources:

Additional Resources

• As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act (AP News, August 9, 2025)
• If you have zines or short readers that help talk about the harmful impacts of data centers, please share them!