Environment: the Sling Organizes Against the Project of a Google Data Center Near Châteauroux

France24

LaProvence.com

View article

NotreTemps.com

View article

+2 Reposted by 2 other sources

Center

Factuality

Ownership

In an area of activities of Etrechet (Indre), the American technology giant wants to have built on 195 hectares eight to ten buildings filled with computer servers to store valuable digital data. At the key, the prospect of creating more than a thousand jobs. The project is defended by many elected officials. But on Tuesday, in protest, the unlabeled mayor of Etrechet, Florence Laurent, announced her resignation, as well as her three deputies an…

Sud Ouest

Center

Factuality

Ownership

The project to set up a Google data centre in Etrechet arouses strong local opposition due to its environmental and landscape impact, despite the support of Google elected officials.