beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoFinnish police have now launched a criminal investigation into Google's alleged environmental destruction of 250,000 trees at the construction site of the company's planned data center in Finlandyle.fiexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1316arrow-down1external-linkFinnish police have now launched a criminal investigation into Google's alleged environmental destruction of 250,000 trees at the construction site of the company's planned data center in Finlandyle.fibeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoWill there be actual jail sentences is it going to be the usual fines that companies treat as cost of doing businesses and can even declare as expenses in order to reduce the taxes they pay?
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoRight now I wonder if construction is/remains stopped until the matter is resolved. That would really show them to stop messing with local law. edit: it looks like this is the case ✊ - for how long though.
Will there be actual jail sentences is it going to be the usual fines that companies treat as cost of doing businesses and can even declare as expenses in order to reduce the taxes they pay?
Right now I wonder if construction is/remains stopped until the matter is resolved. That would really show them to stop messing with local law.
edit: it looks like this is the case ✊ - for how long though.