Big Tech, Bigger Droughts: The Battle for Water Rights
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 399074986 series 3031398
Content provided by The BTLJ Podcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by The BTLJ Podcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the rest of the internet, are housed on servers. These servers are mostly stored in data centers located in small, desert communities. Data centers use water to cool their servers. As the climate changes and droughts become more prevalent, legal issues arise as to who gets primary access to water sources. BTLJ Podcast host, Meg O'Neill, speaks with lawyer John DeVoe of Water Watch, and then journalist Mike Rogoway of the Oregonian.
…
continue reading
67 episodes