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madokie

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11. For starters dude it is neither dark nor toxic here

Reply to Nihil (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:27 AM

Apr 2012

where google has their data center the primary power is hydro. I can go to four lakes and a pumped hydro in an hours drive. As a kid hydro was where ALL of our electricity came from, these four lakes as a matter of fact. The pump back as we call it was added in the late '60s

Basically google is using mostly Hydro as I said earlier. You make it what you will that makes you happy, I can't control that in the least, nor would I want to

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Online Cloud Services Rely on Coal or Nuclear Power, Report Says [View all] NickB79 Apr 2012 OP

Direct link to Greenpeace report that the article is about. kristopher Apr 2012 #1

Thanks! nt NickB79 Apr 2012 #2

Another reason to stay out of the cloud. qb Apr 2012 #3

Google is expanding their presence here in Pryor Ok. madokie Apr 2012 #4

Most of the power is from hydro, in Oklahoma? NickB79 Apr 2012 #5

I was talking about here where I live not the whole state madokie Apr 2012 #6

Ah, cool. NickB79 Apr 2012 #7

Eastern part of the state is the foot hills of the ozark mountains madokie Apr 2012 #9

Sorry to inform you - WRONG AGAIN!!! PamW Apr 2012 #8

Interesting data at that link ... Nihil Apr 2012 #10

For starters dude it is neither dark nor toxic here madokie Apr 2012 #11

Unless Google's buildings are plugged directly into a dam, PamW has a point NickB79 Apr 2012 #12

C'mon ... anything that is 57% coal and 37% Natural Gas is pretty dark & toxic ... Nihil Apr 2012 #13