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Water filtration
Wetlands recharge aquifers and filter pollutants. Data centers drain millions of gallons daily.
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An Info Campaign
This is what happens when you put a data center in a swamp.
Wetlands store carbon and cool the air. Data centers drain them dry and heat everything up.
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A swamp is not empty land.
But that's how developers see it. Flat, cheap, and out of sight.
Wetlands are being drained across the country to make room for data centers. This site is a record of what's being lost. It's not a complaint. It's documentation.
You cannot build server racks on a sponge and expect the sponge to keep working.
The stakes
Three things a swamp does that a data center destroys.
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Carbon storage
Wetlands store more carbon per acre than forests. Draining them releases it all.
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Wildlife habitat
Wetlands support 40% of all species. Data centers pave over their homes.
The pattern
This isn't the first time.
Several regions have already been through the data center cycle. Here's what happened.
Northern Virginia
Data centers now consume approximately 25% of the state's electricity.
Memphis, Tennessee
Over 35 methane turbines were built to power new data centers.
Mesa & Phoenix, Arizona
Data centers use between 1 and 5 million gallons of water per day in a desert.
Dublin, Ireland
Data centers consume 21% of the country's total electricity.
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