Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs

Microsoft has received a request from local church groups to contribute 1% of the costs for its proposed data center in Butte County, California, but the company has remained silent on the issue. The church groups are concerned about the potential environmental impact of the data center, which would be located near the Feather River. Microsoft has not made any public statements regarding the request or the data center's potential environmental impact.