I have struggled with this subject because I just want to scream that every search on the internet leads me to believe that Data Centers will pollute both our air and water in Vermont.
https://www.wcax.com/2026/05/28/gov-scott-vetoes-ai-data-center-bill/
“MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill Thursday that would have regulated AI data centers and their financial and environmental impact on Vermont communities.While there are no current plans or proposals for a data center in Vermont, lawmakers said the goal of the House measure was to make sure any future centers are properly sited, that electric rate payers don’t pay too much, and that there are enough environmental protections.”
Guess who is certified to be on the Nov. 3, 2026 Election Ballot in Vermont? Governor Phil Scott, because no Republican is running against him. We also have two Democrat candidates for Governor running in the August primary election, and one June Goodband, Peace and Justice Party who will appear on the general election ballot for Governor. At this time, the Progressives have no candidate for Governor listed on the Vermont Secretary of State Elections Division website. Independent candidates have a couple months to bring in petitions.
Now, what I am studying is that some of the biggest uses of Data Centers are game platforms that mostly young boys and men use, and shopping platforms women just love.
What would I propose? Well, I don’t play any games, but I can see that they have flashing components on their streaming sites and banners that move across them. So do the online shopping places, moving banners and flashing items and bouncing pointing arrows, etc. So, apparently the more stuff bouncing and flashing on a website, the more electricity it uses, and the greater need it has to be connected to a Data Center. I think that’s what I figured out so far, that the things on websites that strain your eyes and strain your eye muscles are using the most electricity and driving a great need for Data Centers.
O.K., so how about a Federal Law Bill proposing that websites get back to simpler forms? Someone recently criticized me for having what they called an old fashioned website, so I started thinking about eye strain from modern websites and went from there to Data Centers. If we proposed a Federal law restricting the amount of flashing things and banners moving across the screens, not only would we help reduce eye strain and eye muscle strain, but we might reduce the amount of electricity these fancy websites use and reduce the need for more Data Centers.
Could Data Centers in Kentucky Spread Tuberculosis Bacteria from Mammoth Cave, KY?
Another reason we need a Federal law to attack the building of
more Data Centers using alternative
legal argument approaches, such as demanding websites use fewer
moving banners and flashing parts that
drive up the use of electricity, is that
there is a little problem in Cave City, Kentucky no one has mentioned.
https://www.wbko.com/2026/05/19/cave-city-council-approves-first-reading-data-center-moratorium/
My great great grandfather Doctor James Israel Tyree
was born at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky in 1834.
I still have one of his medical books which I particularly like because
back then marijuana was considered a cure for some conditions.
https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/james-israel-tyree-24-91skq
In the 1800s there was briefly a health center INSIDE THE CAVE for
TUBERCULOSIS patients.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/tuberculosis-mammoth-cave.htm
and
https://www.nps.gov/articles/tuberculosis-mammoth-cave.htm
Google AI: “Believing that the cave’s constant 54-degree temperature
and pure air would cure consumption, he built stone and wooden huts for them.
(Inside the cave) Unfortunately, the experiment failed;
five patients died in the cave,
their bodies laid out on a rock ledge now known as Corpse Rock.
O.K., so what does this have to do with a DATA CENTER?
Cave City, Kentucky, next to Mammoth Cave, is considering,
arguing, debating, whether or not to allow a Data Center
to be built in their area.
Data Centers suck water out of the earth, and would certainly
take tons and tons of Mammoth Cave water, I imagine.
And with the Mammoth Cave water the Data Center would
presumably use, would be the old, but possibly still thriving,
TUBERCULOSIS (TB) bacterium called Mycobacterium.
It is an airborne infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs
but can also spread to other organs like the brain, kidneys, or spine.
How long can bacteria stay alive? Google AI: Bacteria are the longest-living
organisms on Earth. By entering a dormant, spore-like state in environments
completely devoid of light, oxygen, and nutrients, these microbes can pause
their metabolism and survive for millions of years.
Can we convince the people of Cave City, Kentucky
who are on the side of the debate in favor of building a Data Center there,
that this is a really, really bad idea?
“Cave City officials divided over data center moratorium decision”
https://www.wbko.com/2026/05/13/cave-city-officials-divided-over-data-center-moratorium-decision/
Well, I’m sure they will keep discussing it around a local drinking fountain.
There are still very recent cases of TB, tuberculosis, in Kentucky.
Google AI: “Kentucky reported 70 confirmed cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2025,
which followed 93 confirmed cases in 2024 and 75 in 2023.”
I have not figure out how a Data Center’s possible use of Mammoth Cave
water could spread TB, tuberculosis, if in fact it can be spread in the water,
because they would be processing it potentially throught the Data Center.
It just sounds creepy to me considering there are still cases of TB in KY.
https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/29/utilities-report-as-many-as-30-data-centers-under-discussion-in-kentucky/
https://www.dispatchesfromkentucky.com/p/daviess-county-paused-data-center