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Energy independence to boost green efforts
News Countries will increasingly work on more eco-friendly design efforts, including building architecture, to help minimize their reliance on oil, says Autodesk CEO.
Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Autodesk Inc., Carbon Footprint, Tool, Singapore, Geothermal Energy, software, plastics, software tool
How to cash in on a warming planet
News As the global climate changes, there might be chances to invest in businesses that thrive on adapting to the changing environment.
Tags: Green IT, Asset/resource/knowledge management, Investments, Business
Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon
News Part of an environmental sustainability push, Microsoft updates is Dynamics packaged applications for midsize companies to tally energy use and to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Green IT, Software, Microsoft Corp., Energy, Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Dynamics AX Application, Environment, energy efficiency
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
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
IBM, ETH Zurich to build joint nanotech research lab
News The Swiss university and chipmaker's joint US$90 million investment marks a major move forward for industry and academic collaboration.
Tags: Nanotechnology, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Small And Medium Enterprise, Geothermal Energy, Environment, intellectual property, Switzerland, ETH Zurich, researcher
HP announces Sustainable IT Ecosystem Lab
News The company's facility will investigate 'green' concepts including swapping out copper for fibre within PCs and making advertising hoardings from electronic paper.
Tags: Green IT, Data centers, Monitors and displays, Cost control, Hewlett-Packard Co., Geothermal Energy, public sector, Scotland, HP Labs, U.S.
Al Gore: It's not just about the planet
News In talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws link between environment, energy, and U.S. economy.
Tags: Green IT, Al Gore, Copenhagen, Oil, geothermal energy, plug-in electric car, electric car, wind energy, economic crisis, Middle East
Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped
News It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more technology, money, and consistent policies, says a new report.
Tags: Asset/resource/knowledge management, Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, Storage, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, U.S., barrier
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
Nanotech to solve global warming by 2028
News World's dependency on fossil fuels will end, as nanotech will enable renewable sources such as solar to fully meet global energy needs by 2028, says inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Tags: Nanotechnology, Green IT, Nanotechnology, Geothermal Energy, solar panel, London, Global Warming, Silicon.com, Earth, exclusive interview
Google aims to fix US energy problems
News The nation's energy problems are as big as the financial crisis, CEO Eric Schmidt says, and the time to fix them is now.
Tags: Green IT, Data centers, Security, Google Inc., Geothermal Energy, energy efficiency, co-founder, Eric Schmidt, job, shareholder
Google, GE team up on clean energy
News Giants in their respective fields, the two companies plan to lobby for government energy policies to modernize the electrical grid and promote renewable energies.
Tags: Green IT, Google Inc., General Electric Co., Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Grid, software, Eric Schmidt, revenue, U.S.
