# Bad Influence story: Campaigners petition Google to abandon Thurrock data center plans

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 03:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/20d3838c-e618-4f2c-8790-965b44fea0dd

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Latest update (11-09 03:00): Bikers and Bug-Lovers Join Forces to Fight a New Google Data Center

Overview: Buglife and allied groups delivered a petition signed by almost 55,000 people asking Google to abandon its planned data center in Thurrock, 15 miles east of London. The campaigners cite harm to an endangered plant, a rare bumblebee and other invertebrates, and up to 570,000 tonnes of annual emissions.

Google says the project will achieve a net gain in biodiversity and that it aims to become carbon-neutral by 2030.

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1. 11-09 03:00 · Wired · AI · [Bikers and Bug-Lovers Join Forces to Fight a New Google Data Center](https://badinfluence.news/items/m0o1yfnkgf500sr574v1tppys)
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