Hear about the moratoria that is being called for by Third Act and its partners. Local and national legislators need to stop the rapid, unchecked build out of data centers. These speculative builds require massive amounts of electricity and precious water while doing little to stimulate the local economy. Join Third Act, Public Citizen and Food & Water Watch to explore ways community members can halt data centers from being built in their towns and cities.
Hear from national organizers and learn how to campaign locally to demand a halt in the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers.
Third Act and its partners are calling on local and national legislators to stop the rapid, unchecked building of ‘hyperscale’ data centers, which are intended to accelerate speculative AI projects. The amount of electricity that these massive data centers require will raise energy bills for local residents, at a time when people–including many seniors who are on a fixed income–are barely able to afford groceries.
Speakers:
Tyson Slocum, Public Citizen, Director, Energy Program
Tyson promotes an equitable energy transition that provides distributed renewable energy generation and sustainable transportation solutions for working families. Tyson Slocum is an expert in issues dealing with regulation and deregulation of energy markets, the impact of mergers and lax regulations over electricity, petroleum and natural gas and federal energy legislation.
Tracy Lewis, Public Citizen Senior Policy Counsel, Climate Program
Tracy advocates for financial regulators to direct companies, banks, money managers, and other private actors to better identify and address the risks related to the climate crisis. Tracey has broad experience advising organizations on equity and environmental law and policy.
Pat Almonrode, Co-facilitator of Third Act Lawyers and Third Act NYC
Pat Almonrode is an attorney in private practice. He’s been a climate activist since 2009, when he joined 350NYC, and has helped organize many NYC actions since then, including the 2014 Climate March and – ten years later – 2024’s Summer of Heat. As co-facilitator of Third Act Lawyers, he works to connect members with programs sponsored by organizations such as Lawyers Defending American Democracy, Earthjustice, and Lawyers for Good Government, and to present webinars on topics of interest for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.