US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land: ‘I’m not for sale’
The Guardian Environment • 2/21/2026
Summary
US farmers are rejecting multimillion-dollar datacenter bids for their land, facing a difficult decision between financial gain and their land's identity. Ida Huddleston was approached last May by two men with a contract worth over $33 million for her 650 acres in Mason County, Kentucky, from an unnamed "Fortune 100 company" for unspecified industrial development. Further details required signing a non-disclosure agreement.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
57d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1379
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1379/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1379/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 35
Source Reputation: Moderate trust (8/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 57 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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