It’s not just x, it’s y, and honestly — we’re here to talk about it.
The air is warmer.
Your electricity bill is higher.
It sounds like a scary robot is outside.
AI Data Centers have been highly controversial in Tennessee for a plethora of reasons. In Memphis, neighborhoods are experiencing smog that smells like gas, Nashville’s Zoo has had a public battle with a data center company, and our home in Knoxville is threatened with losing our wild spaces to these new “neighbors”.
After several successful free panel discussions hosted by Conservation Fisheries, we finally tackle a topic that has caused discourse all over the world. We have invited several biologists to cover the environmental impacts of these data centers and invite folks to participate in a Q&A at the end of the night.
We’ll be having drinks at Crafty Bastard Brewery (WEST), one that might have a familiar little creature featured on the can. Be sure to swing by and participate in your local conservation conversations - the best solutions come from collaboration.

