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A coalition including wildlife group Buglife, nonprofit Foxglove and the Thurrock Hammers motorcycle club delivered a petition with nearly 55,000 signatures to Google's London office, urging the company to scrap plans for a large data center in Thurrock, east of London. The groups cite threats to an endangered plant and rare bumblebee habitat, pollution concerns, and loss of a motorcycle racing site. Google's sustainability director Adam Elman says the company shares concerns about biodiversity and emissions and wants the site developed sustainably.