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  • Sharp to team with Italy's Enel on solar power

    Posted November 27, 2008 - 8:28 am

    Sharp and Italian utility Enel will team on a solar power plant in Italy and are in talks on a solar cell production factory, Sharp said Thursday.

  • Used PCs still being dumped despite high demand

    Posted November 26, 2008 - 10:37 am

    Only 44 percent of computers entering the secondary market end up in the hands of a new owner, despite the fact that worldwide demand is greater than supply.

  • Jepsen works to raise laptop battery life to 20-40 hours

    Posted November 26, 2008 - 10:29 am

    Mary Lou Jepsen's Pixel Qi plans to start shipping low-power screens in the second half of next year.

  • New HP division makes data centers green

    Posted November 25, 2008 - 11:12 am

    Bill Kosik knows a thing or two about building efficient data centers. As managing principal of consultancy EYP Mission Critical Facilities in Chicago, Kosik helped HP plan its global project to consolidate 85 data centers into just six. HP liked EYP's work so much that it decided to buy the consulting firm a year ago, transforming it into a new Critical Facilities Services division that helps HP clients plan the building of energy efficient data centers or retrofit existing ones.

  • Fighting e-waste one cell phone at a time

    Posted November 25, 2008 - 11:01 am

    ReCellular, a self-described "electronics-sustainability" firm based in Dexter, Mich., has spent the past two decades working with the CTIA to become a major recycler and reseller of mobile handsets and accessories. In this interview, ReCellular Vice President Mike Newman talks about how his company is helping to reduce e-waste, as well as how enterprises can benefit from donating their mobile devices for reuse and recycling.

  • Want to telecommute? The Smart2020 report shows it's greener

    Posted November 21, 2008 - 1:05 pm

    Smart2020, a report from The Climate Group for the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, has just been released.

  • Cell phone chargers are energy vampires

    Posted November 19, 2008 - 10:58 am

    A group of cell phone makers is out to raise awareness that charging devices consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet.

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    Leadership - The Millennials Impact on Business

    Posted November 18, 2008 - 7:26 pm

    The Millennials, also known as GenY, are defined as those born between 1980 and 2000. According to a 2007 BSG Alliance Concourse Institute’s research study there are approximately 70 million Millennials in the U.S. today. For comparison, the boomer generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, measures in at 79.6 million according to the 2000 U.S. Census. There is an odd fascination with this generation, its rapid adoption of technology and how they fit into the business world.

  • Gartner shares data center efficiency secrets

    Posted November 18, 2008 - 5:23 pm

    Gartner modestly claims that if companies follow all of its best practices, it could typically expect to save one million kilowatt hours.

  • Experts see data center through green lens

    Posted November 17, 2008 - 4:33 pm

    The data center is an area of IT that can reap benefits from using greener and cleaner technology, but experts who gathered in New York recently said CIOs still aren't doing enough to help the environment or their businesses by using green technology practices in their facilities.

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    Greening the Data Center

    Posted November 12, 2008 - 4:20 pm

    Think you're the only one having problems keeping your data center cool and powered up? Think again. At least the Green Grid (an international non-profit organization with a mandate to increase energy efficiency in the IT sector) is coming up with answers and I got to go to a trade show!

  • Why green is gold

    Posted November 11, 2008 - 10:24 am

    Considering going green represents both an opportunity and a risk, what should CIOs and other IT leaders do?

  • IT's social mission: Beyond power plays and trash talk

    Posted November 11, 2008 - 1:00 am

    Enterprises are discovering that making an IT department socially responsible can be good for both business and the world.

  • Ten tips for a more socially responsible IT department

    Posted November 11, 2008 - 1:00 am

    Many agree with the concept of a socially responsible IT department, but putting ideas into action requires vision and careful planning. Here's how to get started:

  • Groups to launch e-waste certification program

    Posted November 10, 2008 - 4:41 pm

    Two environmental groups plan to launch an e-waste recycling certification program.

  • Gore sees transformative power of Web in politics

    Posted November 8, 2008 - 9:42 pm

    Al Gore discussed the transformative power of the Web in politics at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco Friday.

  • Energy Star for servers coming in February, EPA says

    Posted November 7, 2008 - 10:03 pm

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the third draft of its Energy Star specification for servers and expects the final spec to be ready for use in February.

  • Ixia to measure network devices' 'green' level

    Posted October 30, 2008 - 5:02 pm

    One challenge in testing networking products is measuring vendors' claims of how green their products can be. Most of the time, during the course of reviewing, I just have to take vendors at their word. But it seems this might change in the near future.

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    Alternative Energy Economy

    Posted October 29, 2008 - 2:09 am

    We have jumped into the Alternative Energy Economy with both feet this year. The country has been dabbling in this space for decades, but when oil hit $100 a barrel, the outcry from people across the country was for investment in alternative energy. Fortunately, research has been quietly taking place in laboratories all over the country from universities, private businesses and national research facilities. The challenge we face now is bringing that intellectual property to commercialization.

  • Wal-Mart aims to go green with global supply chain makeover

    Posted October 27, 2008 - 2:26 pm

    When you think of "green" and environmentally-friendly retailers, Wal-Mart is likely to be the last retailer that comes to mind. But Wal-Mart has a vision of going green, and the world's largest retailer is now demanding its suppliers, including the massive number based in China, live up to environmentally friendly manufacturing practices and product-safety guidelines to make that vision come true.

  • Apple grows greener in '08, Jobs confirms

    Posted October 17, 2008 - 10:22 am

    Apple Thursday published an update as to its environmental activities, signed by company CEO, Steve Jobs.

  • IBM, HP lead the way on green IT

    Posted October 16, 2008 - 3:54 pm

    If your IT department has decided to "go green," you probably need help from your strategic IT vendors. But which ones?

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    Why You Need a Chief Green Officer

    Posted October 13, 2008 - 11:23 pm

    The latest C-level officer that organizations are benefiting from is the CGO – Chief Green Officer. Sure, this can be seen as "greenwashing", but when implemented thoughtfully and without trying to pull one over on the public, this is a very important person.

  • Ericsson attaches blades for wind power to base station

    Posted October 9, 2008 - 10:27 am

    Ericsson has equipped its environmentally friendly radio base station site concept Tower Tube with built-in support for wind power, in a bid to help operators go green and expand mobile networks to where electricity isn't available.

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    Interview with Dave O'Hara of Green Datacenter Blog

    Posted October 7, 2008 - 12:45 pm

    With the advent of Green IT there are numerous industries and jobs that will be created. Perhaps one of the first will be the Green Sherpa -- someone to guide you to the summit of your Green IT mountain. We had the great opportunity to speak with one such Sherpa last week -- Dave O’Hara of Green Datacenter Blog.

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