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Google Accused of Illegally Clearing Forest for Data Center
Original: Google Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project: It's "gross incompetence," or "gro
Google faces accusations that it illegally destroyed a large area of forest to make way for a new data center project. Critics say the company's conduct reflects either "gross incompetence" or "gross disregard" for environmental law, or possibly both. The allegations have drawn attention to the environmental cost of the rapid expansion of data center infrastructure.
Why now: Growing scrutiny of the environmental impact of tech companies' data center expansion has made this alleged illegal forest clearance a flashpoint.
Evidence
- Google Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project: It's "gross incompetence," or "gross disregard" for the law. Or both. https:// lemmy.world/post/52665958 · eicker@lemmy.world · 3
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