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Why Your Electric Bill Went Up the Data Center Nobody Voted For

Why Your Electric Bill Went Up the Data Center Nobody Voted For

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Your electric bill went up this year, but you didn't do anything differently.Somewhere near you, a really large building went up, and you likely never got a real say in whether it belonged there.This week I'm talking with Mitch Jones from Food and Water Watch, a 20-year veteran of climate, energy, and water policy work, about what's actually driving up your power bill, what's happening to water and land in communities where these facilities are being built, and the early health signals researchers are just starting to document.We also get into the greenwashing claims the industry wants you to believe, what "bringing your own power" really means, and exactly what you can do if one of these projects is proposed near you, because communities are stopping them, and you can be part of that.Get the Food and Water Watch "Stop a Data Center" toolkit: foodandwaterwatch.org: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/202...Grab my free guide, "10 Words on Your Food Labels That Are Lying to You": https://www.greenlivingnow.com/food-l...Get more like this in my newsletter, Notes from the Green Rebellion: https://www.greenlivingnow.com/2f1bd82c0:00 — Intro: why your electric bill actually went up1:56 — Mitch's origin story: the fracking ban he's not supposed to admit he wrote2:39 — The one issue everyone's fighting over, and why it's not the real story3:05 — 60 miles away, and his bill still went up. Here's the math7:00 — Why these buildings have to be this big (it's not what you think)8:58 — The AI race with China everyone's wrong about9:57 — Can they just run these on solar? The land math will surprise you13:56 — The early health data nobody's talking about yet17:05 — What's actually showing up in the wastewater in one Wyoming town19:02 — The water restriction story Kevin O'Leary got very wrong22:40 — Who gets the power first when the grid can't keep up34:40 — What happens to a data center's chips when they're obsolete39:59 — The greenwashing claim about "bringing their own power"47:07 — The man camp problem nobody warns you about47:54 — The jobs claim, and the real numbers behind it49:57 — What you can actually do, starting this week Most of us are trying to do right by our health — but the food system, the labels, and the "expert" advice keep moving the goalposts. Green Living Now cuts through the noise with real conversations, practical tools, and the kind of knowledge that actually changes how you live.Host Amy Hartshorn is a green living educator, certified organic farmer, and upcoming TEDx speaker who has spent over 30 years helping people navigate food, toxins, and holistic health — not with fear, but with clarity and a decision-making framework you can actually use.Free Resources & LinksNotes from the Rebellion Newsletter (free) — straight talk on clean living, no fluff: https://www.greenlivingnow.com/2f1bd82Take the free Kitchen Toxin Assessment — find out where your biggest exposures actually are: greenlivingnow.com/kitchen-assessment Your Nontoxic Kitchen, Reimagined — 5-day reset: Nontoxic Kitchen Reset | 5-Day Course | Green Living NowThis podcast is for educational purposes. Always consult a qualified health professional for personal medical decisions.
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