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Greenpeace wants Facebook center off coal fuel

AP reports here at Yahoo News: AMSTERDAM – Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world’s largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.

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September 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: General Eco News | Leave a comment

Greenpeace praises Nokia, slams Nintendo

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO – Greenpeace panned Nintendo and Toshiba for low environmental standards Wednesday but praised Nokia and Sony Ericsson for recycling, energy efficiency and phasing out hazardous substances.

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May 26th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: General Eco News | Leave a comment

Greenpeace warns on data centres

Their electricity often comes from utility companies which generate power from burning coal,  BBC News reports here: Greenpeace calls on technology companies to use more renewable energy sources to power their data centers.

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March 31st, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Alternative Energy | Leave a comment