Greenpeace International
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[Environmental Leader.com] Apple gets the worst ratings in a Greenpeace report that claims cloud computing companies are perpetuating the use of fossil fuels.
The report, How Dirty is Your Data?, compares energy choices made by Apple, Google, Facebook, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Amazon.com and Akamai – described by Greenpeace as ten of the top “global cloud companies”.
The report found that the internet’s data centers cluster in locations that offer cheap and often “dirty” electricity, along with strong tax incentives. The IT sector is largely ignoring renewable energy, and is fueling its expansion with coal and nuclear, the report said.
