▲ 425 ▼ Microsoft is using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature — critics blast the 'biomimicry' effort as 'lipstick on a pig' amid a 20-year gas… (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 5 days ago by Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club to c/technology@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments Full title: Microsoft is using wetlands and native gardens to 'camouflage' 20-plus data center sites by blending them into nature — critics blast the 'biomimicry' effort as 'lipstick on a pig' amid a 20-year gas power deal
[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 1 point 5 days ago (2 children) Have a look. https://petapixel.com/2026/09/19/before-and-after-photos-show-data-centers-furiously-popping-up-across-america/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gladaed@feddit.org -3 points 5 days ago (1 child) Yeah, but this article describes Microsoft exactly not doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago Let's quote the article, shall we? The goal is to "minimize the visual impact on communities near our data centers." Not to actually be sustainable, but to look less offensive to the casual observer. "I cannot really see any level of biomimicry investment that makes a gas plant a desirable neighbor." Me neither. "Emissions have risen by Microsoft’s own accounting, too." It is pollution. "Microsoft had no clear answer when questioned if it would ever change its mind on a site." They are raping the planet we live on. Please think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gladaed@feddit.org -3 points 5 days ago (1 child) Yeah, but this article describes Microsoft exactly not doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago Let's quote the article, shall we? The goal is to "minimize the visual impact on communities near our data centers." Not to actually be sustainable, but to look less offensive to the casual observer. "I cannot really see any level of biomimicry investment that makes a gas plant a desirable neighbor." Me neither. "Emissions have risen by Microsoft’s own accounting, too." It is pollution. "Microsoft had no clear answer when questioned if it would ever change its mind on a site." They are raping the planet we live on. Please think. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago Let's quote the article, shall we? The goal is to "minimize the visual impact on communities near our data centers." Not to actually be sustainable, but to look less offensive to the casual observer. "I cannot really see any level of biomimicry investment that makes a gas plant a desirable neighbor." Me neither. "Emissions have risen by Microsoft’s own accounting, too." It is pollution. "Microsoft had no clear answer when questioned if it would ever change its mind on a site." They are raping the planet we live on. Please think. permalink fedilink source parent