{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"A Cleaner Cloud?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AurR91WCbj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/a-cleaner-cloud\/\">A Cleaner Cloud?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/a-cleaner-cloud\/embed\/#?secret=AurR91WCbj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Cleaner Cloud?&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"AurR91WCbj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Another article, this time from the Science &amp; Space section of Times, argues that the digital economy is a threat to the overall economy and environment, claiming that it uses a tenth of the world\u2019s electricity. In The Surprisingly Large Energy Footprint of the Digital Economy, the article compares the inefficiency of new technology to old &#8211; citing an example of an iPhone using more electricity than your refrigerator. The crux of the argument lies in our constant reliance on wireless networks and the cloud. The article claims that information and communications tech (ICT) systems and devices that need to be turned on 24\/7 start to hit a point of diminishing return, regardless of their inherent ability to provide a better design in energy use or fuel efficiency when compared to their traditional counterparts. Same goes for data centers that suck up vast amounts of energy while powering the world\u2019s data and applications that feed into the various new personal devices we now own. The article also points out that coal still powers the cloud, according to the report The Cloud Begins With Goal: Big Data, Big Networks, Big Infrastructure and Big Power &#8211; sponsored by the National Mining Association...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/otava.test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DR.gif"}