Data centre operators should be more open about their energy use, according to Greenpeace
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Is Greenpeace’s War On ‘Dirty Data’ A Just One?
Greenpeace is putting pressure on companies to improve their data centre practices, but ultimately the industry will have to find the answers, says Andrew Donoghue
Dirty Data Centre Will Poison Apple Greenpeace Warns
Apple is set to produce some of the dirtiest data in the world in North Carolina, according to Greenpeace
Greenpeace Praises Facebook’s Solar Effort
Facebook gets a cheer for using a bit of solar energy, but Greenpace isn't satisfied yet
Facebook’s Open Compute Gets Discussion Going
When Facebook opened up its green data centre ideas, it also opened up a big discussion which could provide more benefits, says Peter Judge
Facebook Open Sources Green Data Centre Hardware
Facebook shared specs for its custom built low-energy servers, but Greenpeace is not impressed
Packing Case Converts Into An Asus Desktop
Asus goes greener by thinking inside the box and ships its motherboards in ready-made computer cases
Greenpeace TV Ad Pushes Facebook On Coal Power
A Greenpeace advert aims to shame Facebook into giving up coal-fired electricity in its data centres
The Inconvenient Truth About Carbon Intensity
Even the most efficient data centre has a carbon footprint, dependent on its source of electricity, says Peter Judge
Greenpeace Sets Deadline For Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal
Greenpeace wants Facebook to pledge on Earth Day, to become coal-free by 2021
Data Centre Carbon Counting – Could It Cool The Arguments?
When Facebook fell out with Greenpeace over coal-fired power, the new Green Grid measurement might have helped sort things out, says Peter Judge
Greenpeace Spoof Slates Facebook’s ‘Dirty Data’
A Greenpeace animated video called "The So Coal Network" is taking on the Facebook movie, "The Social Network"
Green Attack On Facebook: Unfair, But Could It Help?
Greenpeace's campaign unfairly targets Facebook's very efficient data centre. But, Peter Judge asks, is changing behaviour about fairness?
Facebook Defends ‘Green’ Data Centre
Greenpeace may not "Like" it, but the Oregon data centre is more efficient where it is, says Facebook
Greenpeace Asks Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal
Greenpeace's director, and 500,000 Facebook users, ask the company to use clean energy
Apple Spurns O2’s Green Phone Ranking
The UK's first eco mobile phone rating scheme launched today, examining the overall environmental impact of devices during their lifespan
EU Considers PVC And Nanotech Hardware Ban
Green groups have been taking direct against HP and Dell to force a ban on of potentially toxic compounds in electronic equipment
Green IT: An Unstable Coalition?
Green IT is an awkward partnership of economic motives and genuine environmental thinking, where profit has ended up dominating, says Andrew Donoghue
Cisco Claims Top Spot In Greenpeace IT League
Cisco has taken pole position in Greenpeace's green tech league, pushing previous leader IBM down to third place
Intel Awarded Green Building Cert For Design Facility
Chip maker Intel, along with other technology companies, is working hard to improve its environmental standing
Green Grid Pushes PUE As Global Data Efficiency Metric
Industry group Green Grid is pushing for an international agreement on data centre standards
Greenpeace Targets iPad In War On Dirty Tech
The environmental group has launched simultaneous attacks on Dell and Apple, on the eve of the launch of the iPad
Greenpeace Admits Using ‘Dirty’ Power
Greenpeace has admitted that its hosting operations are powered by coal and nuclear power, after it criticised Facebook for building a coal-powered data centre