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Near the town of Muhos in northern Finland, on an area of 330 hectares, there once stood about a quarter of a million trees. But that landscape is gone. Instead, there's a giant brown, muddy patch, from which slush flows into the nearby Oulujoki River. The water in the river now looks like coffee with milk. Tech giant Google is responsible for this state of affairs. Finns are furious. A deal with Google like a pact? Finland's cold shower. "It do…
Finland saw a wave of indignation grow in the country and expand the debate about the environmental costs of artificial intelligence expansion (AI) after Google knocked down thousands of trees in two areas intended for the construction of data centers. The works were temporarily suspended by the authorities, but residents and environmentalists remain questioning the economic benefits of the investments of technology giants, given the possible im…
GOOGLE illegally cut down hundreds of thousands of trees in Finland to build a data center. Work was halted, and the case sparked public outrage and a national debate about AI.
In northern Finland, where until recently there was a dense forest, there is now a huge construction site covered in mud, traces of heavy machinery and the remains of felled trees. Technology giant Google has found itself at the center of a major environmental scandal after it cleared hundreds of hectares of forest to build data centers, even though environmental impact assessment procedures had not yet been completed. According to […]
To build a new data center, Google illegally shaved about 400,000 trees in Finland without waiting for environmental impact studies. Faced with the environmental scandal and the anger of the population, the authorities ordered the immediate suspension of the works.
AGI - Google has brought down the 250 thousand trees of a forest of 330 hectares in Finland, to build a data center. With 145 new structures in various planning phases, the Scandinavian country finds itself at the forefront of the offensive of technology companies. In addition to its geopolitical and geological stability and abundance of territory, the cool climate makes the country particularly attractive, allowing savings on energy costs.
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