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Greenpeace hits out at dirty cloud technology
Environmental group Greenpeace has slammed Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter for operating dirty clouds. -
Greenpeace: Microsoft's cloud efficiency programme a "drop in the ocean"
Microsoft's efforts to track its energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions globally through a cloud based system is not "groundbreaking" in environmental terms, Greenpeace has said. -
Amazon Japan accused of propping up whale hunting
Japan has long been the arch-enemy of the common whale. Organisations like Greenpeace insist that whales are endangered animals and should not be hunted, while the Japanese government has proved resistant to reforms or banning the practice. -
Apple's 20MW solar plant distracts from PR disasters
Apple decided to start planning a solar plant to lessen its carbon footprint. This followed criticism over the datacentre’s reliance on cheap fossil fuels by groups such as Greenpeace. At the time, local residents also derided the environmental cost of clearing the controversial solar plant site. -
Solar chaos reigns as Labour attacks DECC cuts appeal
Barker made the remarks with regards to activist groups such as Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace who both condemned government actions, though he told | BusinessGreen today that his comments were taken “out of context -
Apple to plug in solar power to data centre
It makes sense that Apple should power its North Carolina data centre using solar energy. Greenpeace has been muttering that Apple should not have set up in North Carolina because the State uses coal powered electricity. -
Google searches kill polar bears
Greenpeace has pointed out that the electricity being used in North Caroline is dirty and based entirely on coal. -
Cloud uptake will hit environment and jobs sector
Of course, the reality might not quite match such breezy notions, with concerns over the impact of the masses of data centres highlighting that the current draw on electricity of two percent worldwide is set to climb substantially, promptly sending Greenpeace up in arms. -
Apple launches Intel-heavy iMacs
Vanity wise, Apple says its iMac is still the size zero of the tech world, and proves to be as elegant as, er, Victoria Beckham with its signature aluminum and glass design. -
Greenpeace slags off Apple again
Environmental watchdog Greenpeace has rounded on the fruity cargo-cult Apple for relying on dirty energy. -
Photovoltaic panels will account for 20 percent of global energy by 2050
A joint report released by EPIA and Greenpeace yesterday highlighted the doubling of investment in production, expected to rise from $47.7 billion to $95.3 billion by 2015. -
Dell and RIM fail to make the green line
Dell and RIM have been outed as two of the worst performing green companies in the latest Greenpeace Green Electronics Survey. -
Emissions? Manufacturers don't give a damn about them
Back to Apple - don't necessarily believe its green company claims. Greenpeace has acknowledged that Apple has made some real improvements, but aside from international policy such as the WEEE directive, it monitors and regulates its own green production lines. -
Cheap handsets mean more phones than people in Brazil
Analysts have said this is down to technology and telecoms being the primary markets in the country. Despite the surge Greenpeace warns that it doesn't look at local supplier recycling schemes. -
Greenies claim that Nintendo bad for the planet
Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has complained that Nintendo is about as environmentally-friendly as a BP Oil slick. -
IT sector could falter if carbon targets imposed
One of the world's largest users of datacentres, Facebook, has recently come under fire from Greenpeace for its high carbon emissions. -
US armed forces go green before Congress
The US army in full flight once conjured up images of Sherman tanks hurting full-throttle towards the enemy, spewing a cloud of noxious fumes in their wake. -
Dell gets a slap on the wrist for extending payment time to suppliers
Dell has had a rap on the knuckles, but this time it's not from Greenpeace. Instead, the computer giant has been entered into a late payment Hall of Shame by the The Forum of Private Business.
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