Trump’s Push to Build Data Centers for the US Military
Fort Bliss, in Texas, could soon be the site of a hyperscale data center developed by the Carlyle Group.US Army/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. If you live near a military base, there’s a chance you’ll soon find that a privately owned data center has moved into your area. A year ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to lease land to private developers for this purpose.
- ▪Fort Bliss, in Texas, could soon be the site of a hyperscale data center developed by the Carlyle Group.US Army/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.
- ▪If you live near a military base, there’s a chance you’ll soon find that a privately owned data center has moved into your area.
- ▪A year ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to lease land to private developers for this purpose.
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Fort Bliss, in Texas, could soon be the site of a hyperscale data center developed by the Carlyle Group.US Army/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. If you live near a military base, there’s a chance you’ll soon find that a privately owned data center has moved into your area. A year ago, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Defense to lease land to private developers for this purpose. “You can’t fight it,” Trump said this week of data centers, which have grown wildly unpopular. Amid concerns about massive electricity use and pollution, data center buildout on military bases is happening at hyperspeed.
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