Post on 12-Jan-2016
Our Safety Net to a Train WreckComputing Companies Going Green
By Aaron Sobetski
OUR WORLD IS FAT (Or at least most of it)
Not only America is lazy or fat
Environment is neglected
The world is a place of nonstop pollution
Plastics, papers, etc. are turned into pollution
One large area of the pollution is in technology
Waste time on video games/electronics
Waste resources on devices
How does this apply to technology?
Companies are using/inventing better products
EX.: Apple, GE , GOOGLE
Using new types of energy/materials
SOLAR ENERGY, RECYCLED MATERIALS, ETC.
GE
Energy Efficient
Ecomagination
Top products: LEAP Engine (Aviation), GE Power & Water's Jenbacher Gas Engine
GE Power & Water's Jenbacher Gas Engine is providing power for BMW’s massive manufacturing plant in Regensburg, Germany.
Data centers us 50% less energy
Committed over $1 billion in renewable energy products
Ex.: Windmills, solar panels, etc.
Implement walking instead of driving
Google maps
Apple
Monitor the environmental footprint
All Apple data centers are:
100% green
Use only renewable energy
Reuse parts from old computers
Recycle everything!
Safety Net?
These companies are our “safety net” for now
They are trying
To stop pollution
To encourage getting fit
These companies are not fat or lazy
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