John,

If you only have 30 seconds, read this:

September 21st, Zero Emissions Day, is about giving our planet “a day off” by cutting back on the energy we use. Usually, that means things like turning off lights or driving less. But this year, Dream.Org wants to shine the spotlight on a much bigger greenhouse gas offender: massive data centers that power AI.

These facilities are sprouting up across the U.S., guzzling fossil-fueled energy at a staggering scale.

Let’s demand that data centers run on clean, green energy.

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If you’ve got more time, here’s the bigger picture:

Let’s put energy use in perspective.

• The average American home uses 899 kilowatt hours of electricity a month. That’s like running about 3,700 lightbulbs nonstop for a whole day.
  
  
• Now compare that to data centers — the giant warehouses full of computers powering AI. A single data center can use 20 megawatt hours a month or more — that’s 20 times more than a typical home or 74,000 lightbulbs shining bright, nonstop, all day long.
  
  
• By 2030, data centers could be consuming enough energy to power 56 million homes. And if most of that electricity still comes from coal, oil, or gas — the pollution is off the charts!

Sure, on Zero Emissions Day, you can turn off your TV, adjust your thermostat, or even go off-grid for a bit. Those steps help, but they pale in comparison to the impact of data centers running on dirty power.

If we really want cleaner air, healthier communities, and a livable future, we need the biggest polluters — tech giants building these facilities — to switch to clean, renewable energy.

Help us Green the Grid

Today, let’s take action together. Push for sustainable AI and human-centered data centers.

In solidarity,
— Dream.Org

P.S. Join us in our National Campaign, Green the Grid, where we are reshaping the future of tech infrastructure so communities benefit, not bear the costs. Click here to learn more.