The surge of Oregon Data Center developments is very real, and the lasting environmental impacts have yet to be fully explored. However, some of the reasons why there’s such little information about Data Centers impact is by design, and some consider it more nefarious.
Takeaways:
- Over 9,100 Acre Data Center Land Grab++
- New Oregon Data Center Accountability & Resource Protection Act by Jim Doherty
- PacifiCorp High-Tension Power Line Land Grab – Apex to Maverick
- Amazon to Pay $20.5M Settlement
- Officials who sign Data Center NDA do NOT Work for The People!
- Data Center Corruption on both sides of the aisle, be brave and Choose Policy not Party
- Industrial Solar Foreign Power Takeover Coming Soon!
Before we dive in, it’s important to know that I am not “Anti-Data Center” in general, even though we all know they are being used to track everyone (more on that later), and I actually “own” towers in those Data Center clouds. Virtual Private Server or VPS is the most common term used to describe the many different models/packages/setups you can run, and we use multiple as well, but the VPS is basically a giant tower in a mega Data Center room with rows and rows of computer towers, just like the movies.
We use them to help people and businesses, others use them for Self-Driving cars, and yes, there’s a few nefarious bad actors who use Data Center computing power to track our movements with ill intent. More on that later…
However, people are speaking up from within to mitigate obvious damage being done by large corporations ignoring basic environmental ethics. With that said, I have a unique understanding of the pros and many cons of Data Centers.
BREAKING – We reached out for comment on Oregon’s Data Center Toxic Water Crisis, and Jim Doherty for State Representative responded with a BREAKING Press Release that just dropped. Although we have posted our support of his efforts previously, this is the 1st time we’ve reached out to Jim Doherty for comment and he replied very rapidly, which is cool. Here is what he said:
Oregon Data Center Accountability & Resource Protection Act
Full PDF Press Release from Jim Doherty for Oregon State Representative https://pnwsocial.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Oregon-Data-Center-Accountability-and-Resource-Protection-Act-by-Jim-Doherty-For-Oregon-Press-Release-April-17-2026.pdf
Data Center NDA and Withholding Info
Data Centers are relatively new in the grand scheme of things, so little has been released about overall impact these giant computer server rooms have on the environment.
Worse yet, the data and information we do receive is often redacted, misleading, or half truths missing pertinent details, all while other officials have been caught in bold faced lies resulting in Oregon ethics commission 7-0 vote that “state legislators in Oregon illegally manipulated his job.”
The scary part is we may never know the full truth anyway, not with how many NDAs are flying around. The Data Center topic is so murky, I’ve been sent NDAs to sign for just talking about it. I declined to sign.
If a public official signs an NDA from a MegaCorp, who do they actually work for at that point? Can an elected official who’s supposed to represent the people really do their job if they’ve signed an NDA with a corporation? Or, do they work for the corporation at that point? It’s one thing to go play a round of golf and chat business with colleges, but signing an NDA is deep in the rough territory if you know what I mean.
Personally, I believe it’s highly-unethical, and all politically officials who signed an NDA should be removed. Maybe that’s just me though.
What do you think? The “Oregon Data Center Accountability and Resource Protection Act” takes care of that. Keep reading and let me know is the Chats.
Oregon Data Center Sellouts
Oregon officials have been quietly selling out out to big data center and industrial solar developers for years, with a new EXASCALE Data Center on the horizon that comes with additional mega industrial solar farms to power the Data Center.
“…one of the guys who is about to sell out is on the Marrow County Planning Commission…” – Anonymous Resident
Amazon EXASCALE Data Center Land Grab
Amazon is planning a new EXASCALE Data Center Expansion Development in Oregon.
“Amazon already has more data centers in Oregon than any other state in the Pacific Northwest, with a total of 47 sites, according to research firm Baxtel (2.3.4), and they’re planning on another 16-20 more!” – Read “Constitutional Crisis”
It’s important to note that the Dark Green seen here on the graph is Current Data Center Footprint (causing Toxic Water already) and the LIGHTER Green is NEW Proposed Land Grab for the EXASCALE Data Center and more (but this still does not include the 13k+ Acre of Industrial Solar).
