The stream that coursed over Maily Kocinski’s Wisconsin family farm for 47 years dried up after construction began on Meta’s AI data center in nearby Beaver Dam. A laughable opinion piece published July 25 by The New York Times claims arguments against AI data centers “are shakier than they seem.” AdvertisementThe Vantage Data Center in Loudoun County, Virginia, uses on-site gas turbines for power in one of the world’s densest data center corridors. For those public officials unmoved by facts, know this: come fall, you’ll all fry on your AI data center altars. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) ordered a first-in-nation AI data center moratorium in her state.