Comments on: Internet Data Centers: The Cloud’s Carbon Footprint https://www.1stworldview.com/2010/03/internet-data-centers-the-clouds-footprint/ A Social Technology Blog Thu, 02 May 2013 14:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1 By: Chris https://www.1stworldview.com/2010/03/internet-data-centers-the-clouds-footprint/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:24:51 +0000 http://www.1stworldview.com/?p=330#comment-43 Thanks Mason,

It would be nice to live in a place where companies who did not follow certain environmentally friendly protocols could be shut down, but unfortunately that doesn’t represent the world we live in.

With that said, what can we do about companies who choose to damage the environment? Many major corporations have the ability to use their own money to create more environmentally friendly structures and operations, but choose not to. An example of this is Facebook choosing to power their newest data center with an energy company that burns more coal than the U.S. average.

What do you think should be done to persuade, or even to force, companies like this to change?

]]> By: Mason https://www.1stworldview.com/2010/03/internet-data-centers-the-clouds-footprint/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:46:08 +0000 http://www.1stworldview.com/?p=330#comment-42 Its important that we all start being conscious of our environment. Our technology is getting more and more sophisticated and it needs more and more energy to opperate. Obviously it would be wise to only support companies that make an active step toward being environmentally friendly and shut down companies that refuse to use a new way of thinking to ensure a healthy lasting planet.

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