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Microsoft builds first datacenters with wood to slash carbon emissions(news.microsoft.com)

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Published: October 31, 2024

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WraithGear@lemmy.world
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This is a puff peice to distract. Microsoft has made no effort to lessen their carbon footprint.

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SilverFlame@lemmy.world
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I recently had a tour of the Redmond campus. They have multiple geothermal wells for power as well as an air conditioning system that uses almost no energy, it was pretty neat.

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sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Too bad all that cool stuff is negligible compared to what actually makes a difference

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brlemworld@lemmy.world
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Technically it just makes their carbon footprint even larger

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