Sunday, April 06, 2014

Amazon's 'dirty cloud' criticised in Greenpeace report


A Greenpeace report into the green credentials of tech firms has singled out Amazon as having the "dirtiest cloud" services.

Apple, Facebook and Google were praised for "significant improvements" in energy transparency and attempts to move to 100% renewable energy.

But Amazon Web Services (AWS), which powers many net firms, only uses 15% clean energy, according to the report.

See full Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26867362