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Archive for May, 2009

New Data Center Model Reduces Energy Use Up To 50%

A new data center at Syracuse University will be among the world's most efficient, using half as much energy as a typical data center. The $12.4 million, ...

With Water Cuts, Businesses Could Supply LA, Frisco, San Diego

If California businesses adopted proper water efficiency measures, enough water could be saved to supply San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, according to a new ...

Hydroelectric Projected as Leading Source of Renewable Energy

Much of the growth in world use of renewables toward generating electricity is expected to come from hydroelectric projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This ...

PG&E Tops SEPA’s Utility Solar Integration Rankings

The utility industry is moving toward mass adoption of solar power despite a tough economic climate, according to a new report from The Solar Electric Power Association ...

ConAgra, P&G Among Honorees for Sustainable Packaging

The winners of the 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation for consumer goods include some of the biggest brands in the industry such as Estee Lauder, Whole ...

Dell, HP, Better Place, Tririga Earn Sustainability Awards

Proctor & Gamble, Dell, HP, Better Place, Tririga, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance and Harris Corp. are the winners of the 2009 AMR Research Leadership Awards. The ...

Alcatel-Lucent Sets Goal to Halve Emissions by 2020

A key part of Alcatel-Lucent's 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report focuses on what the company is doing to reduce the impact of its products on ...

EMC Reduces Emissions-to-Revenue Ratio by 19%

While overall emissions at global IT and consulting firm EMC have gone up as a result of increased business, the company has reduced its emissions ...

St. Louis Building Aims to be Nation’s Greenest

The new Living Learning Center at the Washington University's Tyson Research Center in St. Louis aims to lay claim to the nation's greenest building, as it ...

Global Carbon Markets in Discord as Emissions Projections Rise

Just as the United States warns that global carbon dioxide emissions may rise 39 percent by 2030, there appears to be discord as to whether the ...

Smart Grid Initiatives Poised for Growth

The U.S. market for smart-grid technologies is projected to reach nearly $17 billion by 2014, up from about $6.4 billion today, driven by an aging electric infrastructure, ...

45% of Firms Adopting Green IT Strategies, Budgets Rising

Nearly all senior-level IT executives are at least discussing a green information technology (IT) strategy, while 45 percent have already implemented green IT initiatives, according to ...

DOE Creates National Carbon Capture Center

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) to speed up the development and testing of new technologies to ...

King County Cuts Energy Costs With PC Mgmt Software

King County in Washington says its agencies have reduced energy consumption by an average of 38 percent by using PC power management software. “Networked PCs definitely consume the majority of our office energy requirements," said ...

Best Practices Revealed for CSR Reports, Carbon Reporting

In late May, two groups have put out guidances on how to properly assemble CSR reports, as well as how to report carbon emissions. The Climate Disclosure ...

IBM, Sun Top Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge

The first results of the Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge reveal that IBM and Sun Microsystems are the top ranking companies, with scores of 29 out of 100. ...

PG&E Talks Smart Grids

Andrew Tang, who leads Pacific Gas & Electric's "Smart Energy Web" program, recently presented his vision of the future of ...

Green Data Center Rx – Go Modular

Demands for IT capacity are unrelenting and often unpredictable, making it difficult for CIOs in mid-market businesses to keep up with the pace of change. Growth from ...

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone

As one major cell phone carrier labors to recycle obsolete units, a manufacturer is bringing into play a phone that charges itself by the sun. Earlier this ...