About Us

Who We Are

Protect Oxmoor is a nonpartisan coalition of Birmingham residents, business owners, civic leaders, and environmental advocates united by a simple conviction: our community deserves transparency, accountability, and a real voice in decisions that will shape its future for decades.

We are not anti-technology. We are not anti-business. And we are certainly pro-Birmingham.

We believe that when a foreign corporation proposes to consume hundreds of megawatts of our power, millions of gallons of our water, and put an AI Mega Factory in the middle of a neighborhood never zoned for it, the residents of this city have a right to ask hard questions and demand honest answers.

What We Stand For

• Transparency: Every permit, every tax agreement, every environmental study should be public. If this deal is as good as Nebius claims, they should welcome scrutiny.
• Standard zoning practices: The Zoning Board of Adjustment denied special exceptions for the proposed substation and switching station. The city attorney should not be allowed to override those denials with the stroke of a pen.
• Fair process: A project this large should be subject to all applicable zoning laws and the Oxmoor Covenant. It should not be rushed through before the community has had time to understand its full implications.
• Fiscal responsibility: Taxpayers should not subsidize private infrastructure for a $3-billion corporation. If AI factories want to build here, they should pay their full share for roads, emergency response, infrastructure upgrades and damage mitigation. Long-term tax abatements are nothing but subsidies for big corporations at the expense of the taxpayer.
• Environmental stewardship: Birmingham's water, air, and power grid belong to everyone. No single project should be allowed to strain these shared resources without rigorous independent review.
• Accountability: Promises aren't enough. We demand enforceable, written commitments on jobs, water use, grid costs, and community investment.

Our Approach

We are committed to factual, evidence-based advocacy. Every claim we make can be verified, and we welcome correction if we get something wrong.

This is not a partisan issue. Data show that public officials from both parties oppose hyperscale AI factories. Fiscal conservatives and environmental progressives have more common ground on this issue than either might expect.

Get in Touch

Whether you want to join the coalition, share information, or simply ask questions, we want to hear from you.