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We refuse extraction, and imagine a more ecologically sound, democratic, and equitable future in our Chihuahuan Desert community. Join us!
Fight Chihuahuan Desert Extraction (FCDX)
Fight Chihuahuan Desert Extraction emerged in response to the Project Jupiter development in Doña Ana County. We are a group of local grassroots organizers concerned about the projects’ long-term water usage, energy demands, and economic consequences in our desert ecosystem. Project Jupiter is a part of the larger Stargate Project, a massive $500 billion public-private initiative to build twenty AI data center campuses. The project is backed by multi-billion dollar AI companies, Open AI and Oracle, and their “local” partner, Borderplex Digital Assets. We object to the approval process our state and county government have taken to ensure Project Jupiter benefits. State regulatory loopholes, county financing, and ease of permitting have allowed construction to begin; all without sufficient public input, transparency or accountability. #StopProjectJupiter
Timeline of Events
A timeline of how the Project steam rolled through our democratic bodies
People are aware that they cannot continue in the same old way but are immobilized because they cannot imagine an alternative. We need a vision that recognizes that we are at one of the great turning points in human history when the survival of our planet and the restoration of our humanity require great sea change in our ecological, economic, political, and spiritual values – Grace Lee Boggs
Project Jupiter: A Generational Disaster
Annie Ersinghaus is an environmental filmmaker based in Las Cruces.