Board: No Health Threat From Quincy Generators

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 11 2012) Data Center Outages , Emissions , Hydro

...e. Quincy, a town of 6,000 residents in central Washington state, is home to major data centers for Microsoft, Yahoo, Dell, Intuit and Sabey. Each of the data centers in Quincy uses banks of generators to provide bac... (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

Greenpeace took aim at Apple, Microsoft and Amazon over how the companies are powering the data centers that house their fast-growing cloud......ty 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)

Dear Steve Ballmer, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook - As CEOs of Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, you’re probably aware that the environmental group Greenpeace this week branded ......oud 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

... report How Clean is Your Cloud, which was released earlier this week, focused on Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, which all scored badly for relying on coal and nuclear power for their data centers. For Apple, th......ty 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

...ice 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 ... (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

...es. “Three of the largest IT companies building their business around the cloud — Amazon, Apple and Microsoft — are all rapidly expanding without adequate regard to source of electricity, and rely heavily on d......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 clo... (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

... green enough, though the advocacy group has praised sustainability efforts by Google, Facebook and Yahoo. In the How green is your cloud report, published on Tuesday, Greenpeace slammed Apple, Amazon and Microsoft for the meagre amount of clean energy their datacentres use and their "transparency" regarding thei... (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

...y 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......in 2011 to 15.3 percent in 2012. Apple now has the fifth-lowest score in the report. It leapfrogged Microsoft, IBM and Amazon. Home » Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says April 18, 2012... (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

...y Greenpeace report that studied the environmental impact of the cloud criticized firms like Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, and Amazon for lagging behind their Web counterparts. The firms, however, took issue with...... 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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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

... comes from coal-generated power and 30 percent from nuclear. The environmental-watchdog group says Microsoft uses 39 percent coal power and 26 percent nuclear power. Yahoo, in contrast, uses 20 percent coal power and 15 percent nuclear. Google uses 29 percent coal and 15... (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

...centers. Other Internet 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

...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......or work on energy * Greenpeace dings cloud providers on dirty energy Big-name brands Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Twitter meanwhile, score poorly for lack of information or choosing sites dominated by coal-po... (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)

...eems they spill out into the outside world. Quincy has several data centers, run by firms including Microsoft, Yahoo, Dell, Sabey and Vantage Data Centers all lured there by the availability of cheap power at a coupl... (Read Full Article)

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

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 11 2012) Construction

...this week. Former 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 ... (Read Full Article)

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Nebraska Town Acquires Land for Project Edge

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 29 2012) Construction

...d 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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Data Center Pulse IDs Top 10 Industry Challenges

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

...vendors, who 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 t... (Read Full Article)

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eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency

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

... 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 numbers demonstrate the po... (Read Full Article)

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Nebraska Woos Huge ‘Project Edge’ Data Center

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 6 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

...nd 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. Google and Microsoft each have facilities in Iowa, while Yahoo has its data center in La Vista. These companies have found that as their Internet infrastructure r... (Read Full Article)

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Jerry Yang, ‘Chief Yahoo,’ Steps Down From Board

Explore The New York Times (Jan 17 2012) Hydro

...s the face of the company’s rise and its decline. He stood in the way of a 2008 takeover attempt by Microsoft that valued the company at $47.5 billion. Shareholder dismay with that decision — and Yahoo’s subsequent inability to find its way — has left the company with a market value of less than half... (Read Full Article)

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Google to Expand Oregon Data Center Campus

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 23 2011) Cloud Computing

...e Maps. Although the Google buildings in The Dalles are clearly visible on rival mapping sites from Microsoft and Yahoo, they are nowhere to be found on Google Maps, which appears to be using imagery of The Dalles from ... (Read Full Article)

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Global server farms around the world

Explore Telegraph.co.uk (Oct 26 2011) Solar , Servers

...for hte UK’s Colt Telecoms, but they decided to open it out to other customers. Quincy, Washington (Microsoft, Yahoo!, Dell) The cluster of server farms in this formerly sleepy farming community, probably ranks as th... (Read Full Article)

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Prudential Financial: 1,000 servers moved into a virtual environment

Explore IDG News Service (Oct 24 2011) Solar

...ijacked and wiped clean Steve Jobs bio debuts at No. 1 spot on bestseller lists Google: Bidding for Yahoo or driving up cost for Microsoft? Jaguar recalls 18,000 cars over cruise control software fault BSA upsets company named for alleged... (Read Full Article)

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Apple Hires Away Yahoo Data Center Chief

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 23 2011) Cloud Computing

...aturday that Scott Noteboom, previously vice president of data center engineering and operations at Yahoo, is now a “distinguished gentleman” at Apple, according to his LinkedIn bio. The move comes during......le, a company better known for its consumer electronics activity. The company reportedly hired away Microsoft data center head Kevin Timmons in April of this year, though last week, Data Center Knowledge repor... (Read Full Article)

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Apple hires Yahoo’s data center chief

Explore GigaOM (Oct 22 2011) Cloud Computing

...le as the iconic consumer electronics maker expands into the cloud. This follows Apple's hiring of Microsoft data center guru Kevin Timmons a few months back. Apple hires Yahoo’s data center chief By Stacey Higginbotham Oct. 22, 2011, 7:40pm PT No Comments * Tweet * * * Scott... (Read Full Article)

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