Amazon offered a billion dollars to towns fighting its data centres.
Amazon Web Services pledged more than $1 billion over five years to communities hosting its data centres. Chief executive Matt Garman said more than 100 local moratoriums on data centres are now under discussion. The company also promised to stop signing non-disclosure agreements with government agencies.
Why it mattersYour electricity bill and your town's water are the currency in this fight. Amazon is now betting that openness buys permission faster than lawyers do.
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