Google is illegaly cutting forest to build data centers

(theguardian.com)

58 points | by heyimada 1 hour ago

5 comments

  • ncr100 1 hour ago
    > Google said in a statement “we understand the concerns” and that it had “fallen short of our own high standards”.

    Apple said the same rhetorical non-apology apologetically, recently... about something??

    • iamarobot 33 minutes ago
      I think it was their Siri. Apple Intelligence lags a lot behind competitors, and back during WWDC last year Craig made an announcement about how "Siri had fallen short of expectations".
  • andsoitis 1 hour ago
    Google’s web page about the Muhos data center referenced in the article: https://datacenters.google/locations/muhos/
  • thayne 34 minutes ago
    > it would consider enforcement proceedings and a fine

    Oh man they are going to consider a fine, that would probably be barely an inconvenience to google.

  • tombert 50 minutes ago
    When should we expect our corporate overlords to block out the sun just to fuck with us? [1]

    [1] https://youtu.be/L3LbxDZRgA4

  • functionmouse 56 minutes ago
    > Google said in a statement "Whadd'ya gonna do about it, little worm? Gonna vote for someone who will stop us? HAHAHAHA"