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[–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Glad to hear it. Might be harder for Google to pay off the relevant people so. 145 data centres is a lot of pull for the politicians to suggest they are needed.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    The paper and forestry industry is THE industry of Finland, except for perhaps mineral mining.

    Forestry management is taken extremely seriously, and legislated according to the science. Google can obviously absorb the costs here, but doing this will have left a ton of officials PISSED THE FUCK OFF.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I don't know Finnish politicians, but I'm pretty sure MOST politicians around the world will bend a little, then a lot, when that sort of money comes knocking.

    It's what Google are counting on. I hope they get hit with a lot. Not just fines, but told to replant the whole 330 hectares.

    Then officials can come to their decision. If the officials then decide that they could clear 250,000 trees, then so be it, and that will have pissed off Google, and imo would be the best way to let them know that they can't do what they did.

    I admit I'm biased against politicians and companies like Google, so I don't have much faith in everything going swimmingly.

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