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Switzerland Protests Big Tech Data Centre
Greenpeace unrolls massive banner targeting Big Tech outside Swiss data centre site.
In brief
Greenpeace unrolls massive banner targeting Big Tech outside Swiss data centre site. Greenpeace protesters unfurled a 26-by-26-metre banner outside a STACK Infrastructure data centre in Beringen, Switzerland, demanding environmental regulations for new data centres. Originally reported by euronews.
Protest Unfurls
Greenpeace activists unfurled a giant 26-by-26-metre banner outside a data centre construction site in Beringen, northeastern Switzerland, on Friday 6 November 2026.
Banner Message
The banner featured images of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos with the slogan 'Big Tech Bros suck our water, electricity, data'.
“Big Tech Bros suck our water, electricity, data”
Environmental Concerns
Greenpeace warns the two Beringen data centres could consume one and a half times the annual electricity of canton Schaffhausen and require substantial water for cooling.
The takeaway
Greenpeace protesters unfurled a 26-by-26-metre banner outside a STACK Infrastructure data centre in Beringen, Switzerland, demanding environmental regulations for new data centres.
