Data centers are what make the internet possible.
A data center houses all the computer equipment necessary for you to visit a website, relay information as you surf the Internet, talk on your cell phone and store billions of websites themselves and a whole lot more.
What does this have to do with the environment? A LOT!
Data [...]

Google’s energy team is dicussing ways that we could reduce our fossil feul use by the year 2030. The team led by Jeffery Greenblatt has developed a proposal that would wean us off of coal and oil for electrical generation and reduces car dependence on oil by 40%.
The Clean Energy 2030 proposal is to stimulate [...]

A crucial part of being human is to protect our surroundings, not only for ourselves but for the people around us and for future generations. One of the greatest concerns that we have for our environment and our future generations is global warming. Global warming is a hot topic not only for environmentalists but also [...]

If you’re not sure how global warming and the climate crisis are affecting the part of the world you live in, all you have to do is look around. Factors like smog, landfills, and even litter can tell you a lot about global warming, and what you can do in order to save the planet [...]

photo credit: greenbrokeI was thinking about concrete this past weekend because it is time to get ice melting salt before the first big winter storm. When you think about concrete, you usually think about the sidewalk, your driveway and maybe your porch, but what about your landscape? After all, concrete landscaping is extremely versatile, [...]

photo credit: thingermejigThese days, everyone is talking about green living. There is a huge push right now for people to switch from traditional gasoline powered vehicles to those that run on alternative fuel. The fact of the matter is that alternative fuels are environmentally friendly and can actually help conserve natural resources that [...]

There’s been a lot of pressure lately to open up protected areas for oil drilling. But common sense says drilling is not the answer. Switching is.
Switching to 100% clean, renewable electricity within 10 years.
Watch our latest ad below (it will be airing during the Olympics). It shows Americans how we will make the switch [...]

The Navy said a nuclear-powered submarine leaked minimally radioactive water while traveling to Japan, Guam and Hawai’i over several months.
The total radioactivity released into the environment from the USS Houston at each stop was less than one half a microcurie, U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Scott Gureck said.
“That’s a negligible amount, equal to the radioactivity [...]

Animal Planet’s New Series Pursues a Chess Match at the Far End of the Globe between Hardline Non-Profit and Japanese Ships in a Battle to Stop Controversial Hunting.
“WHALE WARS is an epic adventure that looks at the consequences of taking a stand on an issue,” said Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet. [...]

Did you notice the ads after last night’s presidential debate?
ABC had Chevron. CBS had Exxon. CNN had the coal lobby. But you know what happened last week? ABC refused to run our Repower America ad — the ad that takes on this same oil and coal lobby.
I sent a letter asking ABC [...]