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Data center unites bugs and bikers against Google's environmental impact

A data center is collaborating with environmental groups and motorcycle enthusiasts to protest Google's environmental impact. The initiative, spearheaded by Mark Sexton, aims to pressure Google into rectifying the damage caused by its operations. The coalition includes Buglife, an invertebrate conservation organization, and the Thurrock Hammers, a speedway club. AI

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Data center unites bugs and bikers against Google's environmental impact

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Big Issue: A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’. “[Mark] Sexton is a member of the Thurrock Ha

    The Big Issue: A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’. “[Mark] Sexton is a member of the Thurrock Hammers, a speedway club whose members love tearing around a shale oval circuit on methanol-powered 500 cc motorcycles wit…