I still can’t find out if either of the other county commissioners signed a nondisclosure agreement about data centers; they haven’t answered me.
Tag: Lackawanna County
Data centers cancelled in Blakely Pennsylvania and Menomonie Wisconsin.
Opposition to data centers is making headway against the AI bubble environmental assault. Menomonie Wisconsin is the rural town in western Wisconsin that had a public meeting where I was able to listen to the public comments of the citizenry and do some commentary on my podcast. Many of the citizens who spoke at that meeting figured […]
Don’t let them tell you we’re to blame for monstrosity AI data centers.
Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 029
Pandemic fraud leads to jail time for a landlord in Scranton Pennsylvania.
“The companies had no business operations, according to a federal indictment. Four companies own five residential buildings, where the businesses supposedly operated, according to deeds.”
I’m sending postcards to elected reps asking them if they’ve signed NDAs.
Elected officials shouldn’t be allowed to sign nondisclosure agreements.
Data Center hearing in the town of Archbald Pennsylvania drew a record number of constituents who were talked down to.
Multiple data centers proposed in Northeastern Pennsylvania are in or very near to Archbald Pennsylvania.
Attorney for a developer threatens end to democracy if the people of Covington Township don’t allow their property values to zero out.
WVIA reports that the company that will run the proposed data center in Lackawanna County has already had the developer sign a NDA (nondisclosure agreement).
Hundreds turn out in small town meeting to oppose a data center; township politicians vote for it anyway.
Someone should be looking into what kind of financial interests these township supervisors have in the proposed 500 acres to be used for this planned ginormous data center power plant.
Spotted Lanternfly in Scranton Pennsylvania.
Unfortunately we’ve got an bunch of these in Scranton Pennsylvania.
PA news outlet is reporting on data centers so boondoggles must be imminent in the state house.
Spotlight PA’s newsletter headline: AI data centers are fueling electricity demand.
By law all sorts of things aren’t supposed to happen.
“By law, Social Security cannot be touched in the budget reconciliation process.”
It’s imperative to inform politicians about tech scams that target their ideological hopes with false promises.
Crypto mogul donors lure politicians to betray their communities by saying they’re doing it to benefit their communities. It’s a trick.
Opposing The Dump Stink.
A follow up on the local dump stink problem… a judge has ruled the state regulator dropped the ball.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan has gone all in on the nightmare of data centers to fuel AI scams.
Rep Rob Bresnahan’s stock trades, including in tech companies, as of March 2025 are interesting.
Slashing staff at Social Security has really serious consequences that will hit senior citizens most, but nobody’s going to happy about this.
I expect more stories like this hitting the news, and attempts to normalize or justify it.
Parks, forests, and nature, are economic powerhouses, actually.
If all you care about is the economics when it comes to parks and public lands, then you should want them, because setting aside and preserving nature is actually very good for The Economy.
Medicaid info town hall by Pennsylvania state Rep Kosierowski.
I listened to the whole thing in case you can’t or don’t want to. (Voila, you can thank me later!)
Utility rate increase proposed in PA.
WNEP16 – Scranton requests public hearing with UGI following proposed rate increase – Scranton city officials are requesting a public hearing regarding UGI’s proposed gas rate increase. Author: Maggie Zaleski Published: 5:05 PM EST February 13, 2025 The utility provider filed a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) last month for an overall […]
Schools don’t have to overturn ADA compliance based on White House central government DEI edicts.
That isn’t the American way things work, but people elected to school boards may not be familiar with Schoolhouse Rock.
Gaslighting & manufacturing normal to minimize concerns is not the right direction to go in.
The coverage of threats by the media and the statements from community leaders are an exercise in elite panic, and that’s certainly not what we need.
Lackawanna County J6 insurrectionist among the pardoned.
I wasn’t hoping that person would go to jail, but a blanket pardon for all the insurrectionists sure seems outrageous and likely to embolden or even urge some to do worse in future.