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Google illegally fells 250,000 trees in Finland for datacentre
Original: ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre https://www. theguardian.com/e
Google has been found to have illegally felled around 250,000 trees at a site in Finland intended for a datacentre, prompting public anger in the country. Critics have called the company's conduct 'pure arrogance', with frustration focused on a US tech giant clearing protected forest for AI-related infrastructure and the question of what penalties or accountability will follow.
Why now: People are discussing it because a major tech company's illegal destruction of forest for AI datacentre infrastructure has sparked outrage over corporate accountability.
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- ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre https://www. theguardian.com/environment/ng -interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre # Google # AI # datacenters # environment # technology · jonsnow@mastodon.online · 1
- ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre https://www. theguardian.com/environment/ng -interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre # Environment # Finland # Europe # WorldNews # AiArtificialIntelligence #… · theguardian_us_technology@halo.nu · 1
- ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre https://www. theguardian.com/environment/ng -interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre # Finland # Google # environment # SueGoogle # BanDataCenters # RegulateTech #… · killer_rabbit90
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