The report takes many factors into consideration, including the amount and type of energy consumed by several top tech companies’ data centers, the massive warehouses where banks of servers store information.

“Apple’s 6.7% score was largely based on its 500,000-square-foot facility coming online in Maiden, North Carolina. According to Greenpeace, that facility will consume as much energy as 80,000 homes in the United States, or nearly a quarter-million in Europe.

The North Carolina energy grid it uses is made up of only about 5% clean energy, the report says, with the rest coming from either coal (62%) or nuclear (32%).

Also scoring in single digits was HP, with a 9.9%, based on facilities fueled almost exclusively by coal and nuclear energy.

Topping the list were Yahoo! (55.9%) and Google (36.4%).

Yahoo! locates most of its data centers near sources of renewable energy, Greenpeace says, and Google is investing in wind and solar power as well as making deals to buy power from companies that use sustainable means to create it.

“Their models should be employed and improved upon by other Internet (‘cloud computing’) companies,” Greenpeace said in the report.

Also ranked in the report: Amazon (26.8%), Microsoft (25%), Twitter (21%),Facebook (13.8%) and IBM (10.9%).”

Read the rest of this article on CNN.com here: http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/04/22/greenpeace.apple.dirtiest/index.html?hpt=Sbin

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Earth Day on the Promenade hosted by Earth Day LA -  4/17/2010

Date: April 17, 2010     City: Santa Monica    Starting Time: 10am    Ending Time: 7 pm

Description: “Earth Day on the Promenade” in Santa Monica on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 will bring Earth Day to a Southern California premier shopping and entertainment destination. A free event for the whole family. Many exhibits for kids and adults will provide practical information about products and lifestyles that conserve energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, thus reducing our “carbon footprint.” Live music, live animals, lots of fun!

Address & Directions: On the Third Street Promenade I-10 West; Exit 4th St., park in any of the Public Parking Structures (1-6) on 4th and 2nd streets.

Vendor/Exhibitor Instructions & Registration: We’re looking for Sponsors, Exhibitors and Volunteers for this event.  Please Register for this great event.

Event Type: Festival for the Earth    Number of Participants: We’re expecting more than 20,000 people this year.

Web Site: www.earthdayla.org Email: abram@livingecho.com Phone: Abram  (310) 612-79126

Exhibitor Information: If you are a green business and want to get some great exposure in front of thousands of people, this is a great time for you to register. Please download our strong>Exhibitor Application “Earth Day” April 17 and email it back to abram@livingecho.com

Sponsor Information: We couldn’t make this happen without the generosity of our sponsors. If you would like to become a sponsor for this great Earth Day Event, you can find more information on our Sponsor Application “Earth Day” April 17 page.

Volunteer Information: If you or someone you know would like to volunteer for this event, please feel free to Joint our Crew.

Support Earth Day LA with a tax-deductible donation (we are a project of International Humanities Center, a 501(c)(3) organization Tax ID 33-0767921):

1. Click here to make a credit card donation. Scroll down to “Donation to Earth Day Los Angeles,” fill in the amount, click “Make Donation,” click “Pay for Order Online” and fill in your credit card info on a secure page.

2. To donate your car or other property, click here – Earth Day L.A. Vehicle & In-Kind Donation Program

3. Or send your check to: Earth Day Los Angeles, 1216 S. Westlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006

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This approval comes at the heels of a bid that was approved for the LACCD two weeks ago that established LivingECHO as a supplier for the city of Los Angeles.

This also represents the first known supplier relationship between the city of Los Angeles and a green online-only retailer. This recent development is proving that LivingECHO’s B-2-B shopping portal will be a powerhouse in the online commerce community.

LivingECHO will release its B-2-B shopping portal to the public in the fall of 2009 making it the first true comparison shopping website that businesses and governments can use to source their sustainable products to support their projects, events and resale needs.

This recent development is proving that LivingECHO’s B-2-B shopping portal will be a powerhouse in the online commerce community. This also represents the first known supplier relationship between the city of Los Angeles and a green online-only retailer.

LivingECHO.com will release its B-2-B shopping portal to the public in the fall of 2009 making it the first true comparison shopping website that businesses and governments can use to source their sustainable products to support their projects, events and resale needs.