Carbon Dioxide
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S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles
News Government taskforce aims to introduce electric vehicles next year, but industry watchers voice concerns about consumer mindset and suggest alternative solutions.
Tags: Green IT, R&D, Vehicle, Road Tax, Renault, Compressed Natural Gas, Taskforce, Green IT, Singapore, electric vehicle
Incentives pushing Asia's green IT adoption
News Governments and IT vendors devise incentive schemes, including co-funded design workshops, to urge organizations and consumers to go green.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Hewlett-Packard Co., Spokesperson, Singapore, energy efficiency, information technology company, carbon dioxide, data center, green technology
Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'
Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".
Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer
GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China
News Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Gasification, U.S., Green IT, General Electric Co., Storage, electric vehicle, memorandum of understanding, carbon dioxide
ICT causing UK govt to miss green targets
News A report has pointed to information and communications technology as one cause of the U.K. government's failure to meet its own carbon reduction targets.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Carbon Emission, Information And Communication Technology, computer, sustainable development, Server, public sector, carbon dioxide
Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green
News Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.
Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis
Electric cars not as green as you think
News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric vehicle, electric car, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car
Measuring your Google search's carbon footprint
News A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about 7 grams of carbon dioxide, which is comparable to bringing a kettle to boil.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, Google Inc., Carbon Footprint, Geothermal Energy, Computer, Eric Schmidt, Google Search, carbon dioxide
Hacking down on video game energy use
News The Nintendo Wii tops the list as most energy-efficient game console in a study which recommends console industry adopt easy-to-use power-management features.
Tags: Green IT, Games, Video Game, Gamer, Video, greenhouse gas, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, hacking, carbon dioxide
Is growing food the next green-tech innovation?
News Nicholas Parker, founder and chairman of the Cleantech Group, says investors and entrepreneurs are underestimating the need for technology to solve environmental problems.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Innovation, biology, Nicholas Parker, Renewable Energy, venture capital, food, carbon dioxide, industry
Hitachi's 'green' refrigerator turns out blue
News Hitachi Appliances lied about the level of green in its refrigerators, according to reports.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Hitachi Ltd., Compensation, Sales, sales revenue, Advertisement, Japan, Fair Trade Commission, carbon dioxide, revenue
Earth Day a good time to rethink power use
News Devices in your home as well as your interactions with Internet servers can waste electricity.
Tags: Green IT, Energy, Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, Spam, Cell Phone, software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, carbon dioxide
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News Brussels calls on tech to cut its own carbon--and help everyone else do the same.
Tags: Green IT, Commission, Information Technology, Carbon Emission, Green IT, Video Conferencing, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, public sector, industry
MTI Micro partners for fuel cell ultra-mobile PC
News Rather than look for an electrical outlet in the airport, you can pull out a liquid methanol cartridge to charge your ultra-mobile PC, if this partnership pans out.
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Ultramobile PC, consumer electronics company, carbon dioxide, blog, data center, PC, Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets
Green technologies to watch
News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial
