Alexa’s dirty secret

Kathleen- How Amazon powers its data centers can significantly impact carbon emissions! Join me in telling Amazon to do the right thing by following through on its 100% renewable commitment.  TAKE ACTION NOW Amazon has a dirty secret. Despite its commitment to renewable energy, the world's largest cloud company is hoping no one will notice that it's still powering its massive data centers with fracked gas and dirty coal. Greenpeace's brand new report, "Clicking Clean Virginia — The Dirty Energy Powering Data Center Alley", found that Amazon's Virginia expansion could lead to more pipelines, more pollution, and more problems for our climate.1 That's because despite committing to use 100% renewable energy back in 2014, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has grown by nearly 60% in the past two years in Northern Virginia — the physical heart of the internet and where dirty energy is still the norm. In this same time period, AWS has not built a single new renewable energy project. How Amazon powers its massive data centers can significantly impact carbon emissions.  Tell Amazon to live up to its commitment to 100% renewable energy to power its cloud. Amazon's data centers could demand as much as a whopping 1.7 gigawatts of power in Virginia to operate, with only a little more than 10% coming from renewable sources. Dominion Energy, the biggest energy utility in the state, is now trying to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), a $7-billion fracked gas pipeline, claiming that it's needed to meet booming data center energy demand. Amazon is one of Dominion's biggest electricity customers, so they have huge power to make a change if we can just make sure they keep their promise. If running full capacity 24/7, Amazon's Virginia data centers use the same amount of electricity of 1.4 MILLION homes (as much as the city of Chicago). At a time when every move away from fossil fuels counts, Amazon is driving demand for more fossil fuel expansion to power its cloud. Join me in telling Amazon to do the right thing by following through on its 100% renewable commitment. We all know the truth about climate change. It's time to champion specific acts that can help stave off the worst of the climate crisis, including an enormous electricity consumer like Amazon Web Services doing its part to transform the energy market from dirty to clean.  Federal lawmakers are talking about a Green New Deal because the threat of catastrophic climate change demands strong climate leadership. But the construction of the irresponsible Atlantic Coast Pipeline will lock major data center companies like Amazon, and all of us, into a long-term reliance on fracked gas at the exact moment we need to be urgently transitioning to renewable energy.  Tech giants like Amazon use a massive amount of power. Amazon could change the game if it follows through on its commitments to renewable energy. Add your name to urge the company to stop using dirty energy to power its cloud! Thanks for taking action, Elizabeth Jardim Senior Corporate Campaigner, Greenpeace USA [1] greenpeace.org/usa/reports/click-clean-virginia/ Greenpeace never takes a dime from corporations or governments. Everything we do is thanks to the generous support of people like you! DONATE NOW   facebook twitter website instagram   Greenpeace 702 H Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20001 | 1-800-722-6995   Greenpeace Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(4) organization. As a result of our effective work for new environmental policies, contributions are not tax-deductible.   If you wish to no longer receive our emails, you may unsubscribe. We value your privacy. If you have any questions about how we use your information please read our privacy policy.