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☆ Inside a Michigan Town's War Over a Chinese-Owned Battery Plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Brent Crane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

This was nothing short of a communist invasion, in his eyes, and the patriots of Green Charter needed to rise up and confront the Red Peril. But the backlash in Green Charter represents something seldom seen since the Red Scare: a quasi-militant, homegrown resistance to the perceived threat of communism at home. But as the war over Gotion began to consume Green Charter, Riebow began to feel that the township board was behaving "too secretly." It's easy to dismiss what's happened in Green Charter as yet another sign of America's descent into dangerous incivility. Asked about Gotion's plans in Green Charter, Panetta replied, "I don't think there's any question that they are going to take advantage of that situation."

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☆ First it was warehouses taking over America. Now it's data centers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Matt Turner | Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On the agenda today:This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThis week's dispatchData center boomAmerica's biggest warehouse owner is getting in on the data center game. Data centers are going up across rural America, impacting communities and placing strains on utilities. Unlike other businesses, venture firms don't suddenly go out of business. Such a dream will require more money than has ever been spent on any business venture in history.

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