How the French rose up against a huge Amazon logistics centre
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from Technology | The Guardian on (#4CN80)
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For Gilles Renevier, a vet from a village south-east of Lyon, fighting Amazon's plans to build a vast logistics centre in his area was "common sense".
The US firm was due to begin construction of a huge centre for packing and delivery beside Lyon airport in south-east France this year, but two local associations have lodged legal files to halt the build.
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