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Nations to be Graded on Ability of ICT to Cut Emissions
A new grading system will look at nations' information and communications technology (ICT) abilities as they relate to the ability to cut emissions. The grading system, being ...
AT&T Optimizes Operations Via Efficiency
AT&T continues to improve technical efficiency as a means toward reducing its environmental impact, according to its 2008 CSR report. Above is a look at AT&T's ...
Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Race to Clean Tech?
Increasingly, business executives are starting to worry that the U.S. is losing a prime opportunity to advance the nation's economy by embracing the clean tech revolution. ...
Greenpeace Tags HP Building Over Computer Chemical Concerns
Greenpeace, showing the kind of embarrassment it can cause a corporation it puts in its sights, painted giant letters spelling out "Hazardous Products" on the rooftop ...
Dell Launches Energy Savings Calculator, Energy Star 5.0 PCs
Dell has released a new energy savings calculator aimed at helping businesses determine the energy use of their computers systems, and a broad portfolio of ...
Emerson Data Center Has Solar, is 31% More Efficient
Emerson's new $50 million data center is 31 percent more efficient than other similar versions, thanks to precision cooling ...
Autodesk, Tririga Race to Give Away Software
Two separate announcements signal the willingness of software providers to gain market share for their clean tech and carbon tracking software - even if that means ...
Google Turns to Belgium for Data Center Free Cooling
With summer temperatures topping out in the low 70s in Belgium, Google has decided to forego the use of chillers at its data center there. The data ...
Consumers Trepidatious Over TV Recycling
The emerging category of “green” electronics has captured consumers’ attention in the past year. They are beginning to understand the various environmental and health impacts of ...
Samsung Launches Eco-Management Initiative
Samsung Electronics has announced a new green management initiative that details a comprehensive set of goals by 2013 that includes the reduction of greenhouse gas ...
Army Bases Adopt GHG Management System
A greenhouse gas reporting and management software system is being rolled out to an additional 11 bases, as part of the military's general move to lessen ...
The Sustainability Potential of Cloud Computing: Smarter Design
If you listen to venture capitalists and tech gurus, cloud computing is “the new dot-com," the “biggest shift in computing in two decades” or ...
TI Cuts Energy Use by 5% in 2008
Texas Instruments' third annual corporate citizenship report, "Building a Better Future," details the company's 5 percent cut in energy use in 2008, along with other ...
Microsoft, Oracle, NSA Plan for Green Data Centers
Two leading software providers, Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp., along with the National Security Agency, are moving ahead with their "green" data center plans, although Oracle's ...
S. Korea Embracing 4G to Develop Climate Solutions
The next-generation wireless platform holds promise for more energy-efficiency, and South Korea is looking to 4G to help build the infrastructure for an eco-economy. South Korea has ...
Fairmont Adopts Green IT Strategy
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is adopting a green technology infrastructure and IT strategy, with the aim of conserving energy, reducing the company's overall carbon footprint, limiting ...
Data Center Efficiencies Wait in the Wings
For companies looking to slash their carbon footprint and gain energy efficiencies, the IT data center is a logical first choice. From re-evaluating the equipment in place ...
Reuse of RFID Tags Adds Supply Chain Efficiency
A study from the Reusable Packaging Association has found that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags designed for single use actually are able to withstand multiple ...
IBM Plastics Recycling Performance Wanes
Compared to heady growth in recycling figures from 2004 to 2006, IBM's more recent performance on using recycled plastics has dropped slightly, with the percentage of ...
Data Centers – Where Did All the Water Go?
I'd like you to start thinking about how much water your data center uses a day, a month, and a year. Not just for personnel, but ...
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