As Apple, Google, And Facebook Go Green, Report Says Amazon Still Uses Dirty Energy
April 4, 2014
Grazed from ThinkProgress. Author: Lauren C. Williams.
Greenpeace’s latest energy report called out Amazon as being one of the worst dirty energy transgressors. But the report also praises Apple for completely switching to renewable energy, showing that public pressure and greater transparency can turn former energy offenders into most improved.
The organization ranked tech industry giants such as Twitter, eBay, Apple, Google, and Facebook based on how clean their energy sources are. Apple came out on top because it only uses renewable energy for its iCloud and iTunes services. However, Greenpeace flunked Amazon and Twitter, penalizing them for not being transparent about their energy sources…
Amazon’s Web Services relies heavily on nuclear and coal energy to run data-guzzling services like Netflix, Spotify, Tumblr, and Yelp, the report stated. As cloud computing grows, a tech company’s carbon footprint becomes an increasingly important issue. Overall, when customers push companies to be more transparent about their energy sources, the greener they become. Apple, Google, and Facebook have all emphasized their green credentials and use of renewable energy after being chastised by Greenpeace…
Read more from the source @ http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/04/3422528/greenpeace-cloud-computing-amazon/
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