Server farm in Arctic circle

When I worked at the computing services department at FGCU, I went into our server room. The room was freezing cold. It has its own AC device attached to the room to accommodate for the hot temperatures of the server. So I can just imagine what a company like Facebook has to deal with!!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20126230-54/facebook-to-build-server-farm-near-arctic-circle-report-says/?tag=txt;title

This article really interested me!! It was tech and green :)

Facebook will  be building a server farm near the arctic circle! This building will comprise three server halls covering an area about the size of 11 football fields and will take advantage of the region's cool temperatures to keep its equipment cold. The Lulea River, which is said to produce twice as much hydro-electric power as the Hoover Dam, is expected to provide much of the center's power. I wonder if you can see it from space!!!

New Largest Solar Field

When people talk to me about alternative energies, I always love the idea of solar energy. The sun is such a powerful ball of energy, it seems crazy not to harness it. Thats why I got excited when I read this article: http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/14/ge-to-build-largest-u-s-solar-factory-in-colorado/

So the deal is, GE is going to build a solar field around Denver. Its going to power 80000 homes!!!!! I have been to Denver. The thing is, Denver the city is surrounded by the foot hills. When you go into the hills and look down at the city, you can see all the smog from pollution and it makes you really sad.

I also think solar fields look really nice. They seem futureristic and calming. I can't wait to see a huge field of never ending solar panels.

Reflection on Video from Class

So this week in class we watched a video on different religious view points on environmental ideals. The one that stood out to me most was the one about the Jewish kid camp. It was nice to see how they tied together religion and the environment.  I think children enjoy staying faithful to their church, and if they are able to blend in the environmental aspects to the camp, the children will be able to tie the two together.  When they think about their religion they will also think about their environment. Its a great connection to have. I did see one potential problem to the solution in the movie. Unfortunately, the camp presented by the movie seem to portray people that are extremist environmentalist. These people could scare away the kids. Kids are always trying to find "cool" people that they should follow.  But these guys are obviously not in the "cool" book.  I think it could cause the kids to turn the other eye and do the exact opposite of the leaders of the camp. I think having a good middle ground for the employees would help spread the message much better.