{"id":36971,"date":"2026-07-18T07:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/whos-behind-marylands-interfaith-pro-data-center-text-message\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:28:27","slug":"whos-behind-marylands-interfaith-pro-data-center-text-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/whos-behind-marylands-interfaith-pro-data-center-text-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s behind Maryland\u2019s \u2018interfaith\u2019 pro-data center text message?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_K70XTWWnpJa?ui_title_intro=Listen+now%3A&amp;client=wp&amp;client_version=3.2.3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"136px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(RNS) \u2014 Less than a week after Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, passed a two-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development, many residents received an anonymous mass text message promoting the economic benefits of data centers. Though the text wasn\u2019t signed, it linked to a pro-data center website with the URL <a href=\"http:\/\/interfaithaction.net\/\">interfaithaction.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mysterious text, sent July 10, prompted annoyance, anger and confusion from some residents of the suburban county bordering Washington, D.C., who expressed wariness about data center propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>But when RNS identified the faith leader behind the text, the Rev. Derrick Green, he said, \u201cWe\u2019re really trying to get information out to people in real ways, in credible ways, so that people can make their own decisions on how they want to move forward with data centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After she received the text, Elizabeth McNamara, a resident of Prince George\u2019s County, was immediately suspicious. McNamara posted the message to a local Facebook page, warning others, \u201cwithout any identifiable names or organization, seems more likely to be a cover for data center lobbyists. Be careful!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though she sees \u201cpros and cons\u201d to data centers, McNamara told RNS, \u201cit seemed like they were trying to falsely promote the economic benefits to a community without the cost. And seemingly pressuring people of faith to blindly support their position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anti-data center activists in Prince George\u2019s County were also concerned by the text. As the county confronts budget woes largely driven by massive federal job cuts by the Trump administration, potential tax revenue from data centers \u2014 and potential negative environmental and community impacts \u2014 have been hotly debated throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Smith, a member of Cheverly United Methodist Church and volunteer with the Prince George\u2019s County Civic and Environmental Alliance, said he felt \u201coutrage\u201d when he saw the text. He said it looked \u201clike a well-funded effort to come in and misrepresent the community views and try to create an impression that there\u2019s support \u2014 to give cover to those elected officials, especially at our county level, who are proponents of data centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the website page linked in the text message does not identify the group behind it, pages under the URL identify the group as Interfaith Action Movement, \u201ca coalition of faith leaders serving the spiritual, social, and economic needs of underserved and marginalized communities,\u201d according to the site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The website\u2019s privacy policy specifies that IAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coalition of faith leaders based in New Jersey, and lists an email associated with an organization led by Green, an ordained elder in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a political consultant.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Reached by phone by RNS, Green said that though he left to work as a senior adviser to New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, he\u2019s been a longtime Prince George\u2019s County resident. The IRS has record of his organization registered in Vincentown, New Jersey, for tax years that began in 2020 and ended in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Green said that IAM is a \u201cpolicy think tank and advocacy organization\u201d and that his policy team is working on a variety of issues, including affordable housing, mental health and child safety online.<\/p>\n<p>He declined to name other faith leaders in his coalition, citing their privacy, though he said he works with Protestants, Muslims and Jews. He also declined to name his current congregation.<\/p>\n<p>The political consultant and Seventh-day Adventist said he has led a daily prayer call since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, with faith leaders throughout the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaith leaders are some of the most impactful leaders in our nation,\u201d Green said. \u201cThey absolutely have reached out to me, wanting to be educated on a number of issues that we are doing, including data centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<hr\/>\n<p>But the website that Prince George\u2019s County residents learned about in the text focuses solely on data centers. Green shared another <a href=\"https:\/\/interfaithactionmovement.com\/appstore.html\">older website<\/a> that focuses on child safety online and advocates for age verification and parental approval through the federal App Store Accountability Act.<\/p>\n<p>Green cited high levels of phone use in his support for data centers. \u201cWe depend on data centers,\u201d he said. \u201cOur hope is to create a culture around these data centers of transparency, openness, wealth creation, community benefits agreements (and) strong environmental standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe AI world takes us to a whole different frontier. How are Black and brown communities going to keep up?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Prince George\u2019s County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/prince-georges-county\/charles-county-surpasses-prince-georges-as-wealthiest-black-county-in-us-post\/3095774\/\">lost<\/a> its decades-long title as the wealthiest majority Black county in the U.S. to neighboring Charles County.<\/p>\n<p>Though he said he had conversations with data center developers about his efforts, Green said he had not yet spoken with local politicians about his support for the economic benefits of data centers.<\/p>\n<p>Green declined to answer questions about how his organization was funded, including whether it received money from data center developers.