Daily Archives: July 8, 2009

Rural Cooperatives Add Wind, Cautiously

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green, Inc. Rural electric cooperatives across the country are adding more wind power, but it is not always easy.

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Enzyme Maker Poised to Profit in CO2 Battle

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green, Inc. With a $200 million plant due to open next year in Omaha, and American and European renewable fuel standards on the way, the Danish enzyme giant Novozymes A/S sees itself as well-positioned in … Continue reading →

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Combative Start to Senate Climate Hearings

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green, Inc. The Senate is holding its first hearings on pending climate change legislation, and disagreements among senators are stark. Senator Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat and the chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works … Continue reading →

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Building Bridges Between Business and NGOs

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. For many years, if you were an environmentalist you either worked in the environmental movement or you worked for government, but chances were good you didn’t work in corporate America. Most likely you’d be … Continue reading →

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Mitsubishi Electric Spotlights Products that May Qualify for Stimulus Money

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. HVAC, building automation, elevator, rail propulsion and water treatment systems are among the Mitsubishi products that may qualify for Recovery Act funding, the company’s U.S. operations said.

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EcoLogo to Develop Environmental Standard for Toys

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerDesign. The EcoLogo Program has started developing a standard that will allow toys to receive EcoLogo certification for meeting certain environmental criteria.

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Climate Corps: A Little Information Goes a Long Way

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in GreenerComputing. It’s well-known that information can make the difference in modifying behavior. Cisco is taking this concept to the operational level by installing Power Distribution Units on racks in data labs. PDUs don’t save energy … Continue reading →

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Greening Your IT, for Newbies or Experts

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerComputing. At the end of my talk with IBM’s John Lamb about his book, “The Greening of IT,” and the state of green IT globally, I asked him to walk me through a little thought … Continue reading →

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The State of Green IT

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerComputing. John Lamb, an IT architect with IBM, is the author of the new book, The Greening of IT, a guidebook for optimizing IT infrastructure from top to bottom. Aimed at any level of the … Continue reading →

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Fairmont Hotels Power Up Green IT Program

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerComputing. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts are adding eco-friendly IT strategies to the company’s Green Partnership environmental program and are developing power management, procurement and recycling plans for their facilities.

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