Amy Kremer Launches Sept. 12 Bus Tour Against AI Data Centers as 70% Oppose Nearby Projects
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Amy Kremer Launches Sept. 12 Bus Tour Against AI Data Centers as 70% Oppose Nearby Projects
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 21
Summary
Sept. 12 is the launch date for Amy Kremer’s “Data Center Revolt” bus tour, starting in Austin and running through the South, Washington and Northern Virginia to Silicon Valley.
70% of registered voters oppose having large AI data centers built nearby, according to a July Fox News poll, giving the campaign a broad anti-expansion message centered on local control, transparency and infrastructure costs.
Kremer said Humans First is not seeking a federal moratorium or blanket bans, but wants communities to have a say over projects that can raise electricity and water burdens while benefiting tech companies with tax breaks.
Festus, Missouri, where four city council incumbents lost after backing a proposed $6 billion data center project, is being cited as proof that local backlash is already shaping midterm politics.
The push collides with the Trump administration’s drive to speed AI infrastructure through more than 90 federal actions, even as the White House says developers should cover utility costs and not pass them to residents.