Having these companies use less efficient alternatives would seem to be a net loss for society. The point is that these companies (more specifically: their ope

Having these companies use less efficient alternatives would seem to be a net loss for society. The point is that these companies (more specifically: their operations related to fossil fuel extraction) are already, intrinsically, a net loss to society. As such should they be shut down. It doesn't matter whose cloud their operations are running on.