Google Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project

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• JandalsAweigh@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They should be made to forfeit the land and replant every single tree they felled.

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  • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Problem is, once you destroy a forest you can’t easily recreate it by just planting trees. You lost a lot of animals and plants that you can’t just put back

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    • JandalsAweigh@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, I admit my comment wasn’t really well thought out. I was angry at the situation. I guess ultimately I want to see accountability that is very painful for those who need to be held accountable. Whatever that may look like.

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  • unitedwithme@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Help us, Ecosia!

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• TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  300 hectares — the equivalent of almost 500 football fields

  Thanks for the context. As someone who lives in the US, I wouldn’t have been able to put that to scale otherwise.

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  • masterofn001@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    500 football fields does not convey the size properly at all.

    Why they choose stupid things like that or buses or whatever is beyond me.

    1.15 square milea or ~ 3 square kilometers is much more easily perceived.

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• Manjushri@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is what happens when corporate crimes are punished with just slap-on-the-wrist fines that can be written off as a cost of doing business. Why should they obey the law? There is no downside to breaking it.

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  • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The CEO should be held responsible and spend time in prison for his company decisions

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