David Pomerantz, Author at CleanTechnica

David Pomerantz

helps lead Greenpeace's campaign for a 100% renewable energy future. He writes about how leading technology companies can embrace renewable energy to power the internet's growing electricity demand, and how utilities should stop fighting and start embracing the growth of distributed renewable energy. Greenpeace is the leading independent environmental campaigning organization in the world. David has worked there since 2008, and blogs for Greenpeace here.

Clean Power

Amazon Ohio Expansion Raises Questions About 100% Renewable Commitment

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made public its long-rumored plans to build three new data centers near Columbus, Ohio, at the end of May, along with...

David PomerantzJune 25, 2015

Clean Power

Laws In Southeast Make It Hard For Military To Go Solar (Part 2 of 2)

Part I of this two-part series asked the question of whether the military should be getting credit for a new solar project that utility Duke Energy...

David PomerantzJanuary 31, 2015

Clean Power

Is The Military Getting Undue Credit For Solar Power In North Carolina? (Part 1 of 2)

UPDATE: Duke Energy spokesperson Randy Wheeless tweeted that Duke Energy is in fact keeping the renewable energy credits from the solar farm at Camp...

David PomerantzJanuary 30, 2015

Clean Power

Unlike Other Tech Giants, Amazon Doubles Down on Coal

“Use the Web? Congrats! You’re an environmentalist.” So said a headline in the Washington Post last week, and with good reason: some of the biggest names...

David PomerantzNovember 11, 2014