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Google Cancels Chile Data Center Over Water
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Google cancels a $200 million data center project in Cerrillos, Chile, after local residents reject it via a December 2019 referendum where 49% voted no. The facility would have consumed 169 liters of water per second, drawing from an aquifer restricted since 2005, sparking a global resistance against tech water use. Google later proposed air-cooling in February 2022.
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