Google is accused of destroying nearly 500 football fields of forest for new data center project - before the required environmental review was complete

9 days ago by FallenWalnut to c/PurchaseWithPurpose

Google's Finland data center cleared 300 hectares of forest before environmental review concluded, now under regulatory investigation by LVV.

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wesker 15 points 9 days ago

500 football fields

They had to put it into measurements Americans would understand.

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squirrel 3 points 9 days ago path: 0 26174644 26175682, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0
ramenshaman 1 point 9 days ago

I'm American and I don't watch sports. How many Walmarts is this?

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FallenWalnut 10 points 9 days ago

There have been a few (justified) comments on the use of 500 football fields, not an actual measurement.

It is 300 hectares or 3 km2

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one_old_coder 3 points 9 days ago

500 US football fields or soccer fields? What is the surface compared to a large African elephant?

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axh 1 point 9 days ago

How many bananas is that?

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