Kevin O'Leary's massive data center was approved by a county commission in Utah last night without residents' approval of the measure. At 40,000 acres, it would be 2.5x the size of Manhattan. The commission approved the proposal despite opposition from hundreds of locals. pic.twitter.com/IFzsH4WiTD
[Utah] Kevin O'Leary’s Utah sprawling "hyperscale" data center was approved by the three-member Box Elder County Commission despite massive public opposition and outcry. "We need to realize and remember that everybody has property rights and that they can do what they would like… pic.twitter.com/s4vju0ZfSS
何百人もの地元住民が水資源の枯渇、Great Salt Lakeへの影響、電力不足、環境破壊を懸念して反対の声を上げ、会議は騒然としました。一部の委員は住民を「grow up(大人になれ)」と嘲笑したとの報道もあり、住民の声が十分に反映されなかったとの批判が強まっています。オレアリー氏は抗議者を「他州からバスで連れてこられたプロの抗議者」と主張し、火に油を注ぎました。