One reason why we should consider the “Oregon Data Center Accountability and Resource Protection Act”
PacifiCorp Power Line Land Grab – Maverick to Apex
We’ve obtained public record from morrow County outlining PacifiCorp “Conceptually Proposed” plans to take more land with or without farmers permissions. Let me explain.
Oregon Data Center High-Tension Power Line Land Grad – Apex to Maverick, 500KV Power Lines
The Orange is the properties the High-Tension Power Lines touch, and the Dark Yellow line with Black Dots is the actual power line.
PacicfiCorp is “not obligated to request ODOE involvement”
This power line is for the New Exascale Data Center and this doc clears a path for “Eminent Domain” land grabs by PacicfiCorp, and by subverting Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) they get to quietly keep all the power from themselves while raising your bills, just like the Solar Projects.
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Oregon Ethics Commission Votes Against Greg Smith
The majority of the Green Energy Initiatives and Tax Credits behind the Data Centers and Industrial Solar are Democrat back projects. Unfortunately, however, when there’s over $100M dollars on the table for the taking, both sides of the political aisle become involved, as seen here with Greg Smith. (more names coming soon!)
Recently, “Ethics commission finds Greg Smith repeatedly violated state law in boosting his pay” and this came right before is was released that, “Amazon paid Oregon official’s company more than $100M while seeking data center deals.”
One more reason why we should consider the “Oregon Data Center Accountability and Resource Protection Act”
Greg Smith Allowed to Run in Primary Even After Oregon Ethics Commission Votes Against Him
Here’s the fishy part though, they are waiting to investigate the until after the primary. Yep, more on that later, because we’re not done, just one more reason why the
Amazon Secretly Paying Oregon Officials
Has Amazon been secretly paying Oregon officials behind the scenes to grease the wheels for Data Centers? Yes, “Amazon paid Oregon official’s company more than $100M while seeking data center deals.“
You really need to look at all of these together, because the Green Graph does not include the All New LARGEST Solar Farm Project that Amazon just purchased. That is in addition to the smaller one we already have seen here, and they want to keep the power for the Data Center in my opinion based on the plans and on the way they avoided that direct question.
Plus, there’s even more! There is another project proposal going through right now that is a 21 Square Mile Solar Farm in Juniper Flat Oregon. Sub Save Juniper Flat and stay tuned for more on that, too.
Yet another reason why we should really think about the “Oregon Data Center Accountability and Resource Protection Act”
Amazon to Pay $20.5 Million in Settlement
While Amazon still denies it, they are paying. The fact Data Centers make water contamination worse is clear, and so is the science behind it. Even if you believe social media lies that the water is “clean” without descaling agents, the water is still coming out warm. That’s a big problem. Let me explain…
Warmer Water Ends Salmon and Exacerbates Water Contamination
Yes, there have been water contamination concerns in Boardman from farm fertilizer, and Port of Morrow issues, among others. However, the Data Centers are clearly exacerbating the toxic water issues. Here is why.
Warm water breaks down the existing fertilizer much faster than natural rain. Like sugar in hot coffee vs cold water, which takes forever to breakdown. So the millions of gallons of supposedly “clean” water they dump to cycle water in their supposedly “closed” systems comes out a little warm. That’s a huge concern in and of itself.
After it breaks down the existing chemicals, the warmer water evaporates, concentrating the chemicals, even if the water “was” clean when they dumped it.
They’ve been successful at pointing the finger at the farmers in past years, but that’s not fair and the truth is out. All of those chemicals they lied to everyone including the farmers about over the years get released with the warm water, rapidly, instead of slowly breaking down more naturally.
We know this is an issue, and the warmer water ends Salmon all on it’s own as countless studies have shown. We need to stop taking farmland and developing it, saying “oh gee I didn’t know” because they do.
Do we need any more reasons to think about the “Oregon Data Center Accountability and Resource Protection Act”
Conclusion
There is so much more, and it’s all connected, we haven’t even got to the exclusive maps yet, but we will. Go sub, donate if you can, and stay tuned for that and possible solutions, Coming Soon!
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My closing thoughts about the Salmon: The Dams are not the problem…
