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Stop Project Double Reed! Protect the Tonawanda Seneca Nation's Woods and Waters

Hello allies,

Last week, we learned that STAMP developer GCEDC is considering an application from a third data center investor group. Project Double Reed now joins Project Rampart and Project Hydroscale in a “sweepstakes” to locate at STAMP.

But let’s be clear: a win for any of these data centers is NOT a win for the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, the local ecology and hydrology, nearby communities, or our Great Lakes bioregion. Why? Keep reading to find out, then use our one click tool below to stop the data centers!

Stream Data Centers, the investor group behind Project Double Reed, proudly proclaims their commitment to Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability. But siting a data center at STAMP fundamentally undermines these values. Here are just a few of the reasons why:

The data center applicants are competing to locate on a part of STAMP that lies immediately adjacent to the Nation’s Big Woods and the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area (TWMA). The parcel contains extensive wetlands and three streams, as shown in this drone footage. Development of this site would cause significant hydrological impacts to Nation territory as well as to the TWMA.
Data centers notoriously generate high levels of noise pollution on a continuous basis. At STAMP, this noise would affect nearby wildlife, with negative impacts for hunting and cultural activities on and near Nation territory. This noise would also affect migratory birds that travel through the area’s numerous public protected lands, and would threaten the health of Nation citizens and their neighbors.
Data centers consume massive amounts of water to cool equipment and produce superheated water that could be dumped into local tributaries, with negative impacts to the local ecology as well as to the Oak Orchard River sportfishing industry.

Do these impacts sound like Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility to you? We don’t think so! Email Stream Data Center, the investor group behind Project Double Reed. Tell them to take their project elsewhere. Don’t site a data center on the border of a sovereign Indigenous Nation and in the middle of a network of public protected lands characterized by remarkable biodiversity and extensive wetlands.

We know that GCEDC is pivoting to data centers because they can’t attract the advanced manufacturing companies that STAMP was intended to bring to the area. We say: NO to data centers! STOP STAMP, protect the Tonawanda Seneca Nation’ woods and waters, and preserve the high quality of life and ecological quality of this region.

In solidarity,

Allies of TSN

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Dear [recipient name will go here],

I recently learned that Stream Data Centers is applying to build a data center code-named Project Double Reed at the STAMP mega industrial site. I urge you to withdraw your application immediately. Building a data center at STAMP does not align with your company's commitment to Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability and would fundamentally undermine your stated vision, mission, and values. The brand of Stream Data Centers would be tarnished by a choice to locate at STAMP.

Here's why:
- STAMP is currently being constructed on the border of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, a federally recognized Indigenous Nation. Construction is occurring despite strong opposition from the Nation's Council of Chiefs and in the absence of a meaningful consultation process as required by federal law.
- STAMP is located in the middle of a vast wetlands complex and surrounded by public protected lands of remarkable biodiversity and high ecological quality. Construction at STAMP has already caused environmental harms and further development will negatively impact the hydrology and ecology of the entire Great Lakes bioregion.

Want to learn more? Check out the Allies of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation website at https://alliesoftsn.weebly.com/ for further information. I also strongly encourage you to reach out to the Tonawanda Seneca Nation Council of Chiefs.

Sincerely,
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