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Google's felling of 250,000 trees for a datacentre is an illegal act that harms the environment.

EnvironmentCorporate ResponsibilityOct 22, 2026score 0.402 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses public anger in Finland over Google's alleged illegal felling of 250,000 trees for a datacentre, highlighting concerns about environmental impact and corporate responsibility. The issue is significant due to its implications for environmental policy and corporate accountability.

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Google's felling of 250,000 trees for a datacentre is an illegal act that harms the environment.
Parent: Corporate ResponsibilityEntity: GoogleSub-entity: Datacentre OperationsImpact: negativeDate: Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 23, 2026Target: Google's actions in felling trees for datacentre development

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NO DOUBT ABOUT IT -- PURE EVIL: 'Pure arrogance': anger in Finland as #Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre Google replies, "OOPS!" Politicians in Finland pushing this crap are probably about to learn the lesson of data center crony politicos here in the U.S. -L https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre
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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
4 boosts · 6 favs · 1 replies · Oct 22, 2026
#finland#google#datacentre
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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
8 boosts · 5 favs · 0 replies · Oct 22, 2026
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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
5 boosts · 2 favs · 0 replies · Oct 23, 2026
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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in #Finland as #Google illegally fells 250,000 #trees for #datacentre Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Miranda Bryant in Muhos and Otanmäki Thu 22 Oct 2026 "Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of #Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone. "After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre – taking even the #TopSoil with it – all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the #OulujokiRiver. " 'It doesn’t end. It goes on and on,” says Mari Annala, an ecologist from the Finnish Association for #NatureConservation ( #SLL ), looking at drone footage of the former forest from the perimeter." Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre #NoDatacentres #NoDatacenters #AIDatacentres #SaveTheTrees #BigTech #MoreTreesLessDatacenters #TreesAreLife #SoilIsLife #LandIsLife
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#finland#google#trees#datacentre#muhos#topsoil
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Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data Center https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/finland-finns-angry-google-illegal-clear-cutting-trees-data-center/
1 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Oct 23, 2026
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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 We all know that the "Don't be evil" days are over, but felling 250k trees for a data center? At what point will attacking Big Tech companies and their assets count as self-defense?
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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 #Finland #Environment #TechGiant
0 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Oct 22, 2026
#google#finland#environment#techgiant
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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre
0 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Oct 23, 2026
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'Pure arrogance': anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre http://www.memeorandum.com/261022/p146#a261022p146
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 23, 2026
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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 Capitalism will destroy the biosphere. The climate catastrophe is just one of many problems. The young children of the world have every right to kill us all in the future.
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‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre | Environment | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/oct/22/finland-google-felling-trees-datacentre #datacenters #finland #google #lawbreaking
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 23, 2026
#lawbreaking#google#finland#datacenters
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Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre Fine a Billion usd and throw the assholes out of finland entirely. Better throw google and all other us services out of entire EU. VERY FAST
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 22, 2026
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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?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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#Google. I remember when Google said: "Don't be evil. We believe strongly that in the long term, we will be better served—as shareholders and in all other ways—by a company that does good things for the world even if we forgo some short term gains." Times change, it seems. ‘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?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
5 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 22, 2026
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