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- 1Why data center fights cut across party lines●Reporter's Notebook: Why data center fights cut across party lines https://www.npr.org/2026/09/26/nx-s1-5977821/reporter
NPR's reporting examines how battles over new data center construction are dividing communities in ways that defy traditional partisan labels. Opposition to the facilities, driven by concerns over water and energy use, noise, and land, is bringing together rural conservatives and progressive activists who rarely align. The notebook explores why lawmakers in both parties are being forced to respond to constituent unease about the industry's rapid expansion.
- 2Hemp touted as sustainable building material of the future●RE: https:// mastodon.social/@Karl_Theodor/ 117115878211084671 🌱 😀 👯 🧱 # Cannabis als nachhaltiges # Baumaterial : die #
Supporters of ecological construction are highlighting hemp, or cannabis, as a sustainable building material. The argument starts from the claim that the construction industry accounts for roughly 40 percent of global CO2 emissions, and that hemp-based materials could offer a low-carbon alternative for greener building practices.