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Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...
Lockheed Meets Green Goals a Year Early
Defense company Lockheed Martin has achieved its five-year sustainability goals a year ahead of schedule.
Lockheed Martin's programs have reduced its corporate water usage by 25 ...
Must-Know Metrics for Data Center Energy Management
The focus on energy consumption in data centers is requiring facility and IT managers to begin using some key metrics for monitoring ...
UC Installs Ten 'Smart Labs'; Expects 20%, 2-Year Electricity Drop
The University of California - Irvine expects to cut electricity use by 20 percent from 2010 to 2012, after installing ten "smart lab" systems ...
Google, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District
Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar ...
Facebook Caves to Greenpeace, Plans to Run on ‘Clean, Renewable Energy’
After months of being bashed by Greenpeace (what Facebook now calls a "unique and creative campaign") over its environmental practices - specifically the use ...
Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in ...
Sustainability in the Electronics Supply Chain
A discussion on sustainability in the electronics supply chain. The roundtable is co-chaired by Riverwood Solutions' Jeff Wallingford and EMSNow's Philip ...
LG to Halve Greenhouse Emissions
LG Electronics USA has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by the end of 2020, compared with a 2007 baseline.
To ...
Cloud Computing Redefining Expectations of IT Sustainability
At the 2011 Green Initiatives Conference, Peter Coffee, vice president and head of platform research at Salesforce, and Josh Whitney, lead ...
Study: Smart Fabrics Pose E-Waste Threat
The burgeoning smart fabric industry could pose a serious e-waste hazard, according to a New York Times report.
Researchers have been weaving small electronic ...
HP Data Center Project ‘to Reduce Energy up to 89%’
HP has unveiled Project Moonshot, an initiative to reduce data center energy use by up to 89 percent through the sharing of storage, networking, ...
BT’s Cool Broadband Snoozes for 30 Percent Less Energy Use
British communications provider BT is testing out Cool Broadband, an energy-saving mode for its broadband connections in the village of Martlesham, Suffolk in the ...
Fujitsu Discusses Sustainability Goals
Alison Rowe, Global Executive Director Sustainability for Fujitsu, interviewed about the results of the ICT Sustainability: Global Benchmark Report 2011.
Patty Calkins Discusses Sustainability at Xerox
Patty Calkins, Vice President Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, discusses Xerox's sustainability efforts.
Symantec Nearly Doubles LEED Facilities
In FY11, Symantec nearly doubled its number of LEED-certified buildings from nine to 16, including an enterprise data center, according to the company's 2011 ...
Environmental Regulations Shaping Today’s Sustainable Supply Chains
Join Environmental Leader for a webinar on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 8am PDT/11am EDT, discussing environmental regulations shaping today's sustainable ...
Vantage Data Center Wins LEED Platinum, Saves $3m a Year
Vantage Data Centers’ 60,000 square foot V3 facility in Santa Clara, Calif., has been awarded a LEED platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council.
V3's lighting ...
Apple Paying Consumers for PCs
Apple has expanded its recycling program with an option that will pay owners of iPhones, iPads, Macs and even PCs a fair market value ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Energy Star, Chemical Reporting, EPA Seeks Waste Rule Comments
Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) on Monday introduced the Smart Electronics Act (HR 2748) to direct the Department of Energy and the EPA ...
