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THE WITNESS
Can the same people who brought us search engines, Internet-powered smart phones, and the cloud also help us save the planet from climate change?
At Greenpeace, we think so, which is why we’ve been pushing the technology sector to provide the energy solutions that can help address climate change as a part of our Cool IT campaign since 2009. Continue reading
The race to be the cleanest and greenest in our virtual world is definitely on. Facebook announced today that it is building another data center, a big one, this time in the windy state of Iowa, which currently leads the nation in electricity generated from wind with an eye-popping 25 percent! Continue reading
The effort to build a world powered by clean energy needs champions in every arena of our economy: activists on the streets, politicians in government, engineers in labs, and corporate leaders in boardrooms. Continue reading
Wind Farm in Texas
Google has begun 2013 with announcements of two significant investments to advance the future of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the United States. Continue reading
Apple promised in May – thanks in part to pressure from its customers and Greenpeace supporters – that all of its data centers would become “coal-free” and powered by 100% renewable energy. However, rumors are circulating about a new data center that Apple is said to be building in Hong Kong. Continue reading
by Gary Cook, Greenpeace International
Apple’s “iCloud” is making lots of headlines this week, first with new details of renewable energy investment attached to the company’s massive “iCloud” data center in North Carolina, followed a day later by news that Apple has bought land next door to Facebook’s data center in Oregon for a second facility that is likely to be powered by dirty energy. The announcements have drawn a lot of attention because data centers use a huge amount of electricity to deliver our photos, videos, and music to our “iDevices.” Continue reading
by Gary Cook, IT analyst for Greenpeace International
The tussle for the top of our Cool IT Leaderboard has taken its latest twist, with Google grabbing the top spot ahead of 20 other tech companies, including Cisco and Ericsson.
Pitching global IT companies against each other to find who comes out top in the fight to stop climate change, the 5th edition of the Leaderboard compares the firms on their IT Climate Solutions, IT Energy Impact and Political Advocacy.