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News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management

News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management

News Corp. - owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and numerous other media properties - is adding software to help manage its environmental impact ...

November 19, 2009

Kyocera Exits OLED Field, Casio Dives In

Kyocera Exits OLED Field, Casio Dives In

As Kyocera appears to be giving up on Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology, Casio is getting into the game. OLED technology promises to unleash a wave ...

November 10, 2009

IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda

IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda

Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency ...

November 3, 2009

Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says

Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says

IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate ...

October 27, 2009

Verizon Chases Network Efficiency Via Thermal Modeling

Verizon Chases Network Efficiency Via Thermal Modeling

Verizon is requiring its hardware suppliers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets for its network equipment. The goal is to ...

October 27, 2009

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

October 27, 2009

‘Green’ Mobile Phone App Downloads May Exceed 400M by 2014

‘Green’ Mobile Phone App Downloads May Exceed 400M by 2014

As more and more companies and organizations develop mobile phone applications that are centered on energy efficiency and the environment, the market ...

October 27, 2009

Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7

Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7

Microsoft is touting its energy-saving features with the new Windows 7 operating system, but is not making any specific claims about how much power Windows 7 ...

October 26, 2009

GE Pushes for Multilateral Free Trade on Cleantech

GE Pushes for Multilateral Free Trade on Cleantech

General Electric Co. (GE) says a trade deal in environmental goods and services, separate from the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Doha round of talks to open ...

October 22, 2009

Xerox Chalks Waste Prevention Success Up to Lean Six Sigma

Xerox Chalks Waste Prevention Success Up to Lean Six Sigma

Xerox, which manages Procter & Gamble's worldwide print operations, has been able to help P&G cut operational costs 20-25 percent by helping control when ...

October 14, 2009

Thales Cuts Energy Use 10%, CO2 Emissions 4%

Thales Cuts Energy Use 10%, CO2 Emissions 4%

By using cleaner energy and employee's efforts to reduce energy consumption, Thales has achieved a ten percent reduction in fossil fuel consumption and a 3.8 ...

October 14, 2009

Toyota USA’s Data Center Efficiencies Reduce Energy Use 10%

Toyota USA’s Data Center Efficiencies Reduce Energy Use 10%

Improvements at the data center for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. should help decrease emissions and energy use, according to a press release. Toyota ...

October 13, 2009

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Facility and corporate real estate managers can better manage their energy expenses and maintenance through a new software that is specific to facilities management. Planon's Green Intelligence for Facilities is intended for corporations, governments and ...

October 8, 2009

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, ...

October 7, 2009

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco, which has 4,000 supermarket locations in 14 nations, has adopted a new carbon accounting software to help it meet its goal ...

September 30, 2009

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut

Despite vigorous challenges from electronics manufacturers over similar program in other states, Connecticut has proposed that manufacturers pay for e-waste recycling. Under the program, which started gaining steam in January, makers of electronics would pay ...

September 28, 2009

At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time

At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time

Product use accounts for 53 percent of the 10.2 million metric tons of emissions associated with the lifecycle analysis of Apple products, ...

September 28, 2009

Federal Smart Grid Framework Released

Federal Smart Grid Framework Released

More companies should be able to devise a plan for adopting Smart Grid technologies now that a new federal framework for the Smart Grid ...

September 25, 2009

Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products

Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products

Business and consumer electronics manufacturers are answering the call for more environmentally-friendly products. Some of the most recent products to take the environment into consideration are ...

September 25, 2009

HP Sets Goal of 40% Energy Reduction for Products by 2011

HP Sets Goal of 40% Energy Reduction for Products by 2011

HP has raised its goal for reducing energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions from its products. The new goal calls for a 40 percent reduction ...

September 22, 2009

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