Microsoft expands data center ecological makeover, drawing debate
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Microsoft is expanding a biomimicry and ecological restoration program at its data centers, planting native trees, building gardens and vegetation buffers to cut noise, green-space loss and visual disruption, according to an October 2 report. The program covers more than 20 sites in the US and Germany and is extending to all new US projects and more globally. Some communities credit the restoration and outreach; environmentalists interviewed question whether local fixes offset the energy, water and pollution pressure of AI expansion. Microsoft's 2025 carbon emissions rose 25%.
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- The Verge · AIIf a data center is camouflaged in the woods, will anyone hate it?
Microsoft 正扩大数据中心的仿生设计与生态修复计划，希望通过本地树木、花园和植被缓冲减少噪声、绿地损失及视觉干扰。计划覆盖美国和德国超过 20 个站点，并扩展至美国所有新项目及全球更多项目，部分社区认可其生态修复和沟通措施。受访环保人士质疑这些局部改善能否抵消 AI 扩张带来的能源、用水和污染压力，Microsoft 的碳排放在 2025 年增长了 25 percent。
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