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Jul 14, 2026

AI data center water usage sparks backlash as Liquid Death and Jason Kelce launch satirical campaign

Growing public opposition to AI data centers' environmental impact has intensified, with Liquid Death and former NFL player Jason Kelce launching a satirical ad campaign about using urine for cooling. The backlash is appearing in local elections and community resistance, prompting tech companies to deploy public relations campaigns while Samsung invests $240 billion in cooling technology.

Jul 14, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪A single AI data center can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day for cooling purposes.
  • ▪Data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia, utilized approximately 200 million gallons of recycled wastewater daily as of 2025, representing 43% of their total daily water usage.
  • ▪The indirect water footprint of U.S. data centers, driven by the water consumed by power plants to generate electricity for the facilities, was estimated to reach between 211 billion and 800 billion liters in 2023.

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AI RegulationAI compute & environmental impact