Fwd: VERGE Weekly: Apple swings for the fences with $848 million solar deal

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Solar, post petrochemical political economy

Dr. Michael D. McDonald
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Global Resilience Initiatives

President
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
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> From: Shana Rappaport <info@greenbiz.com>
> Date: February 11, 2015 at 12:07:13 PM EST
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Subject: VERGE Weekly: Apple swings for the fences with $848 million solar deal
> Reply-To: info@greenbiz.com
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> By Shana Rappaport
> Director of Engagement, VERGE
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> Bold plays are the way to win when it comes to high-stakes games. To use the best of baseball metaphors, that means swinging for the fences when it comes to sustainability.
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> Yesterday’s big announcement from Apple is a textbook example, putting runs on the scoreboard of corporate sustainability leadership. The company, which has made extensive commitments on energy and climate, announced an $848 million investment in a solar energy farm in central California — enough energy to power nearly 60,000 homes. All of Apple’s data centers already run on renewable energy, and it’s now upping the game toward the goal of powering all facilities entirely on renewables.
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> When Lisa Jackson joined us at VERGE SF last October, she shared insider insight about what it really takes, as a global tech giant, to “leave the world better than how they found it” — that is, to make responsibility a profitable priority, not a feel-good afterthought.
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> The title of the sessions was appropriate: “Swinging for the Fences.”
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> We’re weeks away from spring training — both literally and figuratively — and I'm curious: who’s on deck to step up to the plate?
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> Apple swings for the fences with $848 million solar deal
> Barbara Grady
> The tech giant on Tuesday announced a plan with First Solar to power all California operations with the sun, potentially becoming the budding renewable energy sector's biggest commercial deal ever.
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