Josh Koestler: Data Center Is a Symptom of a Greater Problem

Josh Koestler: Data center is a symptom of a greater problem

On one of the first warm days after the latest snowstorm, I drive past the proposed Project Skyway data center site near Pine Island and pull off on the side of the gravel road. The remaining snow is melting. The ground is softening. Water runs in shallow channels across the flat field. On the other side of Highway 52, the Pine Island water tower rises on a hill along the south bank of the Zumbro. From where I’m parked, its lettering faces me al…

Counterpoint: Pine Island data center project is far from a gold standard (MinnPost)

MinnPost: Counterpoint: Pine Island data center project is far from a gold standard. “Residents got four months of knowing about the project until final approval was voted on by the city. The city, Google and Ryan Companies got two years facilitated by NDAs. Pine Island and Ryan were warned they would be sued if they didn’t make environmental review changes. They ignored that warning, not only pushing the project forward but getting every projec…