Deep Green data center withdrawal

Called the withdrawal a blocked shot rather than a win, urging the council to examine how the project got this far and to think about social costs like asthma hospitalizations from downtown fuel cells.

Detailed undisclosed emissions — roughly 105 million pounds of CO2 annually — late disclosures, NDAs, and environmental justice concerns; urged the council to protect the community from fossil fuel expansion.

Said the process 'poked the bear' and woke up activists, criticized BWL's handling and the threatened Wentworth Park substation, and questioned why ratepayers would fund the steam-heat conversion.

Thanked Kost, Hussain, and Nevarez Martinez for standing firm, criticized the rest, and urged the city pursue real jobs and companies rather than more apartments and data centers.

Said the council wasn't researching the project and warned residents could pursue recalls or new elections if their voices are ignored.

Expressed relief the project was pulled and praised Nevarez Martinez for drafting future protections, urging council members to read the city's sustainability plan.

Thanked the opposing council members and Sunrise MSU, and called for an immediate moratorium on data centers plus aggressive marketing of the now-empty parcel.

Said she's filled with optimism for Lansing's future and echoed the call for a data center moratorium.

Argued the crisis is a chance to rebuild trust, dust off the design Lansing plan, pursue environmental justice, and better regulate the BWL monopoly — and protect Wentworth Park.

Thanked the council for engaging and Nevarez Martinez in particular, pushed back on 'misinformation' labels, and cited the EPA social cost of carbon — about $4.3 million a year for the project's emissions.

Called the mayor's 'bring me your housing proposals' quote embarrassing and urged the city to actively recruit developers, arguing housing density downtown is a positive.

Thanked the three opposing council members and suggested funding thermal energy networks, climate-resilient pipes, and green projects instead of data centers.

Glad the data center was turned down, calling it a potential Pandora's box for emissions in an area with no experience with such facilities.

Called Deep Green's exit cowardly, criticized city leadership, and argued a community center would serve the city better than a data center.

Thanked the at-large members who engaged with her, asked that the withdrawals be publicly posted, and demanded a review of how Deep Green ever came to Lansing and whether proper process was followed.

Celebrated the withdrawal, thanked council members who listened to constituents, and said Lansing needs real leadership.

A young renter of six years, she thanked the opposing council members and told the rest she'd have broken her lease and left had the data center been approved.

Celebrated the item being pulled, said these fights fracture the community, and invited Council to join ongoing monthly housing and economic development planning tables so residents are part of the plan from the start.

Said he's glad the unproven technology from a company with poor transparency won't land downtown near poorer neighborhoods, thanked Kost and Hussain for listening to constituents, and urged the city to reconsider its Flock license-plate reader contract over privacy concerns.