Education

University of Toledo Considers Alternative Energy School

Universities are starting to respond to the need for engineers trained in alternative, or renewable energy, as the United States transitions into an economy geared to meet ...

February 27, 2009

Nashville Schools Cut Energy Costs $3M Per Year

The Metropolitan Board of Public Education for the City of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, has announced significant environmental achievements as the initial five-year phase of a project between metro Nashville public schools and ...

February 20, 2009

Computer-Sharing Project to Save Brazilian Schools 80% in Power

Using its desktop-sharing software, which allows up to 10 desktops to run from one computer, Userful and ThinNetworks have been selected to supply ...

February 18, 2009

Green MBA Programs Burst at Seams, Green-Collar Workers in High Demand

Over the past decade, colleges everywhere began introducing green-themed MBA programs in response to growing interest from students. Now those choices are paying off, BusinessWeek reports. New students are still interested in ...

January 21, 2009

Most Colleges Slow To Adopt Green Data Center Technologies

The high cost of powering data centers in universities has led some to start embracing greener technologies. But experts say, compared with other industries, colleges and universities have been slow to adopt ...

January 8, 2009

Eaton Launches Sustainability Microsite

Eaton Corp., which recently changed its tagline to "powering businesses worldwide" to reflect a change in focus to hi-tech power management products, has launched a special section of its website devoted to ...

December 26, 2008

Waste Management’s Disney Exhibit Takes Upbeat View of Trash

Elizabeth Royte of OnEarth Magazine recently took a trip to Walt Disney World's Epcot, where Waste Management launched an exhibit called “Don't Waste It,” earlier this year. The exhibition offers ...

December 22, 2008

IBM Greens eWEEK.com For A Day

IBM is buying eWEEK.com for a day and turning it “green” on December 16. Today, Ziff Davis Enterprise, owner of the site, will promote and support the use of green technology ...

December 16, 2008

U-M Hopes Green Computing Will Cut Costs, Emissions

The University of Michigan kicked off its campus-wide green effort in March in hopes of reducing its IT-related electricity emissions by 10 percent - which would save the school $500,000 each year, ...

December 2, 2008

NBC Universal Launches ‘Green Week’

This week is “Green Week” at NBC Universal, where 150 hours of environment-themed programming will be broadcast on the company's various TV channels and other properties. “The Office” will air an ...

November 17, 2008

Campuses Miss Deadlines On Road To Going Carbon Neutral

Some 580 college presidents have pledged that their colleges and universities will become carbon-neutral, but many are finding it a tough journey and are already missing deadlines, Christian Science Monitor ...

October 27, 2008

Ivy League Scores On College Sustainability Report Card

Colleges across the U.S. and Canada are boosting sustainability initiatives, with two out of three schools improving their grades from last year, according to the new College Sustainability Report Card ...

September 30, 2008

ESPN Cafeteria Puts Green On Menu

At ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, the company has converted the cafeteria to using reusable and compostable dishes and utensils, the Bristol Press reports. The move is part of a larger ...

September 29, 2008

UK’s 50 Best Green Companies

Times Online announces its list of the 50 best green companies in the UK, which includes companies that are improving their environmental performance in a joint effort by management and its ...

September 15, 2008

EPA’s New Program Aids Green at Work

The EPA is now encouraging employees to be more eco-friendly at work, with Energy Star @ Work. The new online tool provides tips and information on how to save energy and ...

September 10, 2008

Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility

Edward Granger-Happ, the CIO at Save the Children and chairman of NetHope, writes at the Journal of New England Technology that the face of corporate social responsibility is changing – “it ...

September 8, 2008

UCSD Installs Solar Trees

The University of California, San Diego, which strives to be one of the nation’s “greenest” college campuses, is installing solar trees on the roof of two of its parking garages. Fresno State ...

September 6, 2008

Corporations Face New Definition of ‘Compliance’

In the past, environmental strategy was about complying with the government's environmental regulations. Now, companies have no choice but to acquiesce to the environmental standards of customers, end users, employees, and other influencers to get ...

September 4, 2008

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has launched a marketing campaign attacking Samsung for not taking environmental responsibility to recycle old electronics that may contain toxic metals, Media Post reports. The campaign aims ...

August 25, 2008

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program

FoodServiceWarehouse.com launched its Going Green Program this week. The program, which also offers green certification, aims to help commercial kitchens slash energy costs, conserve water, and reduce their environmental impact through ...

August 19, 2008

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