Comments on: Do Tech Companies Care About Global Warming? http://lornali.com/green/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming Social Media, SEO & SEM for Green Business Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:10:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: PC Information http://lornali.com/green/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming/comment-page-1#comment-1301 PC Information Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:00:48 +0000 http://lornali.com/green-tech/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming#comment-1301 I am a little confused about all this talk about Google being a “green company” I see they just bought 1000 acres of prime farm ground just South of Council Bluffs, Ia. Looks like they are building a server farm and warehouses. This new place is within sight of a brand new coal fired power plant that will supply it with inexpensive elictric power. I am a little confused about all this talk about Google being a “green company” I see they just bought 1000 acres of prime farm ground just South of Council Bluffs, Ia. Looks like they are building a server farm and warehouses. This new place is within sight of a brand new coal fired power plant that will supply it with inexpensive elictric power.

]]> By: lorna http://lornali.com/green/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming/comment-page-1#comment-914 lorna Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:44:52 +0000 http://lornali.com/green-tech/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming#comment-914 Hi Rick, Thanks for sharing! I think the important point to note is that historically, big corporations in America have rarely ever attempted to reduce their environmental footprint through modifications to their business operations or supply chain at such a grand scale. Often, environmental initiatives would come as a token gesture of goodwill through nonprofit donations via their corporate foundation, company-wide recycling programs, gestures that have value, but which barely rectify the actual damage created by the company's business operations. I think its important that industry leaders such as Google and Walmart (in its initiative to green its supply chain) take a big step forward in reducing their environmental impact. Not only do they set an industry standard, because these companies are so big their actions stand to go a long way. Google has a long way to go before it becomes a zero emissions company, but spending hundreds of millions of dollars is a good start. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/28/MN8UTJR7P.DTL&type=business Hi Rick,

Thanks for sharing! I think the important point to note is that historically, big corporations in America have rarely ever attempted to reduce their environmental footprint through modifications to their business operations or supply chain at such a grand scale.

Often, environmental initiatives would come as a token gesture of goodwill through nonprofit donations via their corporate foundation, company-wide recycling programs, gestures that have value, but which barely rectify the actual damage created by the company’s business operations.

I think its important that industry leaders such as Google and Walmart (in its initiative to green its supply chain) take a big step forward in reducing their environmental impact. Not only do they set an industry standard, because these companies are so big their actions stand to go a long way.

Google has a long way to go before it becomes a zero emissions company, but spending hundreds of millions of dollars is a good start.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/28/MN8UTJR7P.DTL&type=business

]]> By: Rick http://lornali.com/green/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming/comment-page-1#comment-898 Rick Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:08:51 +0000 http://lornali.com/green-tech/does-the-tech-industry-care-about-global-warming#comment-898 I'm just an old guy living in Iowa, but I am a little confused about all this talk about Google being a "green company" I see they just bought 1000 acres of prime farm ground just South of Council Bluffs, Ia. Looks like they are building a server farm and warehouses. This new place is within sight of a brand new coal fired power plant that will supply it with inexpensive elictric power. There is a new e-85 plant being built just a 1/4 mile away that could be using the corn that used to grow on the Google land. Guess I need a pair of those "green colored glasses" that some of you wear. Then maybe I would be enlightened like the rest of you. Looks like a BIG footprint to me. Rick I’m just an old guy living in Iowa, but I am a little confused about all this talk about Google being a “green company” I see they just bought 1000 acres of prime farm ground just South of Council Bluffs, Ia. Looks like they are building a server farm and warehouses. This new place is within sight of a brand new coal fired power plant that will supply it with inexpensive elictric power. There is a new e-85 plant being built just a 1/4 mile away that could be using the corn that used to grow on the Google land. Guess I need a pair of those “green colored glasses” that some of you wear. Then maybe I would be enlightened like the rest of you. Looks like a BIG footprint to me.
Rick

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