KeShaun Pearson
Community organizer with Memphis Community Against Pollution who leads campaigns against xAI/Colossus facilities in Memphis, centering public health, environmental racism, and corporate accountability.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 53min
NYC Live: Let Them Eat Compute
KD Minor, Community Solutions Manager at the Alliance for Affordable Energy, reveals how data centers strain Louisiana's energy resources and discusses strategies to mobilize community action. KeShaun Pearson, a community organizer with Memphis Community Against Pollution, highlights the harmful effects of Elon Musk's xAI facilities on predominantly Black neighborhoods and the fight for public health. The conversation delves into corporate accountability, environmental racism, and the need for grassroots organizing to protect communities from the tech industry's unchecked expansion.
Jul 25, 2025 • 60min
ENCORE: AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This?
KeShaun Pearson, Executive Director of Memphis Community Against Pollution, shares insights on environmental justice in industrial neighborhoods. Kate Brandt, Google's Chief Sustainability Officer, discusses the pressing energy demands of AI and strides toward sustainability. Irina Raicu, an expert in ethics, raises ethical questions around AI's environmental impact. Together, they explore how to balance technological advancement with community health and the urgent need for corporate accountability in AI's ecological effects.
