The Facebook Fallacy

Explore Technology Review (May 22 2012)

...d-out market, and ever-falling ad rates, both on the Web and (especially) in mobile. Facebook isn't Google; it's Yahoo or AOL. Oh, yes ... In its Herculean efforts to maintain its overall growth, Facebook will continue... (Read Full Article)

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Apple and Greenpeace in War of Words over Dirty Clouds

Explore Datamation (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

...es are guilty of the same. In the organization's "How Clean is Your Cloud?" report (PDF), Facebook, Google and Yahoo! are hailed for their efforts to power their clouds from renewal energy sources. Greenpeace took ai... (Read Full Article)

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Letter to Ballmer, Bezos, Cook: Go to Iceland

Explore SmartPlanet (Apr 20 2012)

...ive your cloud computing operations. It says that compared to other big IT companies like Facebook, Google and Yahoo, you use too much coal and nuclear, and not enough “renewable” power. “Three of the largest IT comp... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace Gives Apple a Valuable Lesson in Stakeholder Engagement

Explore Triple Pundit (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell

...lectricity demand will triple by 2020. This magnitude drives Greenpeace to highlight companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook that lead the way by moving toward powering their clouds with clean energy, as well a... (Read Full Article)

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Cloud's dirty laundry to be aired by Greenpeace

Explore crn.com.au (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell

... report. How service providers fare The report looks at Amazon Web Services, Apple, Dell, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Akamai, Twitter and Yahoo. Google ranked high in Greenpeace’s overview, but more recent investments in Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kon... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon Receives Failing Grade in Greenpeace “How Green is Your Cloud” Report

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...ectricity, and rely heavily on dirty energy to power their clouds,” Greenpeace said in its report. “Yahoo and Google both continue to lead the sector in prioritizing access to renewable energy in their cloud expansio... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace slams Amazon over green datacentre efforts

Explore ZDNet UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

...ity, and rely heavily on dirty energy to power their clouds," Greenpeace said in its report (PDF). "Yahoo and Google both continue to lead the sector in prioritising access to renewable energy in their cloud expansio... (Read Full Article)

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Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says

Explore environmentalleader.com (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...w Clean is Your Cloud?, compares energy choices from global IT and internet giants including Apple, Google and this year’s top performer, Yahoo. Greenpeace estimates that just four percent of Salesforce’s used power is drawn from renewable sou... (Read Full Article)

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How Clean is Your Cloud? - Apple responds

Explore Greenpeace UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

... be a part of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clea... (Read Full Article)

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Apple slaps back at Greenpeace for dirty-cloud report

Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Wind

...vily on coal and "dangerous nuclear." Those companies also scored lower than competitors, including Google and Yahoo, because they disclose less information on energy use. Before publishing its report yesterday, Gree... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace Gives Apple, Amazon Low Marks for 'Dirty' Clouds

Explore pcmag.com (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

...mmitting to renewable energy, particular with its new data center in Sweden. Greenpeace also lauded Google and Yahoo for "prioritizing access to renewable energy in their cloud expansion, and [becoming] more active i... (Read Full Article)

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How Clean is your Cloud - Apple responds

Explore Greenpeace (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

... be a part of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clea... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon, Microsoft low on Greenpeace clean-energy 'cloud' index

Explore The Seattle Times (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Wind , Cloud Computing

...he clean/renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal. Based on those criteria, Yahoo, Dell, Google and Facebook rank highest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the lowest: Sales... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace slams Apple despite its clean power data center plans

Explore GigaOM (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

...companies that drew weak marks from Greenpeace’s report include Amazon, and Microsoft. In contrast, Google, Yahoo and even Facebook drew praise from Greenpeace’s latest “How Clean Is Your Cloud,” report. The 50+ p... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace: Time for cloud companies to come clean

Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

...ricity. The environmental watchdog group today released its latest rankings of companies, including Google, Apple, and Amazon, that run giant data centers to serve up Web pages and services. Greenpeace now ......cy of their data centers, advocate for clean-energy policies, and disclose energy usage. This year, Yahoo, despite its dire financial troubles, boasts the highest clean-energy index because of its efficien... (Read Full Article)

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Pollution Campaigns Pushes Data Center math outside the building by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 16 2012)

...e data center sheds, but search for the big names and you find the map is out of date. According to Google, Yahoo Way, where the Internet giant has its new efficient style data center, is a green field. The data c... (Read Full Article)

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DC Links: Quincy Generators, Juniper in NC, Oil Cooling

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 11 2012) Construction

...mer Quincy Mayor Patty Martin is battling the state and high-tech powerhouses such as Microsoft and Yahoo, arguing that server farms being built in her small town pose a pollution risk. The state says the ......enue gets scaffolding mural – A vinyl mural depicting now decorates the scaffolding wrapping around Google’s New York headquarters at 111 Eighth Avenue, a major NYC telecom building. The cartoons on the 450... (Read Full Article)

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Making the web more efficient, a thousand servers at a time

Explore finance.boston.com (Apr 5 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

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Nebraska Town Acquires Land for Project Edge

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 29 2012) Construction

...oject and the the fact that three of the huge companies best known for secretive site selections – Google, Microsoft and Yahoo – already operate major data centers in the region. Possible candidates include Apple or Facebook, ... (Read Full Article)

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Cloud computing = green it....right?!

Explore Billing and OSS World (Mar 21 2012)

...garners headlines. Some examples from the past year are Facebook's Open Compute Project Initiative, Google's Solar initiatives andIvanpah Solar Electric Generating System (“largest solar energy project in t......rgest solar energy project in the world"), with more that $168 million invested. Other examples are Yahoo's Chicken Coop Data Center Design: a 155,000-square-foot data center, which can accommodate 50,000 ... (Read Full Article)

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Flush a toilet and cool Google’s data center

Explore GigaOM (Mar 15 2012) Construction , Servers

...er treatment plant and an amenable utility nearby, why not? The innovation is the latest example of Google — and other Internet giants like Apple, Facebook, and Yahoo — developing ways to save energy and water, as a way to be more sustainable and save money for its ... (Read Full Article)

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Data Center Pulse IDs Top 10 Industry Challenges

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 13 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

...o have traditionally been the intended audience for the Top 10. Large organizations like Microsoft, Yahoo, eBay, Google and Facebook have eliminated many of the bariers between facilities and IT, a trend that needs to p... (Read Full Article)

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eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 27 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

... design, and aligning ourselves with The Green Grid’s DCMM from the beginning.” Large users such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft have reported industry-leading ratings in the 1.07 to 1.2 range. These nu... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland’s steam offers cleaner future for the cloud

Explore timesplus.co.uk (Feb 20 2012)

...t is hoped that it could be a trend-setter for the industry and for Iceland. The likes of Facebook, Google and Yahoo! have all investigated the country in the past but have been put off by the lack of connectivity. H... (Read Full Article)

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