"To find a family of river otters in a stream, or to go see the birds in the trees - it just tickles me to death. Now, developers have just cleared that land to build a 402,000-square-foot data center less than a mile from my home. I don't want to lose what I have. A walk in the woods gives me peace, and they're taking a big piece of that away from me. We never considered moving until now."
"Are all my Google Photos kept in a cloud somewhere? Yeah. Unfortunately, the cloud is not a cloud at all. It's made up of big, hideous buildings. The development, while inevitable, is disappointing. I'm right on the border of Loudoun County, which is known for its concentration of data centers. So, when I first heard about the plan to build a data center less than a mile from my home, I was alarmed, shocked, and angry."
"I love to go out and take pictures in the woods - that's how I spend my spare time. In the woods surrounding the data center plot, I've captured a North American river otter, woodpeckers, owls, and even a great blue heron colony. I worry about what turning a natural area into a hardscape will do to the ecosystem. I fought against it at a public hearing"
Mike Graham, a 57-year-old Chantilly resident who moved there in 2002 seeking trees and woods for his family, finds peace in nearby forests and wildlife. Developers cleared land to build a 402,000-square-foot data center less than a mile from his home, prompting shock, anger, and concern. Loudoun County already hosts many data centers, and Graham fears loss of greenspace, ecosystem damage, noise, and diminished quality of life. He documents wildlife sightings including river otters and a great blue heron colony and spoke against the project at a 2023 public hearing.
Read at Business Insider
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