http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:05:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77383 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 2011 corporate sustainability report. TI attributes this to a number of facilities running under capacity – which the company says requires a similar amount of energy to fully loaded operations [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/texas-instruments-sustainability-report-normalized-emissions-jump-23/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:10:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73965 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 percent and its carbon emissions by 30 percent, since 2007. The target for both metrics was a 25 percent reduction. Since 2007 the company has also reduced its total [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/must-know-metrics-for-data-center-energy-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/must-know-metrics-for-data-center-energy-management/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:37:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73384 The focus on energy consumption in data centers is requiring facility and IT managers to begin using some key metrics for monitoring and managing power. The most common means today for assessing data center energy efficiency is the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating system. PUE is simply the ratio of total power or energy consumed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/must-know-metrics-for-data-center-energy-management/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/17/uc-installs-ten-smart-labs-expects-20-2-year-electricity-drop/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/17/uc-installs-ten-smart-labs-expects-20-2-year-electricity-drop/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:30:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70217 The University of California – Irvine expects to cut electricity use by 20 percent from 2010 to 2012, after installing ten “smart lab” systems that cut laboratories’ energy use by 50 percent compared to code. Vice chancellor for administrative and business services Wendell Brase told Environmental Protection that until recently, most attempts to improve energy [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/17/uc-installs-ten-smart-labs-expects-20-2-year-electricity-drop/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:27:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67283 Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) held by Recurrent Energy. The four projects totaling 88 MW, with estimated completion in early 2012 for three of them and the fourth later in 2012, are expected to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/21/67283/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/facebook-caves-to-greenpeace-plans-to-run-on-clean-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/facebook-caves-to-greenpeace-plans-to-run-on-clean-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:19:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66984 After months of being bashed by Greenpeace (what Facebook now calls a “unique and creative campaign”) over its environmental practices – specifically the use of coal power to fire up its data centers – Facebook has announced, in a joint statement with the activist group, that it plans to run on “clean, renewable energy.” In [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/facebook-caves-to-greenpeace-plans-to-run-on-clean-renewable-energy/feed/ 12 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/climate-savers-computing-initiative-released-energy-efficiency-guide-for-networking-devices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/climate-savers-computing-initiative-released-energy-efficiency-guide-for-networking-devices/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:23:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66952 The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in a three-part series which aims to give network design and procurement teams a system of practices and standardized metrics for evaluating vendor products for energy efficiency. The EEG discusses practical aspects of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/16/climate-savers-computing-initiative-released-energy-efficiency-guide-for-networking-devices/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/sustainability-in-the-electronics-supply-chain/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/sustainability-in-the-electronics-supply-chain/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:15:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66154 A discussion on sustainability in the electronics supply chain. The roundtable is co-chaired by Riverwood Solutions’ Jeff Wallingford and EMSNow’s Philip Stoten. The guests are Ray Bruce, Head of SIPLACE CRM, ASM Assembly Systems and Erwin Luginsland, Director Avnet Supply Chain Solutions add to the debate.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/06/sustainability-in-the-electronics-supply-chain/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/lg-to-halve-greenhouse-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/lg-to-halve-greenhouse-emissions/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:55:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65837 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 accomplish this reduction, the company says it will focus on  cutting its energy consumption through such means as expanding and enhancing energy management systems and technology; increasing efficiency [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/lg-to-halve-greenhouse-emissions/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cloud-computing-redefining-expectations-of-it-sustainability/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cloud-computing-redefining-expectations-of-it-sustainability/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:28:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65112 At the 2011 Green Initiatives Conference, Peter Coffee, vice president and head of platform research at Salesforce, and Josh Whitney, lead corporate sustainability practice at WSP Environment, discuss the environmental advantages of cloud computing, saying it can reduce carbon footprints by 95% while performing the data-intensive tasks of modern lifestyles.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cloud-computing-redefining-expectations-of-it-sustainability/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/03/study-smart-fabrics-pose-e-waste-threat/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/03/study-smart-fabrics-pose-e-waste-threat/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:59:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64643 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 components into textiles, allowing the clothes to function as mobile phones, heart-rate monitors and other devices. The ElectroScience Laboratory at Ohio State University is building a cell phone vest.   The designer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/03/study-smart-fabrics-pose-e-waste-threat/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/02/hp-data-center-project-to-reduce-energy-up-to-89/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/02/hp-data-center-project-to-reduce-energy-up-to-89/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:16:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64581 HP has unveiled Project Moonshot, an initiative to reduce data center energy use by up to 89 percent through the sharing of storage, networking, management, power and cooling across thousands of servers. HP says the project will simplify data centers for companies operating thousands of servers, by using up to 94 percent less space than [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/02/hp-data-center-project-to-reduce-energy-up-to-89/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/01/bts-cool-broadband-snoozes-for-30-percent-less-energy-use/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/01/bts-cool-broadband-snoozes-for-30-percent-less-energy-use/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:54:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64464 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 U.K., said ISPreview. The development is a so-called sleep mode for connections that could reduce energy use by 30 percent from existing levels. Cool Broadband works by capping the top speed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/01/bts-cool-broadband-snoozes-for-30-percent-less-energy-use/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/19/fujitsu-discusses-sustainability-goals/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/19/fujitsu-discusses-sustainability-goals/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:58:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=63760 Alison Rowe, Global Executive Director Sustainability for Fujitsu, interviewed about the results of the ICT Sustainability: Global Benchmark Report 2011.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/19/fujitsu-discusses-sustainability-goals/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/03/patty-calkins-discusses-sustainability-at-xerox/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/03/patty-calkins-discusses-sustainability-at-xerox/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:53:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62324 Patty Calkins, Vice President Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, discusses Xerox’s sustainability efforts.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/03/patty-calkins-discusses-sustainability-at-xerox/feed/ 0