cm0002@suppo.fi to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month agoData center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlandsgothamist.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10cross-posted to: tech@piefed.world
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkData center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlandsgothamist.comcm0002@suppo.fi to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: tech@piefed.world
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoThat’s an Equinix datacenter, they are a public company. Equinix made over a billion dollars last year, on revenue of over 9 billion. I think they’re good to restore that corner of NJ to the toxic wasteland it already was before the spill.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYou’re not wrong that the meadowlands were incredibly polluted, but the past few decades has seen a great improvement in the ecosystem there. This is a terrible development
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYou’re right, I will just never miss a chance to dunk on NJ.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAh, I will have to pull out my tried and true refrain. You’re right, it’s awful here, please don’t visit.
That’s an Equinix datacenter, they are a public company. Equinix made over a billion dollars last year, on revenue of over 9 billion.
I think they’re good to restore that corner of NJ to the toxic wasteland it already was before the spill.
You’re not wrong that the meadowlands were incredibly polluted, but the past few decades has seen a great improvement in the ecosystem there. This is a terrible development
You’re right, I will just never miss a chance to dunk on NJ.
Ah, I will have to pull out my tried and true refrain. You’re right, it’s awful here, please don’t visit.