Academia, industry team up for better green data centers - By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 9 2011)

...and Steel Orca; it's very cool that Facebook (much berated by coal-and-nuclear-powered-server using Greenpeace) keep bubbling up on its own when it comes to greener data centers and energy efficiency. Everyon... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   National Science Foundation   General Electric

moving data centers out of the city- part 2- for some it's a must - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 31 2011)

...y half a million birds a year, according to a Fish and Wildlife estimate – something you don’t hear Greenpeace grousing about. The American Bird Conservancy thinks that number could double in 20 years if plans ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   New York Times   Greenpeace   The New York Times

Does it require a real crisis to produce real change? by peter judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 13 2011)

...ame mixture of panic and optimism it has produced since global warming became a political issue.  Doug Mohney is on the money when he says that energy is going to get more expensive, as a result of the world s...... us that Apple’s iCloud is on coal-fired electricity, which won’t satisfy environmentalists such as Greenpeace.  Whatever Apple and Amazon do, power costs are increasing, and the energy mix ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

greenpeace shifts its sights to apple - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 25 2011)

...ative, a great industry-leading, information-sharing initiative which was summed up on this blob by Doug Mohney: “Wow!”  That campaign tipped over into parody, when Greenpeace, which regularly puts Facebook down for being  gossipy and frivolous, organised a record-breaking s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

Facebook's Open Compute- WOW! by Doug MOhney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 20 2011) Servers

...m involved here so Facebook can demonstrate it is doing the right thing on energy efficiency before Greenpeace decides to dump a load of coal in its parking lot.  And there's a certain amount of O Henry-esque i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Facebook

facebook and greenpeace, why can't they be friends? by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 11 2011)

The war between Facebook and Greenpeace over green power in data centers took a couple of new twists in the past week, and leaves most of u......sing to answer the question, talking about efficiency rather than carbon intensity. On this site, Doug Mohney calls Facebook’s campaign a “jihad” for its unreasoning character. It’s an interesting metaphor, gi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Facebook

More Green than you can shake a stick at by Doug Moheny

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 11 2011)

...r to a total strange. And to cap the month off, there's Earth Day 2011 on April 22.  Earth Day is Greenpeace's extortion deadline to Facebook.   If Facebook doesn't repent its use of coal energy, Greenpeace has threatened to "up the ante" whatever that means.   Will they dump a load of coal on the front l... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Yahoo

Greenpeace Jihad against Facebook Continues - By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Mar 30 2011)

You'd think that Greenpeace would clean up its own house of "dirty" energy before continuing to flog Facebook for its data cent... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Amazon.com   Google

Green power buyers? You might be surprised - By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 3 2010)

...ove its current power load.   Number 7 on EPA's top green power purchases, Dell has been flogged by Greenpeace in the past for building electronics with PVCs and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).   Maybe Dell... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Intel   Cisco

Skimming niches for greener power - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 6 2010)

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...dirty, smog producing” coal plans with renewable energy from solar and wind power.  Maybe next week Greenpeace will send them a pat on the back rather than flogging Facebook.   In the quest for more and better ... (Read Full Article)

1 Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Europe   General Electric

Realistic actions, not symbols are needed for Green progress - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 16 2010)

...her, rather than dorking around with some retro tech and a cheap PR stunt.  Maybe he could convince Greenpeace to switch its server business over to carbon-free and sustainable electricity -- there's at least o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Iceland   Barack Obama

Carbon reduction through social pressure works -- occasionally - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 17 2010)

...campaign to get the social networking company to go to 100 percent renewable energy. Of course, Greenpeace isn't without sin. The organization keeps some of its servers at evil coal-burning companies, but ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   New York Times   Greenpeace   Facebook

A Green Data Center Triple Crown - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 8 2010)

...to going green if you are building your own data center.  Use less power, save money, life is good. Greenpeace tarred the whole issue of green vs. non-green by calling out Facebook's new data center for using c... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Facebook   Doug Mohney

Power From Green Wellies - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 14 2010)

... electricity in its data centers, which turned out to be the same source of energy that its critic, Greenpeace uses. Since then we've had data centers powered by cow manure - which turned out to be a theoretica......out to be a theoretical paper, and not exactly a practical proposition, according to fellow blogger Doug Mohney. Energy comes in many forms, and the main choice between them can be made ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Facebook

in the great greenpeace versus mohney debate, i am switerland - by Paula Bernier

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 14 2010) Carbon Footprint

Comment "Hey what’s up? This is like my morning coffee, I mean your web blog, I’ve been an ignorant on so ..." - Jade Silcock

... this is less than emotional, not everybody in the blogosphere was so mildly touched.   Reading the Greenpeace report seemed to whip into a frenzy my usually serene industry buddy and co-blogger Doug Mohney.  Here’s an excerpt from his blog: “Not content to clean up its own usage of coal-based energy, Greenpeace decided to leverage the onslaught of iPad hype to take another hypocritical swipe at the IT sector ... (Read Full Article)

1 Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Facebook   Doug Mohney

Greenpeace's latest data center drive-by shooting - by doug mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 7 2010)

Comment "Nice post Doug. I still think there's a place for Greenpeace's whistleblowing, and as an SEO-chasing journalist, I have some ..." - judgecorp

Not content to clean up its own usage of coal-based energy, Greenpeace decided to leverage the onslaught of iPad hype to take another hypocritical swipe at the IT sector ... (Read Full Article)

1 Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Facebook

Green Effort versus Green Washing? By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Mar 19 2010)

...ns have crossed the line between good works and bad policy, in my humble opinion. Most certainly Greenpeace drew a "Don't throw stones in glass houses" award for its recent faux pas in doing a full-press PR ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Data Center Knowledge   Facebook

Greenpeace’s polite call for cleaner/greener electronics - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 27 2010)

Greenpeace is not typically known for playing nice, but its annual report on “Greener electronics” released at... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Doug Mohney