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Seattle City Council passes data center moratorium (www.king5.com)

submitted 1 week ago by velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/seattle@lemmy.world

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Elected officials unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on new data centers within Seattle city limits effective immediately at the city council meeting Tuesday, with a potential extension of about six months.

Seattle joins cities like Denver, CO, Baltimore, MD, Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis, MN, and at least three jurisdictions around the Puget Sound region that have passed similar legislation.

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[–] False@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

No one was building data centers in the City of Seattle anyways

[–] IndigoForever@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

There are a few actually due to the location, but yea not new. For sending a message though it’s good, and an easy way to win karma points

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago

There are several smaller data centers in Seattle.

This was an idea floated and ultimately killed before the moratorium was decided. Regardless, I’m happy to see the council backing majority opinion of constituents in this case.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It is also important to take a stance. This will motivate some municipalities to follow.