Apple, Google, other Silicon Valley and politically correct corporate types like to say they’re “100 percent renewable” but it’s both myth and propaganda.

Facebook and Sony are just the most recent companies to pledge the transition to running on 100 percent renewable energy. Many companies such as Apple, REI and Google claim that they get their electricity from 100% renewable sources already. At best, this claim is misleading and deceptive. We cannot find a single instance of a large company actually going “100 percent renewable.”

The reality is that as long as these companies are connected to the electric grid, they still get the vast majority of their electricity from conventional sources such as coal, natural gas, and nuclear power, and are therefore not 100 percent renewable.

Who Says They’re “100 Percent Renewable”?

Apple boasts, “as part of its commitment to combat climate change and create a healthier environment, Apple today announced its global facilities are powered with 100 percent clean energy.” Google says, “we’re striving to power our company with 100% renewable energy.” A previous BMW commercial introduced “the all-electric BMW i3, built in a wind-powered factory….”

The list of companies that claim to be “using green power to meet 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use” include Intel, Microsoft, and Kohl’s Department Stores (the three top companies on the list in order of power consumption).

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