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The Internet Shouldn’t Run on Dirty Energy

Harvard Business Review

The internet may seem to exist in the ether, but its plumbing includes a vast network of data centers, also known as server farms, which need power to function. In 2010, data centers represented 2% of all electricity use in the United States. Renewable energy will become the low-cost source in a growing list of locations.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

If Hispanics don't actively see their own faces and hear their own voices on the national scene, it gives them less incentive to unleash their immense, untapped talent and potential. Think profit center, not cost center. Diversity must be approached as a best practice; not an initiative.

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Obama and Romney Are Ignoring Hispanic Voters

Harvard Business Review

If Hispanics don't actively see their own faces and hear their own voices on the national scene, it gives them less incentive to unleash their immense, untapped talent and potential. Think profit center, not cost center. Diversity must be approached as a best practice; not an initiative.