April 23, 2013
by Pierre Delforge
0 comments

Google Wants More Renewable Energy Powering its Expanding NC Data Center

Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco
When Google announced plans to double its investment in its North Carolina data center to $1.2 billion last week, it also touted an innovative program with Duk… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

November 11, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
0 comments

Organic farm prepares veterans for jobs in sustainable agriculture

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
   
In honor of Veterans’ Day, allow me to introduce you to an enterprise I just read about:  Archi’s Acres, an organic farm in Califo… Continue reading

Share on Facebook

September 16, 2011
by Pierre Delforge
0 comments

How Big Is Your Google Footprint?

Pierre Delforge, Senior Engineer, San Francisco
The biggest energy and environmental impact of using Google and other internet services may not be where you think it is. The rapid spread of large data centers that power the internet is … Continue reading

Share on Facebook

September 8, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
0 comments

More on the semantics of sustainability: is it time to reframe the ‘triple bottom line’?

If you’re familiar at all with discussions about sustainability, you have encountered the so-called “triple bottom line” ascribed to practices that simultaneously advance the environment, the economy, and equity.  These “th… Continue reading

Share on Facebook