Gary Cook
Senior IT Policy Analyst at Greenpeace International
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BBC News Inside Facebook's green and clean arctic data centre
Over a million users signalled their concern by "unfriending" coal on the social network in one recent campaign, says Gary Cook, senior IT advisor at environmental group Greenpeace International. Chill wind: By locating the data centre in the far north of Sweden, Facebook uses far less ... Read more »
Apple's Data Centers Now 100 Percent Green (Or Something Like That)
“They’ve probably maxed out what they can generate on site, and so they’re going to buy more and more from the grid as they grow,” says Gary Cook, an analyst with Greenpeace. Apple has built a 500,000-square-foot data center on its Maiden site, but it’s expected to build another data ... Read more »
Apple touts its shrinking carbon footprint in an annual environmental progress report
Gary Cook, an IT analyst for the group, said "there's a lot to be pleased about in this report. The information they put out today shows that Apple has made some real progress and renewed its commitment to an even greener future. '' But Cook cautioned that Apple, as well as other ... Read more »
Greenpeace Urges Apple to Think Cleaner
“Apple has the potential to set a new bar with its coal-free iCloud commitment, but its plans to reach this goal are still mostly talk and not enough walk,” Gary Cook, Greenpeace International’s senior information technology analyst, said in a statement. Apple has been fairly specific ... Read more »
Apple, In Annual Green Update, Says Data Centers Powered 100% By Renewable Energy
Apple’s increased level of disclosure about its energy sources helps customers know that their iCloud will be powered by clean energy sources, not coal,” Greenpeace senior IT analyst Gary Cook said in a statement. “As it keeps growing the cloud, Apple still has major roadblocks to ... Read more »
Facebook reveals its carbon footprint
Gary Cook, Greenpeace International's senior IT analyst, said: "Facebook has committed to being fully renewably powered, and today's detailed disclosure and announcement of a clean energy target shows that the company means business and wants the world to follow its progress. " In ... Read more »
Just How Green is Google
"Google tops the table because it's putting its money where its mouth is by pumping investment into renewable energy," Greenpeace International analyst Gary Cook told reporters upon the release of the "Cool IT Leaderboard. " However, he said, while the IT industry is driving significant ... Read more »
Apple to use only green power for main data center
"Apple's announcement today is a great sign that Apple is taking seriously the hundreds of thousands of its customers who have asked for an iCloud powered by clean energy, not dirty coal," Greenpeace International Senior IT Analyst Gary Cook said in a statement... Read more »
Former EPA administrator Lisa Jackson comments on new gig at Apple, Greenpeace calls hire a ‘bold mo...
... leader in the tech sector”: “Apple has made a bold move in hiring Lisa Jackson, a proven advocate with a track record of combating toxic waste and the dirty energy that causes global warming, two of Apple’s biggest challenges as it continues to grow,” says Greenpeace’s Senior IT Analyst Gary Cook... Read more »
Google, Cisco pioneering green energy in NC, beyond
“Tech giants have the capacity to lead society to cleaner, smarter energy systems, as both Cisco and Google have demonstrated,” said Gary Cook, Greenpeace International senior IT analyst. Both Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Google are based in California... Read more »
Google to invest $600M in Lenoir data center
" "Before today, even large energy users in North Carolina were only offered dirty energy by Duke Energy: coal, nuclear and gas," said Greenpeace International senior IT analyst Gary Cook. "In living up to its commitment of powering 100 percent of its operations with renewable energy... Read more »
Google announces $600M Lenoir data center expansion
... “shows what forward-thinking companies can accomplish when they are serious about powering their operations with clean energy.” “It’s good news that Duke is beginning to heed their major new customers’ demand for renewable energy sources,” Gary Cook, a Greenpeace IT analyst, said in a statement... Read more »
Renewable energy powers most operations: Apple
“Apple’s increased level of disclosure about its energy sources helps customers know that their iCloud will be powered by clean energy sources, not coal,” Greenpeace senior IT analyst Gary Cook said in a statement... Read more »
Google Bringing Wind-Powered Data Center to Oklahoma
"Google's announcement today shows what the most forward-thinking, successful companies can accomplish when they are serious about powering their operations with clean energy," said Greenpeace international senior IT analyst Gary Cook. "Google faced a local grid mix of over 50% coal ... Read more »
How 'clean' is the source of your data center power?
"As Google powers more of its data center fleet with clean energy, it sends a signal to other IT companies and electric utilities around the world that renewable energy is not only possible, but is simply smart business in the 21st century economy," said Gary Cook, the senior IT analyst ... Read more »
Apple: Exiting EPEAT Environmental Program Was Mistake
] In a phone interview on Thursday, Gary Cook, senior policy analyst for Greenpeace International, said Apple was making a false choice between design and recyclability. He characterized Apple's exit from EPEAT as "a step backwards from what had previously been quite good environmental ... Read more »
Apple discloses more details on green data center plan
In a statement, Greenpeace senior IT analyst Gary Cook said: “Greenpeace and Apple’s customers look forward to hearing more detail about how Apple plans to fulfill its commitment to renewable energy for its North Carolina and Oregon data centers. Apple is still one of Duke Energy’s ... Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, Google place data centers in Arctic
“There’s a cool climate which is often useful for leveraging the open-air cooling,” Greenpeace analyst Gary Cook told MarketWatch. “There’s stable government, and a lot of renewable energy that could be leveraged.” “All the equipment inside is powered by locally generated hydroelectric ... Read more »
Google has the power to influence clean energy
"Google tops the table because it's putting its money where its mouth is by pumping investment into renewable energy," Greenpeace International analyst Gary Cook told reporters upon the release of the "Cool IT Leaderboard. " However, he said, while the IT industry is driving significant ... Read more »
Apple Dumps Coal—Sort Of
"Ultimately, they need to be demanding better from Duke, asking them to clean up their supply chain," says Greenpeace senior IT analyst Gary Cook. "They still have a lot of hard work to do if they want to make the legitimate claim that the iCloud data center in Maiden is coal-free or 100 ... Read more »
