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Green Data Center Rx - Go Modular

Green Data Center Rx - Go Modular
Demands for IT capacity are unrelenting and often unpredictable, making it difficult for ...

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone

Sprint Surpasses Recycling Goal, Sharp Adds Solar Cell Phone
As one major cell phone carrier labors to recycle obsolete units, a manufacturer ...

Dell Comes Up Roses in Corporate Sustainability Index

Dell Comes Up Roses in Corporate Sustainability Index
Dell took the top spot in the inaugural Corporate Sustainability Index, a survey ...

AT&T Taps Charlene Lake As Chief Sustainability Officer

AT&T Taps Charlene Lake As Chief Sustainability Officer
AT&T has appointed Charlene Lake as the company's first chief sustainability officer. Lake's official title will be senior vice president public affairs ...

Web Tool Analyzes Sustainability Strategies

Web Tool Analyzes Sustainability Strategies
A new software tool evaluates greenhouse gas emissions, carbon footprint and baseline energy ...

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GE Invests Heavily in Sodium Battery Technology

GE Invests Heavily in Sodium Battery Technology
GE is adding a new business unit that will develop and produce sodium ...

UK Government Agencies Face Green IT Targets

UK Government Agencies Face Green IT Targets
When the UK's Greening Government ICT strategy is updated in July, it will ...

Microsemi Pushes Green Certification for PoE

Microsemi Pushes Green Certification for PoE
Semiconductor manufacturer Microsemi has launched an effort to standardize energy efficiency ratings for Power over Ethernet equipment. The Microsemi Green Power over ...

Google Chided For Using Carbon Offsets

Google Chided For Using Carbon Offsets
Through energy reduction and purchase of carbon offsets, Google says it has ...

Softchoice Doubles Recycling Efforts

Softchoice Doubles Recycling Efforts
Softchoice, a value-added reseller of software and hardware, has used some common-sense methods ...

Motorola Reduces Carbon Footprint 20% From 2005 Levels

Motorola Reduces Carbon Footprint 20% From 2005 Levels
Motorola has cut its carbon footprint by 20 percent, compared to 2005 levels. ...

GE Program to Assess Product Life Cycle Impact

GE Program to Assess Product Life Cycle Impact
GE Global Research, the technology development arm for the General Electric Company, has ...

The Key to Major Data Center Savings? Concrete Floors

The Key to Major Data Center Savings? Concrete Floors
By simply using concrete floors and an overhead cooling system, it has been ...

Green IT, Electronics Purchases Increase in 2008

Green IT, Electronics Purchases Increase in 2008
Federal government agencies and consumers are both increasing their purchases of "green" electronics. Federal ...

AOL, MassMutual Among Green IT Award Winners

AOL, MassMutual Among Green IT Award Winners
AOL, MassMutual and eNation were among winners of the annual Green Enterprise IT ...

IT Study: Virtualization, Video Conferencing Can Save Big Money

IT Study: Virtualization, Video Conferencing Can Save Big Money
Looking forward, the IT industry can expect virtualization to dramatically reduce energy use and hardware outlays, and increased use of teleconferencing will ...

Lenovo Touts Use Of Recycled Materials

Lenovo Touts Use Of Recycled Materials
Lenovo says it's leading the PC industry in offering the most PC ...

Green Science Park Ready for Development

Green Science Park Ready for Development
Silicon Border Development has completed phase one for the infrastructure development of ...

Green Technology Investments Plummet

Green Technology Investments Plummet
Private-sector investments in green or sustainable technologies declined 48 percent for the first ...

Robot Fish To Seek Out Underwater Pollution

Robot Fish To Seek Out Underwater Pollution
A school of pollution-detecting robotic fish are set to be released off ...
Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard
Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half
Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?
Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements
Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture
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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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