January, 2009
Cisco Debuts ‘EnergyWise’ Power Management Tool
Cisco has introduced a new networking tool to help partners monitor energy use across an entire company. Called EnergyWise, the new system allows managers to monitor and manage energy consumption ...
Raytheon’s Space and Airborne Systems Joins Cool Planet Project
In Pursuit of Tech Patents, Ford Outranks Competitors
Ford Motor Company announced that its 2010 Fusion and Fusion Hybrid are setting a new standard for technology innovation, having filed almost 120 U.S. patents and applications.
Ford was ranked above other ...
GE To Break Smart Grid Campaign During Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl, GE will launch its new advertising campaign, called “NOW,” with the theme of “innovation you don't have to wait for.” The campaign will incorporate three themes including ecomagination, ...
Citi Saves $1M Per Year With Virtualization
Citigroup began tracking its virtualization efforts in January 2007. So far, 10 percent of Citi's North American IT environment is virtualized, which saves the company about $1 million per year, Citigroup Green IT director Michelle ...
Hotwire Teams With Terrapass to Sell Carbon Offsets
Travel site Hotwire.com has started selling carbon offsets to its customers. Through the program, Hotwire says that customers will only have to pay half of the cost that TerraPass typically ...
Staples Offers Rewards for Ink Cartridge Recycling
Staples is now offering rewards to consumers who participate in their ink and toner recycling program.
In exchange for bringing an empty cartridge to the store, they will give consumers ...
KFC Switches to Earth-Friendly Packaging
In an effort to reduce its packaging by 1,400 tons, KFC is now switching from cardboard to recyclable and biodegradable paper wrapping for some of its products, Marketing Week reports.
The new ...
Some Climate Damage Unstoppable, Research Says
It's already too late to fix some of the problems caused by carbon emissions, according to research led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA Today reports.
In ...
Intel’s Swope Discusses Sustainability And The Economy
Will Swope - VP of Sustainability at Intel - discusses how the environment need not lose out to the economy in 2009....
CA Green Jobs Grow At Fast Clip
Since 2005, green jobs in California have grown at a rate ten times faster than the state's total job growth of one percent, according to the 2009 California Green Innovation Index (PDF), an ...
ShoWare Center Could Be First New Arena to Receive LEED Certification
It looks like the ShoWare Center, home to the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds, will be the first arena to be awarded LEED certification for new construction, according to ...
Less Food Waste Cuts San Diego’s Income
As the economy declines, so is the amount of trash thrown out by San Diego residents and consumers. Last month, haulers brought in 66,000 tons of trash to the city's Miramar landfill ...
UK Hospitals Cut Carbon by Cutting Meat
According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), hospitals across the country are cutting meat from the menu in attempts to lower their global warming emissions.
Though meat options will still be ...
Lighting Upgrade at Broadmoor Saves $280K Per Year
The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs has upgraded its lighting system by replacing the hotel's incandescent lighting with more than 30,000 energy-efficient lamps. The upgrade is expected to save about ...
To ‘Green’ Super Bowl, NFL Buys Renewable Energy, Plants Trees
This year's Super Bowl is going green: the NFL has expanded its environmental program which had basic recycling to include food donations, green energy purchase, and tree planting. Though the NFL ...
Greener Computing Saves USPS $2.25M
The U.S. Postal Service says it saved more than $2.25 million in the last fiscal year due to greener computing initiatives such as server consolidation and recycling ink cartridges.
Over the past ...
Sun Finishes Latest Energy-Efficient Data Center
This week Sun Microsystems unveiled its new energy-efficient data center. Located in Broomfield, Colorado, the power and cooling technologies at this data center will help the company save ...
100+ Hines Buildings Receive Energy Star Label in 2008
International real estate firm Hines announced that in 2008 more than 100 Hines-owned and/or managed office buildings received an Energy Star label. The buildings - totaling over 54 million square feet ...
UL Offers Environmental Claims Verification Service
