{"id":25598,"date":"2026-10-22T11:37:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/pure-arrogance-anger-in-finland-as-google-illegally-fells-250000-trees-for-datacentre\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:37:37","slug":"pure-arrogance-anger-in-finland-as-google-illegally-fells-250000-trees-for-datacentre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/22\/pure-arrogance-anger-in-finland-as-google-illegally-fells-250000-trees-for-datacentre\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pure arrogance\u2019: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre"},"content":{"rendered":"

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms\u2019 latest push<\/p>\n

Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google\u2019s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone.<\/p>\n

After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre \u2013 taking even the top soil with it \u2013 all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the Oulujoki River.<\/p>\n

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\nCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms\u2019 latest push
\nBehind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google\u2019s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone.
\nAfter the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre \u2013 taking even the top soil with it \u2013 all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the Oulujoki River. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms\u2019 latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google\u2019s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near …<\/p>\n

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