Erin Brockovich: Environmentalist against the data center boom
Key takeaways
- Do you know where a data center is due to be constructed in your area?
- The 65-year-old environmentalist was made famous by the Hollywood film that bears her name, in which she was played by Julia Roberts.
- "This map captures the real-world footprint of that race — revealing patterns of growth, conflict and uncertainty," Brockovich writes.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Do you know where a data center is due to be constructed in your area? An increasing number of US citizens can answer "yes" – thanks to a map created by Erin Brockovich. DW explains why people need to know.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eoql US environmentalist Erin Brockovich: 'The public should not be the last to know'Image: Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFPAdvertisement. A prominent American activist has joined the global resistance to the huge proliferation of data centers – Erin Brockovich.
The 65-year-old environmentalist was made famous by the Hollywood film that bears her name, in which she was played by Julia Roberts. Now she has set up an online platform: the Brockovich Data Center, which collects information on the planning and construction of new data centers in the United States and marks their locations on a map.