Our data center workshop series has been rescheduled to start Saturday, September 12th ! Our in person session will now be hosted on Saturday September 12th from 10 am – 1pm, food and refreshments will be provided.
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is excited to offer you the opportunity to attend a series of informational sessions regarding the environmental impacts of data centers, their fossil fuel reliance, how you can get involved with your local and state government, and what you can do to protect your community. We also want to give a big thanks to North Pocono CARE for being a collaborator in sharing this opportunity and series. Space is limited, so sign up today to secure your spot!
Please reach out to anneke@delawareriverkeeper.org if you have any questions.
September 12 from 10 am – 1pm
Blakeslee Community Center
5669 PA-115
Blakeslee, PA 18610
Schedule:
- 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM– Session 1: Let’s Talk Environmental Impacts When it Comes to Data Centers
- 10:45 AM – 11:15 AM — Brain Break and Networking
- 11:20 AM – 12:05 PM — Session 2: Let’s Talk continued Fossil Fuel Use and Reliance (Lunch & Refreshments will be available)
- 12:05pm – 1pm – Q&A and Networking Opportunity
And our webinar for part 3 of this session will now be on September 15th starting at 6:00pm. The 4th session will be a webinar with a date pending.
We want to hear from you about your concerns with Data Centers
It has been amazing to see how many communities and individuals have not only turned out to make their voices heard on data center issues, but also have become experts on data centers in so many ways and in their own time. This workshop series is intended to be hosted in Northeastern PA due to the large targeting we are seeing of Data Center proposals in this region and so we want to hear from you! What are your concerns? What are you hoping to learn? What do you wish we knew about the data center issues in your area? What tools or skills do you wish you had or wanted to know?
Please consider taking the time to fill out this questionnaire to let us know what is on your mind when it comes to data centers. We hope this will offer the opportunity for us to learn more from you, offer more information, and connect with your community on data center issues.
Stay tuned for the next two sessions:
September 15, 6:00pm- Session 3: Municipal and State Level Involvement
- This event will be a webinar held on September 15. You can register here.
- This will involve more information about how municipal and state governments are involved with data center proposals as well as what you can watch for in your own community.
Session 4: What Can You Do? (Date TBA)
- This event will be a webinar whose information will only be shared with participants who attended all 3 of the previous sessions.
- We will be discussing how you can take direct action in your community about a data center. This will involve how to file Right to Know requests, public comment tips, and using Pennsylvania’s Green Amendment.