Hey Greenpeace, the cloud (and tech giants behind it ...

ZDNet Technology News (Mar 31 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. Greenpeace is telling us that cloud computing will lead to a big jump in greenhouse emissions. Your Apple iPad and late nights on Facebook (and Google and Yahoo) will destroy the planet. The logic here is that these fancy shmancy data centers are all run by a coal powered grid. I was going to stay out of this mix on Smart Planet, ZDNet and elsewhere, but there’s such a need for a screaming reality check that I can’t resist. Let’s look at some of the key points of the Greenpeace cloud report: 1. The cloud—and all of those servers—will cause climate change. What we really need is computing gear that doesn’t use electric. Any ideas people? Are those crickets I hear. Here’s Greenpeace’s money—er CO2 graphic: (Read Full Article)

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