Data Centers: Upsides, Downsides, & Sustainability

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome to Canada News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Citizens climate lobby is putting on a free community form in Vancouver to break down the upsides and downsides of data centers, plus ways to make them more sustainable. It's happening April 25th at 1pm at the Cascade Park Community Library on 600 Northeast 136 Avenue. They've lined up some heavy hitters for the talk. Angela Taylor from Liquidstack will cover liquid cooling tech for AI and high-power data centers. Guy Norman, who used to chair the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, brings insights on their 20-year energy plan that balances power needs, with fish and wildlife protection. This comes at a key time as data centers boom and strain the grid, especially the federal hydro system here in the Northwest. Folks are worried about energy demands clashing with conservation efforts and the form aims to spark real community input on greener paths forward.

1:01Jane Van Dyke, board president at Cart Public Utilities, rounds out the speakers with a local utilities perspective on handling the growth. Sustainably, spots are limited, so hit up timeyearl.com slash 4 for 5-5J to register and join the conversation before it's too late.