<![CDATA[Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments]]>Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares
— the equivalent of almost 500 football fields
— for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments.
Despite the assessments still being in progress, the tech giant’s contractors started clearing trees in the area months ago, raising the alarm bells at the Finnish Nature Conservation Association.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-accused-illegally-killing-forest-data-center

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8c00753a-e4c0-462e-a94c-c28219b76f9b/google-is-under-fire-for-clearing-over-300-hectares-the-equivalent-of-almost-500-football-fields-for-two-new-data-centers-in-the-northern-part-of-finland-without-concluding-the-necessary-environmental-assessmentsRSS for NodeMon, 12 Oct 2026 00:32:21 GMTSat, 03 Oct 2026 21:44:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:40:07 GMT]]>@cdarwin If they do this in Finland, one can only imagine what they do in other places with weaker civil and democratic controls.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/icaria36/statuses/117381739777431974https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sonomu.club/users/icaria36/statuses/117381739777431974Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:40:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:27:49 GMT]]>@cdarwin uhh, this will have zero consequences for them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/leonid/statuses/117381691421031194https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/users/leonid/statuses/117381691421031194Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:27:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:10:33 GMT]]>@cdarwin uudet saksalaiset 🙄

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/117381623545201618https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kamu.social/users/Linza/statuses/117381623545201618Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:10:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:07:04 GMT]]>@PierricD @kargas @cdarwin yes, not just size, justice, passion, joi de vivre, am i right?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nicksalt/statuses/117381609858093842https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nicksalt/statuses/117381609858093842Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:07:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:06:50 GMT]]>@cdarwin that is fine, take the land back off of them, don't refund what they paid for it, plant new trees and maybe they'll follow the procedure next time. Unless there is real punishment every single company will do this knowing they can get away with it. Maybe throw in a $1B USD fine as well.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.io/users/justin/statuses/117381608908546720https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.io/users/justin/statuses/117381608908546720Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:06:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:53:33 GMT]]>@nicksalt @kargas @cdarwin we French compare everything to France.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/PierricD/statuses/117381556666732420https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/PierricD/statuses/117381556666732420Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:53:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:32:51 GMT]]>@cdarwin Google is venom and venom should be killed. Where necessary with brute force. Start legal and sabotage actions now.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/TuutW/statuses/117381475315595342https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/TuutW/statuses/117381475315595342Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:22:37 GMT]]>@cdarwin don´t be evil.....

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/dueark/statuses/117381435057079584https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/dueark/statuses/117381435057079584Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:22:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:05:15 GMT]]>@foolishowl @cdarwin They should be prevently forced to restore all the forest they have illegally destructed. When it grows again, then the environmental assessment can resume. When it concludes, then there can be an official decision of whether they are allowed again to wipe this area to build their datacenters or not.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/multifact/statuses/117381366745389439https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/multifact/statuses/117381366745389439Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:05:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:41:43 GMT]]>@cdarwin

Fucking American Tech Oligarchs. Ugh. Spreading their cancer everywhere.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rollenspiel.social/users/Morgunin/statuses/117381274254919159https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rollenspiel.social/users/Morgunin/statuses/117381274254919159Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:26:19 GMT]]>@LabSpokane @geonz @cdarwin

Unfortunately our entire government and the president loves the current leadership in the USA (which some might say includes Alphabet), it’s only two or three opposition parties making noise about it here. Google has promised nearby townspeople something equivalent of one free ice cream cone each as spiritual reparations (I don’t remember what it was but it was small and silly, insubstantial.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/ap/users/115911736413967767/statuses/117381213666896603https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/ap/users/115911736413967767/statuses/117381213666896603Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:26:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:04:52 GMT]]>@kargas @cdarwin the British compare everything to the size of Wales.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46737277

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foD06SRhf0Y

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nicksalt/statuses/117381129336529391https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/nicksalt/statuses/117381129336529391Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:04:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:48:57 GMT]]>@TJC_2 @cdarwin No, we don't sadly. I doubt we'll do anything substantive, it's not like Finns care much about forests other than for their economic value.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ahlcode.fi/users/nicd/statuses/117381066763278871https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ahlcode.fi/users/nicd/statuses/117381066763278871Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:48:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:48:38 GMT]]>@cdarwin They'd want power and water as well of course, so that's more damage to come if they're not stopped.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/foolishowl/statuses/117380829553566321https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/foolishowl/statuses/117380829553566321Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:48:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:40:12 GMT]]>@cdarwin Just like Trump, destroying things without permission.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/nomdeb/statuses/117380796441862508https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/nomdeb/statuses/117380796441862508Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:40:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:33:42 GMT]]>@geonz @cdarwin No one in the US thus far. Hope Finland revokes all Google’s permits, fines the hell out of them and makes them pay for reforestation.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/117380770880684400https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/LabSpokane/statuses/117380770880684400Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:33:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:19:58 GMT]]>@cdarwin
„… you get a bribe, you get a bribe and you get get a bribe …?“

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/diekehrseite/statuses/117380716883549868https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/diekehrseite/statuses/117380716883549868Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:18:23 GMT]]>@cdarwin
Does Finland have the will and the way to ban them from the country for doing this destructive action ? Asking for an interested friend.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TJC_2/statuses/117380474678757837https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TJC_2/statuses/117380474678757837Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:18:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:12:52 GMT]]>@cdarwin I hope they find they've tried that wild west shit in a country with a spine, don't let us down Finland.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoysenberryCider/statuses/117380452991880417https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/BoysenberryCider/statuses/117380452991880417Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:12:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:34:19 GMT]]>@cdarwin On so many levels the TECH BROS have absolutely no regard for the law - environmental law, copyright law, privacy law, tax law, corporate law etc. They answer to no jurisdiction.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DjityDjity/statuses/117380301451338410https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/DjityDjity/statuses/117380301451338410Sun, 04 Oct 2026 02:34:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:59:31 GMT]]>@cdarwin

We are just so entirely f*cked as a species.

Entirely.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kaffando/statuses/117380164559569988https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kaffando/statuses/117380164559569988Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:59:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:38:37 GMT]]>@kargas
😂🏈

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/117380082371208749https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/117380082371208749Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:38:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:40:24 GMT]]>@cdarwin Fuck Google, they're the worse!!!!!!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117356485659178164/statuses/117379853456217208https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/117356485659178164/statuses/117379853456217208Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:40:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Google is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields — for two new data centers in the northern part of Finland without concluding the necessary environmental assessments on Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:12:28 GMT]]>@cdarwin That's infuriating! 🔥

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wehavecookies.social/users/glitterbean/statuses/117379743623277682https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wehavecookies.social/users/glitterbean/statuses/117379743623277682Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:12:28 GMT