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Tech firms like Google, Amazon push power companies toward solar and wind, a blow to coal

April 22, 2018/No Comments

Every time you save a photo to the cloud, buy something on Amazon, open a Google doc or stream a movie, you’re probably pulling electricity from a wind turbine in Texas or a solar farm in Virginia.

In fact, your clicks and taps may have helped build them.

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/04/22/google-amazon-push-power-companies-solar-and-wind-blow-coal/438020002/

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