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Plans for Dec. 5 Panel on Reckless Tech are Set

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by Stanley Heller, Promoting Enduring Peace

The Saturday, Dec. 5 forum is called “What Is the Tech Billionaire Agenda and How Can We Defend Ourselves.”  It will be held at the Unitarian Society of Hartford on 50 Bloomfield Ave. starting at 4 p.m.

Speakers are: Ed Hawthorne, President of CT AFL-CIO, active in crafting legislation to protect workers from AI job loss; Leslie Blatteau, President of NHFT Local 933; James Saccardo, Political Director, Amazon Labor Union, International, Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1; Desiree Brooks, Beacon Falls Group Against the Data Centers; Kenzie Metivier, Surveillance Off Our Streets, Southeast CT; Sena Wazer, Sierra Club Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, organizing around gas pipeline expansion & data center mapping; Stanley Heller, Promoting Enduring Peace, author of “Connecticut’s Reckless Drive for More Nuclear Power” in the Sept. 30, 2026 CT Mirror; with greetings from Seth Freeman, President of 4Cs, SEIU 1973.

On Oct. 18 there was an article in the Hartford Courant about the fight to stop a new huge data center in Cromwell. The Courant notes, “Residents are concerned that a Long Island-based energy services entrepreneur is already advertising a data center it would build off Geer Street in Cromwell. The proposal would put 1.2 million square feet of data center space (roughly the size of the Westfarms Mall) in the middle of a small suburban neighborhood adjoining schools and parks.” Think of the constant noise, the water use, and the electricity that will have to be generated for the mammoth data center. Think of the greenhouse gases that will flow into the atmosphere because of the electricity production.

Recently, film director Adam McKay called attention to a study by actuaries at the University of Exeter in Britain. It predicts 2 to 4 billion deaths caused by “changing” climates. There’s a link to his article “The Gargantuan Lie that is Collapsing the Climate” [that we have lots of time to fix things] on PEPeace.org/climate-and-nature.

Gov. Lamont: No More Methane Gas! Rally 3/31

by Sena Wazer, Sierra Club, CT Chapter

In January, Gov. Ned Lamont stated his support for “natural” methane gas during his State of the State address. Then, last month, he signed off on allowing the Capitol Area System heating and cooling system to be updated with fossil fuels — continuing to make Hartford a sacrifice zone and fueling the climate crisis.

We’re standing up and saying enough: enough with polluted air, continued asthma, and dirty energy. Connecticut deserves better. Instead, we must pursue clean energy that helps our communities to thrive.

We’re calling on Governor Lamont to:

Reverse his decision on the Capitol Area System and move forward with network geothermal.

Deny the permits for the Brookfield Compressor Stations. Now is not the time for fossil fuels. Now is the time to invest in clean and renewable energy. Join us in Hartford on Monday, March 31 at 1 p.m. as we hold a press conference at the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave., before marching to the Capitol Area System at 490 Capitol Ave., where we will do a die-in to represent the harm that this fossil fuel infrastructure inflicts on the community.

For more information, please email sena.wazer@sierraclub.org.