The Cloud Isn't So Green After All
Greenpeace is calling out many of our favorite technology companies as polluters. Are they right? Companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and others are relying heavily on dirty coal energy to power their data centers. Greenpeace believes that this is wrong, and the group is calling for these companies to utilize 100% renewable energy sources instead. Greenpeace feels strongly about this too: “The last thing we need is for more cloud infrastructure to be built in places where it increases demand for dirty coal-fired power.” Many technology companies tout their efforts as green,…