Stop Toxic Tech from Polluting our People
Elon Musk’s data center — a public health disaster in Memphis
Since last year, South Memphis community members have been fighting against “Colossus”, a supercomputer operated by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI. Though it promised to bring economic growth and community revitalization — the facility has delivered neither.
Instead, the data center is being operated by over 30 methane gas, formaldehyde-spewing turbines. The people of South Memphis have long faced public health crises driven by air and water pollution, with asthma and cancer rates far above the national average. They shouldn’t have to live in this reality any longer – and we won't stand for this.
By the numbers:
35 unpermitted gas turbines are spewing chemicals linked to respiratory, heart and cancer-related diseases at this facility alone. xAI is planning to install 40 to 90 turbines at a separate facility
15 permanent jobs will be created — much fewer than have been promised by Musk’s xAI and greedy profiteers spreading misinformation to obscure negligible job growth
420 megawatts of electricity can be produced by this facility — enough to power a city without providing any improvements to the local grid
Over one million gallons of water are required to operate the facility
This petition will be sent to the officials with the power to halt the operation of these turbines poisoning the community, Mayor Lee Harris and Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor. Our ask: stop the operation of this facility until a proper environmental impact assessment takes place!
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