The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?

The movement against datacenters are uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that impact our lives Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade.

The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer and environmental organization, he usually encounters a mix of reactions when he’s out canvassing; whatever issue he’s talking about, there’s always at least a few people on the other side.

But at a recent festival in the rural town of Monrovia, Indiana, he was struck by an unusual spirit of unity.

He was there about a proposed datacenter , a 550-acre (222-hectare) Google project in this small town of 1,600 people.

“I had 50 people I talked to,” Gustafson told me.

“Nobody wanted that datacenter in their community.

And at least a half a dozen people came up to me to say, ‘Hey, I voted for Trump.

What the heck’s he doing, supporting these things?’” Continue reading...