cm0002@suppo.fi to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 20 days agoData center spills 5K gallons of diesel into New Jersey Meadowlandsgothamist.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10cross-posted to: tech@piefed.worldnewjersey@lemmy.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 · 20 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: tech@piefed.worldnewjersey@lemmy.world
minus-squaredhork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days 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-up3·20 days 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-up3·20 days agoYou’re right, I will just never miss a chance to dunk on NJ.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days 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.