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a flood of NDAs in the desert
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/19/tucson-project-blue-data-centres-lie-about-water-again - blog post
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Public officials reconsider NDA process amid Project Blue outrage azluminaria.org/2025/08/04/project-blue-nda-policy-secrecy
Detailed Timeline of Project Blue nodesertdatacenter.com/detailed-timeline-of-project-blue
Pima County approves $3.6 billion data center project near fairgrounds azpm.org/s/101149-pima-county-approves-36-billion-data-center-project-near-fairgrounds
City of Tucson shares details on Project Blue potential water and energy use kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/southeast-side-news/city-of-tucson-shares-details-on-project-blue-potential-water-and-energy-use
Tucson deal: ‘Project Blue’ data centers would thirst for water & electricity azmirror.com/2025/07/18/tucson-deal-project-blue-data-centers-would-thirst-for-water-electricity
Pima County NDA confirms Amazon is behind Project Blue data center azluminaria.org/2025/10/01/pima-county-nda-confirms-amazon-is-behind-project-blue-data-center
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/tucson-city-council-rejects-project-blue-amid-intense-community-pressure
Beale Infrastructure Confirms Updated Plan for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Investment in Pima County businesswire.com/news/home/20250917601961/en/Beale-Infrastructure-Confirms-Updated-Plan-for-Sustainable-Digital-Infrastructure-Investment-in-Pima-County
Amazon pulls out of Project Blue data centers, sources say tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_de6c4456-ff05-4403-a869-b7261838e24c.html
City says Project Blue must stop using Tucson Water for data center construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050526_project_blue_water/city-says-project-blue-must-stop-using-tucson-water-data-center-construction
Contractor working on Project Blue data center issued Notice of Violation kgun9.com/news/local-news/contractor-working-on-project-blue-data-center-issued-notice-of-violation
Project Blue’s 2 new Tucson wells could draw up to 31 million gallons of water annually tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051826_project_blue_wells/project-blues-2-new-tucson-wells-could-draw-up-31-million-gallons-water-annually
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Blue Owl won’t give your money back. This is fine pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/26/blue-owl-wont-give-your-money-back-this-is-fine
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a flood of NDAs in the desert
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/05/19/tucson-project-blue-data-centres-lie-about-water-again - blog post
Patreon: patreon.com/davidgerard
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Sources:
Public officials reconsider NDA process amid Project Blue outrage azluminaria.org/2025/08/04/project-blue-nda-policy-secrecy
Detailed Timeline of Project Blue nodesertdatacenter.com/detailed-timeline-of-project-blue
Pima County approves $3.6 billion data center project near fairgrounds azpm.org/s/101149-pima-county-approves-36-billion-data-center-project-near-fairgrounds
City of Tucson shares details on Project Blue potential water and energy use kgun9.com/news/community-inspired-journalism/southeast-side-news/city-of-tucson-shares-details-on-project-blue-potential-water-and-energy-use
Tucson deal: ‘Project Blue’ data centers would thirst for water & electricity azmirror.com/2025/07/18/tucson-deal-project-blue-data-centers-would-thirst-for-water-electricity
Pima County NDA confirms Amazon is behind Project Blue data center azluminaria.org/2025/10/01/pima-county-nda-confirms-amazon-is-behind-project-blue-data-center
Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure azluminaria.org/2025/08/06/tucson-city-council-rejects-project-blue-amid-intense-community-pressure
Beale Infrastructure Confirms Updated Plan for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Investment in Pima County businesswire.com/news/home/20250917601961/en/Beale-Infrastructure-Confirms-Updated-Plan-for-Sustainable-Digital-Infrastructure-Investment-in-Pima-County
Amazon pulls out of Project Blue data centers, sources say tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/article_de6c4456-ff05-4403-a869-b7261838e24c.html
City says Project Blue must stop using Tucson Water for data center construction tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050526_project_blue_water/city-says-project-blue-must-stop-using-tucson-water-data-center-construction
Contractor working on Project Blue data center issued Notice of Violation kgun9.com/news/local-news/contractor-working-on-project-blue-data-center-issued-notice-of-violation
Project Blue’s 2 new Tucson wells could draw up to 31 million gallons of water annually tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051826_project_blue_wells/project-blues-2-new-tucson-wells-could-draw-up-31-million-gallons-water-annually
Previously on Pivot to AI:
Blue Owl won’t give your money back. This is fine pivot-to-ai.com/2026/02/26/blue-owl-wont-give-your-money-back-this-is-fine
video: youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6DbLNM1lI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Full Pivot to AI playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
Audio-only podcast: pivottoai.libsyn.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-to-ai/id1844698298
Illustration: stock image by Studiostoks
