The Waterfall Center

Dear friends, In the Schoharie Valley bioregion, this part of Spring feels less like a beginning and more like a deep breath held in common, a season that gathers people back into relation, with the land and with each other. Green has begun to settle across the hillsides, the creeks carry a steady, bright movement, and the days stretch open with a quiet generosity. There is so much to notice. The layering of growth, the return of familiar sounds, the way the landscape holds both change...

Famed American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist Erin Brockovich, who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) - has put together a resource and tool to share risks associated with data centers and our communities. This tool also allows for community members to post issues regarding data centers, as well as proposed plans for where data centers are cropping up in communities around the country. To learn more please visit:...

SOURCE: https://www.ithaca.com/opinion/guest_opinions/guest-opinion-why-large-data-centers-increase-our-energy-bills/article_68edae85-92b5-4f8a-91e8-90b41af95e71.html PUBLISHED: 12/21/25 SUMMARY Since the debate over the TeraWulf data center proposal began, I have repeatedly heard the claim from proponents that data centers do not increase our energy bills. That argument persists, in part, because the structure of our energy system, and how costs are allocated among different customers, is...