Google sets new water goals as droughts worsen
With drought sucking the Western US dry, Google announced new plans to protect vital water resources. Google guzzles up water to cool its data centers, three of which are in the drought-stricken West. To offset its thirst, the company said that by 2030, it wants to replenish 120 percent of the water it consumes. … The company has faced pushback from communities near its data center in South Carolina and a new one to be built in Arizona.