Botetourt County, Va. – Dozens of people lined Route 220 in Botetourt County Saturday, holding signs and calling attention to a Google data center planned for the area — part of a national day of protest against AI data center development.
The demonstration was one of more than a dozen rallies held across the country, organized by the group Humans First. Similar events took place in Virginia cities including Lynchburg and Farmville, as well as in states such as Texas, Florida, California and Georgia.
Local concerns, national reach…