Post by @goatinspace@feddit.org

2026-10-24 15:08 UTC

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre Google illegally demolished an estimated 250,000 trees in Finland to make way for a data center, leaving behind a lifeless mud wasteland that forced packs of wolves into a nearby town in search of food and infuriated locals, according to a report.

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@skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 2026-10-24 15:12

I have hope that Finland will do something about it. Force google to plant trees, massive fine, plus so much more is a good place to start.

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@FireWire400@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 05:10

The finish government should shaft all data centre plans and force Google to plant 250,000 new trees + pay a hefty fine. Something tells me that’s not what’s gonna happen, though.

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@Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 2026-10-25 01:56

Do not piss off the Suomi. The Russians know about it and Google is going to find out.

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@schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-24 15:37

Topsoil is an underappreciated resource. Edit: Seriously, depending on the environment in Finland, this is a civilizational damage that could take centuries to repair. The difference between Haiti and the Domincan Republic comes down to the DR preserved its forests and topsoil (thanks to a brutal but environmentally conscious dictatorship), but Haiti deforested with abandon. [Source: The much and rightfully maligned Jared Diamond]

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