# The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-left-and-right-agree-on-one-thing-no-data-centers/
- Published: 2026-08-06T14:00:00+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/971855/ai-data-center-backlash-protests-florida-bipartisan
- Topics: AI, Government, Politics, Technology

## Summary

Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data centers.  Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida, where last month the county commission unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on data center construction. She attended a protest there organized by a…

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