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Hardware · Updated 22 Oct, 09:02 pm IST

Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest for a data center

Why it matters for readers: It explains a concrete example of how big tech projects can have visible environmental impact.

  • Google cleared roughly 300 hectares of Finnish forest to build a data center.1
  • The land clearing was reported in news coverage linking Google to the site preparations.1
  • The story was picked up and discussed on Hacker News after the original report.1

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