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Join us for &ldquo;HYPERSCALE&rdquo; &mdash; an afternoon with author Paris Marx and local organizers confronting the rapid growth of AI data centres and the corporate power behind them. Together, we&rsquo;ll look at how this expansion affects water, energy, communities, and our democracy.&nbsp; Our conversation will be hosted by Zac Trolley, a professional engineer, father and space enthusiast. He graduated from the International Space University and holds dual degrees in electrical engineering and professional ethics from Lakehead University. He&rsquo;s worked across multiple industries and worked on the shop floor, in project design and management in: coal and oil sand mining, developing space resources, and even working on movie sets. In the room we&#39;ll also have local organizers from <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.aenweb.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Alberta Environmental Network</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://responsibleenergyab.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE)</a>, and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.thegravitywell.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">the Gravity Well</a>. &nbsp; This event is for people who are curious and concerned about where the AI data centre roll out is going.&nbsp;Learn what&rsquo;s at stake from global, national, and local perspectives, and explore how collective action can protect our shared resources and public interest. Presented by <a fr-original-style="" href="https://canadians.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Council of Canadians</a> with support from <a fr-original-style="" href="https://luminategroup.com/en" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Luminate</a>.

Join us for “HYPERSCALE” — an afternoon with author Paris Marx and local organizers confronting the rapid growth of AI data centres and the corporate power behind them. Together, we’ll look at how this expansion affects water, energy, communities, and our democracy.  Our conversation will be hosted by Zac Trolley, a professional engineer, father and space enthusiast. He graduated from the International Space University and holds dual degrees in electrical engineering and professional ethics from Lakehead University. He’s worked across multiple industries and worked on the shop floor, in project design and management in: coal and oil sand mining, developing space resources, and even working on movie sets. In the room we'll also have local organizers from <a href="https://www.aenweb.ca/" target="_blank">Alberta Environmental Network</a>, <a href="https://responsibleenergyab.ca/" target="_blank">Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE)</a>, and <a href="https://www.thegravitywell.net/" target="_blank">the Gravity Well</a>.   This event is for people who are curious and concerned about where the AI data centre roll out is going. Learn what’s at stake from global, national, and local perspectives, and explore how collective action can protect our shared resources and public interest. Presented by <a href="https://canadians.org/" target="_blank">Council of Canadians</a> with support from <a href="https://luminategroup.com/en" target="_blank">Luminate</a>.

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HYPERSCALE in CALGARY: an afternoon with author Paris Marx + local AI data centre organizers

2115 20 Ave NW

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