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    Tesla, Patagonia Join Growing Resistance Against Trump

    Tesla, Patagonia Join Growing Resistance Against Trump

    U.S. companies are taking a stand in these politically chaotic times. So far, 127 technology firms are firing back at President Donald Trump‘s travel ban affecting immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. Facebook, Apple and Google are leading the fight against Trump's immigration ban https://t.co/6lcwkRfP2a pic.twitter.com/MoNxOmRmLP — Forbes (@Forbes) February 6, 2017 The movement […]

    Google Announces Plans to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy

    Google Announces Plans to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy

    By Gary Cook Google announced today that it has reached 2.6 GW of renewable energy purchased, putting the company on pace to reach 100 percent renewable energy in 2017. In its announcement, the company noted that renewable energy has both managed its carbon footprint and been good for business as the lowest cost option. Google […]

    Microsoft, Apple, Google Power Data Centers with Renewable Energy

    Microsoft, Apple, Google Power Data Centers with Renewable Energy

    It takes a lot of energy to enable web users to stream videos, downloads books and other online activities—about the same amount it would take to power 30 nuclear power plants. Data centers around the world use about 30 gigawatts, or 30 billion watts of electricity, according to Green House Data. U.S. data centers account […]