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Greenpeace wants Facebook center off coal fuel
AP ^
| September 1, 2010
| ARTHUR MAX
Posted on 09/01/2010 3:23:21 PM PDT by epithermal
AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Greenpeace said about 500,000 Facebook users have urged the world's largest online social network to abandon plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center in the U.S.
Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo sent a letter Wednesday to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg warning that the company risked its reputation and financial health if it ignored the environmental impacts of its actions.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: environment; envirowackos
Good luck sorting out the electrons that come from coal fired plants.
To: epithermal
Maybe Greenpeace should offer to pay them to use the “green” other service.
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:27:46 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: mnehring
I wonder if those 500,000 FB users would be willing to pay for their FB to pay for it. I bet not!
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:28:57 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Jesus loves me, this I know.)
To: epithermal
The world is full of mindless liberal fools. Just another example.
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:31:31 PM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: epithermal
Good luck sorting out the electrons that come from coal fired plants. The good ones are colored green, the coal ones are black.
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:31:43 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: epithermal
This is great! FB will be shut down!
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:33:00 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: mnehring
That's the ticket make them put their green where their mouths are say give us green money and we will go green.
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:34:39 PM PDT
by
guitarplayer1953
(Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to GOD! Thomas Jefferson)
To: EagleUSA
The world is full of mindless liberal fools. - Mmmm...smells more like extortion to me.
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posted on
09/01/2010 3:59:10 PM PDT
by
Free_at_last_-2001
(A country can survive its fools, but it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: epithermal
Another hostage situation! Two in one day. Maybe the FBI will take out Greenpeace too.
Free Zuckerberg!
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