Greenhouse Gas
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Universal phone charger OK'd
News Branch of U.N. approves standard for one-size-fits-all phone charger that will work on any future handset, offering less hassle to consumers and reduction in e-waste.
Tags: Development/design, Green IT, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, U.N., greenhouse gas, Phone, Green IT, Telecommunications, greenhouse gas emission, GSM Association
Spam's carbon footprint: 1 e-mail like driving 3 feet
News Report finds energy used annually to delete spam and rescue legitimate e-mail is equal to greenhouse gas emissions from 3.1 million cars.
Tags: Spam filtering, Spam and phishing, Spam, greenhouse gas emission, Carbon Footprint, e-mail spam, greenhouse gas, e-mail, spam filtering, spam message
Navigating, dieting your way to greener pastures
Blogs Drive by GPS, think green every day and eat grass. Odd as it may sound, these seem to be the messages that came out of E...
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
McKinsey: Energy efficiency could save US$700B
News Rather than invent new sources of energy, reducing waste in appliances, homes and business could yield savings of US$1.2 trillion on a US$520 billion investment over 10 years, consulting firm says.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Combined Heat and Power, greenhouse gas emission, McKinsey & Co., greenhouse gas, energy efficiency, Canada, barrier
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., Renewable Energy, electricity grid, greenhouse gas, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Businesses call for shift to low-carbon economy
News The World Business Summit concludes with businesses urging policymakers to put a price on carbon emissions and encourage investment in green technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Unilever PLC, Carbon Emission, greenhouse gas emission, Regulation, Copenhagen, greenhouse gas, Associated Press, entrepreneur, Green IT
Emissions cuts can tame global warming
News A supercomputer simulation by the National Center for Atmospheric Research shows best- and worst-case scenarios of the world climate in the year 2100.
Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Carbon Emission, Asia, greenhouse gas emission, Emission, NCAR, Australia, computer, greenhouse gas
Green is in for wireless companies
News Wireless operators and handset makers are all going green, but Sprint Nextel and Samsung say they want to lead pack with the new Reclaim handset.
Tags: Green IT, Sprint Communications, Device, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, Wireless, Environment, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., customer service
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
Study: Bioelectricity bests biofuels on miles per acre
News Researchers find that using crop land to make electricity to power a plug-in electric vehicle is more efficient and less polluting than running a comparable car with ethanol.
Tags: Green IT, Plug-in, greenhouse gas emission, co-author, greenhouse gas, electric car, biofuel, car, Green IT, transportation
SAP buys into carbon management
News The enterprise software giant buys Clear Standards, a software start-up that has developed a platform for managing and reporting a company's environmental footprint.
Tags: Green IT, Business development/management, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Carbon Emission, Tool, software company, Clear, software, financial
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
Greenpeace: IT companies weak on climate change
News Environmental watchdog Greenpeace takes big IT companies to task for talking about 'green IT' but not developing enough energy-saving products or lobbying around climate change.
Tags: Green IT, IBM Corp., Hardware, consumer electronics company, information technology company, CEO, industry, Greenpeace, Green IT, electronics company
