Dirty computing 'clouds'

Apple, Amazon clouds have been dirty, Greenpeace reports - The Washington Post:


Greenpeace says that “If the cloud were a country, it would have the fifth largest electricity demand in the world,” 
based on the fact that in 2007, the combined electricity demand of the cloud was approximately 623bn kWh. The cloud apparently beats out India, Germany, and Canada as far as energy demand goes.

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