eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project: It's "gross incompetence," or "gross disregard" for the law. Or both.futurism.comexternal-linkmessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1844arrow-down18 cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1836arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center Project: It's "gross incompetence," or "gross disregard" for the law. Or both.futurism.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square79linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squarejumping redditor [they/them]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agothat’s the entire point of fines, to internalize external costs. If it’s still profitable after full enforcement of fines then either the fines were not correctly set or the buisness model is a net positive.
that’s the entire point of fines, to internalize external costs.
If it’s still profitable after full enforcement of fines then either the fines were not correctly set or the buisness model is a net positive.