Google's Finland AI data center forest clearing draws regulator questions
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Google cleared about 300 hectares of forest while building an AI data center in Finland, a project planned at €1.3 billion, according to an October 22 report. Finland's permitting and supervision authority LVV asked Google's local company Tuike Finland Oy to explain why clearing went ahead before environmental review was complete. Google says the clearing complied with Finnish law and that the site was surveyed before construction to avoid damaging high-value areas. The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation says satellite images show protected areas were flattened and wants the whole site paused to check whether the clearing had formal approval.
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- Hacker News front pageGoogle cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest
Google 在芬兰建设 AI 数据中心时清理了约 300 公顷森林，芬兰许可与监督局（LVV）要求其当地公司 Tuike Finland Oy 解释环境审查完成前的清理行为。该项目计划投资 €13 billion，Google 表示清理符合芬兰法律，施工前已调查场地以避免破坏高环境价值区域。芬兰自然保护协会主席称卫星图像显示应受保护的区域已被夷平，并要求暂停整个工地，以核查清理是否取得正式批准。
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