<\/p>\n<p><span>Green has been linked to scandal in the past. Over a decade ago, he was involved in a campaign finance scandal in Bermuda that led to the <\/span><span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalgazette.com\/politics\/news\/article\/20200110\/cannonier-crash-lands-after-jetgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resignation<\/a><\/span><span> of the country\u2019s premier in 2014. According to reporting by NorthJersey.com, Green <span draggable=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/watchdog\/2018\/10\/15\/phil-murphy-campaign-derrick-green-investigation-jetgate-bermuda-bank-accounts\/1643801002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">set up<\/a><\/span> a secret bank account holding $350,000 that U.S. businessmen had donated to the premier\u2019s election efforts. Green and a business associate did not initially disclose these funds to party leaders. After the election, the new premier flew on one of the businessmen\u2019s private jets to meet that businessman in Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Two years ago, a judge <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/judiciary\/judge-dismisses-derrick-green-lawsuit-against-fulop\/\">dismissed<\/a> Green\u2019s attempt to sue New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop for $92,139 in alleged unpaid wages, as the campaign maintained he was a volunteer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But Green has remained a force in New Jersey politics and was <a href=\"https:\/\/jerseyvindicator.org\/2025\/11\/27\/new-jersey-governor-elect-names-interdisciplinary-task-force-members\/\">named<\/a> to Gov. Mikie Sherrill\u2019s interdisciplinary task force before she took office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Green is currently a <a href=\"https:\/\/lobby-ethics.maryland.gov\/public_access\/current_lobbyist_list\">registered lobbyist<\/a> for the city of Cambridge, Maryland, part of Dorchester County. But earlier this year, he was also a registered lobbyist for Prince George\u2019s County, which is led by County Executive Aisha Braveboy.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebanner.com\/voter-guide\/2026\/prince-georges-county\/prince-georges-county-executive-6Y7PP3KMMVGXNES54AWSHFFQIM\/\">questionnaire<\/a> she submitted to the Baltimore Banner before winning her re-election primary, Braveboy wrote, \u201cData centers can play a role in Prince George\u2019s County economic development, but only if they are planned responsibly and in partnership with our communities and not in residential areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the last year, Green has donated to various political campaigns inside and outside Prince George\u2019s County, but his biggest donations by far are to Braveboy, totaling over $4,000. For those contributions, his home state is officially recorded as New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Several online <a href=\"https:\/\/thegreenconsultants.com\/about-us\/\">biographies<\/a> from Green\u2019s workplaces tout Green\u2019s role in electing Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.<\/p>\n<p>Moore\u2019s and Braveboy\u2019s offices did not respond when asked for comment about Green\u2019s advocacy for data centers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent county moratorium on hyperscale data center development, Robin Lewis, director for climate equity at Interfaith Power &amp; Light\u2019s Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia branch, said it was written with \u201cloopholes\u201d that may allow data center development to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>County council member Wanika Fisher submitted a <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1vpwbraQzVpkugemB_fEy6BXtQPhcV9H7\">zoning change<\/a> that would allow for more data center construction in rural areas and will be reviewed by the planning board later this month \u2014 a development that worries Smith and other activists.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis told RNS that a few people reached out to confirm her organization, which seeks to rally religious communities to address climate change, wasn\u2019t behind the text. <a href=\"https:\/\/ipldmv.org\/\">Interfaith Power &amp; Light<\/a> has submitted written and verbal testimony to the county council and participated in anti-data center rallies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never do anything anonymously. We never would do anything like that,\u201d the longtime Prince George\u2019s County resident said. The group\u2019s presence at rallies and testimony \u201cdemonstrates that we\u2019re about the community, and what the community wants. And if the community is supporting moratoriums, we are supporting the community,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n<p>Next month, her group will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/ipldmv.org\/realwisdom\/\">webinar<\/a> to organize against data centers, and it already has over 70 registrants across the larger region, she said. Interfaith Power &amp; Light has also organized a \u201cphoto petition\u201d where faith-based congregation members hold signs calling for community decision making around data centers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe faith community has always stepped in the gap, when it came to social justice issues, when it came to environmental justice issues, they\u2019ve always stood up for the least of these,\u201d Lewis said. She said she\u2019s heard from faith leaders concerned about rising energy bills associated with data centers and increased pollution in places that already have high environmental burdens, often called \u201csacrifice zones.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4269043\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 296px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4269043 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-296x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-296x369.jpg 296w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-514x640.jpg 514w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-768x957.jpg 768w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-1233x1536.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05-600x748.jpg 600w, https:\/\/religionnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/webRNS-Interfaith-Data05.jpg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text edd-enabled\"><span class=\"caption\"><span>Jeffrey Johnson of the Chesapeake Earth Holders Community of Engaged Buddhism and the Rev. Dellyne Hinton, pastor of the Northwest Cooperative Parish and vice chair of the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, were among more than a dozen faith leaders who spoke during a Baltimore County Planning Board data center public input hearing in Towson on May 21. (Courtesy of Interfaith Power &amp; Light (DC.MD.NoVA)\/Joelle Novey)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lewis said her own pastors at Beloved Community Church, a United Church of Christ congregation, have expressed concern about data centers. Beyond that, she said, \u201cI\u2019m very connected in the Black church, and I know everybody is concerned with data centers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The text message compared Prince George\u2019s County to neighboring Virginia\u2019s Loudoun County, touting economic benefits from data centers in the latter. Lewis called the comparison \u201cvery ridiculous,\u201d citing different demographics between the two counties and a higher density and level of preexisting pollutants in Prince George\u2019s County.<\/p>\n<p>In Prince George\u2019s County, over 60% of residents are Black, compared to less than 9% in Loudoun County, and it has a median household income of slightly over $100,000, compared to slightly over $180,000 in Loudoun County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFaith leaders are residents. They live here. And the majority of residents in the county don\u2019t support data centers,\u201d Lewis said of Prince George\u2019s County.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n        <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/07\/17\/maryland-residents-got-a-pro-data-center-text-linked-to-an-interfaith-website-whos-behind-it\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(RNS) \u2014 Less than a week after Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland, passed a two-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development, many residents received an anonymous mass text message promoting the economic benefits of data centers. Though the text wasn\u2019t signed, it linked to a pro-data center website with the URL interfaithaction.net. 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