How to Kill a Data Center

About this episode

This episode discusses the successful campaign by Monterey Park residents against a proposed data center.

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This episode is all about the fight against data centers. Specifically, we’re sharing the story of how the residents of Monterey Park, California waged a successful campaign against the construction of a data center in their town. Chenjerai interviews Hrag Balian and Steven Kung, co-founders of No Data Centers in Monterey Park and Claire Wang, an independent journalist who has been covering the anti-data center movement for The Guardian and other outlets. We...

People in this episode

Host: Chenjerai

Guests: Hrag Balian, Steven Kung, Claire Wang

Topics covered

• data centers
• community activism
• local politics
• environmental issues
• journalism

Keywords

• data center
• Monterey Park
• community campaign
• anti-data center movement
• Chenjerai
• Hrag Balian
• Steven Kung
• Claire Wang

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: No Data Centers in Monterey Park, The Guardian

Places: Monterey Park, California

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