Careers Over Beers is an interview podcast where Jesse Kraus enjoys a drink with someone from a completely different occupation and dives into their daily lives on the job and their journey there. All of the horror stories, success stories, and insider secrets come out during the hilarious and insightful episodes.
The AI Data Center Land Grab: Money, Secrecy, & Community Resistance | Kristen Meghan & Tammy Clark
In this episode of Careers Over Beers, I sit down with environmental health and safety experts Kristen Meghan Kelly and Tammy K. Clark to discuss the rapid expansion of AI and hyperscale data centers into small communities across America.
We examine who is driving these projects, the enormous financial interests involved, how land acquisition and permitting processes often unfold outside of public view, and why many local residents feel they are learning about projects only after critical decisions have already been made.
Kristen and Tammy bring decades of experience in occupational, environmental, and industrial health and safety. Kristen is an Air Force veteran, a whistleblower, senior industrial hygienist, and environmental specialist with more than two decades of experience evaluating environmental and public health risks. Tammy is an OSHA environmental health and safety professional, expert witness, and industrial safety specialist with more than 20 years of experience in occupational and environmental health.
In this special episode we discuss:
• AI and hyperscale data center expansion
• Water consumption and impacts on local resources
• Noise, light pollution, and quality-of-life concerns
• Potential impacts on agriculture and livestock
• Power demands and infrastructure challenges
• Community organizing and citizen opposition efforts
• Cases where residents successfully influenced project outcomes
• Alternative technologies and approaches that could reduce environmental impacts
• Western Sedgwick County
Whether you're hearing rumors of a proposed data center in your town or simply want to understand the infrastructure powering the AI revolution, this conversation offers a perspective rarely covered in mainstream discussions.
Carnivore Specialist Ben Valencia and Animal Experience Specialist Kiana Lucero share insights into rhino farts, animal care, and daily life at Tanganika Wildlife Park in this interview.
Host Adam Grant interviews Troy Brooks, Founder & CEO of Greatness Vodka, about his journey from homelessness to building a vodka brand, sharing insights on business and achieving greatness.
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