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

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• Microsoft
• Google
• Amazon.com
• Apple
• Yahoo
• Greenpeace

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 ... (Read Full Article)
   
   

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