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Sony-Ericsson phone ranks top in Greenpeace guide
(News) A phone from Sony-Ericsson, a notebook from Sony and PCs from Dell and Hewlett Packard came top of their categories in a study of green electronics devices conducted by Greenpeace. There's little cause for celebration, though, as they only scored around half marks, leaving plenty of room for improvement.
(News) A phone from Sony-Ericsson, a notebook from Sony and PCs from Dell and Hewlett Packard came top of their categories in a study of green electronics devices conducted by Greenpeace. There's little cause for celebration, though, as they only scored around half marks, leaving plenty of room for improvement.
Customers Want Green Software, Microsoft Says
(News) Ballmer says Microsoft is preparing a set of best practices for administrators seeking energy-saving strategies.
(News) Ballmer says Microsoft is preparing a set of best practices for administrators seeking energy-saving strategies.
Sony Cuts Carbon Footprint
(News) The company has beat its timeline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to promote green operations.
(News) The company has beat its timeline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to promote green operations.
HP gives new life to used printer cartridges
(News) Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are separated and rebuilt from scratch.
(News) Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are separated and rebuilt from scratch.
Green Tech: Save the Planet the Easy Way
(How To) Make "reduce, reuse, recycle" a breeze with new gadgets and technology tips for your home, your gear, and the rest of your life.
(How To) Make "reduce, reuse, recycle" a breeze with new gadgets and technology tips for your home, your gear, and the rest of your life.
Tech Companies Share Green Patents
(News) The Eco-patent Commons--starting with IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney-Bowes--will share environmentally friendly technologies.
(News) The Eco-patent Commons--starting with IBM, Sony, Nokia, and Pitney-Bowes--will share environmentally friendly technologies.
Internet Proves a Tool for Greener, Cleaner Commerce
(News) Analysis: For adherents to The Compact, online swap sites and and links to reusable goods make their anticonsumerism easier.
(News) Analysis: For adherents to The Compact, online swap sites and and links to reusable goods make their anticonsumerism easier.
Governors team with Google energy savings initiative
(News) Two states have vowed to buy energy efficient computers, in a partnership between the Google-founded Climate Savers Computing Initiative and a National Governors Association program.
(News) Two states have vowed to buy energy efficient computers, in a partnership between the Google-founded Climate Savers Computing Initiative and a National Governors Association program.
IBM to recycle silicon for solar
(News) IBM announced Tuesday that it has created a process allowing its manufacturing facilities to repurpose otherwise scrap semiconductor wafers.
(News) IBM announced Tuesday that it has created a process allowing its manufacturing facilities to repurpose otherwise scrap semiconductor wafers.
Gartner: IT can reduce company's carbon footprint
(News) CIOs need to be aware of the environmental impact of the whole organization, and whether IT helps or hinders green efforts, analyst group Gartner has said.
(News) CIOs need to be aware of the environmental impact of the whole organization, and whether IT helps or hinders green efforts, analyst group Gartner has said.
Energy-efficient computer is 'alternative' to PC
(News) U.K. technology company Cranberry has developed an energy-efficient computer that it says offers businesses a greener alternative to the conventional desktop PC.
(News) U.K. technology company Cranberry has developed an energy-efficient computer that it says offers businesses a greener alternative to the conventional desktop PC.
British ISP powered by the sun
(News) U.K. Internet hosting company Ecological Hosting is powering its data center with sunshine.
(News) U.K. Internet hosting company Ecological Hosting is powering its data center with sunshine.
Via decreases motherboard power consumption
(News) Via Technologies has launched a new PC motherboard to help OEMs build PCs meeting the US Energy Star requirements.
(News) Via Technologies has launched a new PC motherboard to help OEMs build PCs meeting the US Energy Star requirements.
HP recycles PCs for Chinese consumers, small businesses
(News) Hewlett-Packard Co. has begun recycling PCs and other products for Chinese consumers and small businesses, expanding a free program that already existed for large companies.
(News) Hewlett-Packard Co. has begun recycling PCs and other products for Chinese consumers and small businesses, expanding a free program that already existed for large companies.
Tech's own data centers are their green showrooms
(News) Two Silicon Valley companies are showcasing technology in their own facilities to demonstrate how energy-efficiency can help companies act green and save green.
(News) Two Silicon Valley companies are showcasing technology in their own facilities to demonstrate how energy-efficiency can help companies act green and save green.
Fujitsu laptop with biodegradable chassis
(News) Fujitsu is offering a laptop with a biodegradable chassis made out of plastic derived from cornstarch.
(News) Fujitsu is offering a laptop with a biodegradable chassis made out of plastic derived from cornstarch.
Going Green Is Good Business
(News) Here are several practical ways you can start running a green office.
(News) Here are several practical ways you can start running a green office.
Toshiba's golden green EPEAT rating
(News) Mirror, mirror on the wall; who is the greenest vendor of them all? Toshiba of America has had five of its notebooks rated gold by EPEAT, the environmental agencies top green rating. and claims that this is more gold-rated notebooks than any other supplier can boast.
(News) Mirror, mirror on the wall; who is the greenest vendor of them all? Toshiba of America has had five of its notebooks rated gold by EPEAT, the environmental agencies top green rating. and claims that this is more gold-rated notebooks than any other supplier can boast.
Sony to offer US-wide free recycling
(News) Consumers in the U.S. will be able to get Sony-brand electronics products recycled for no cost from September under a new recycling program announced by the consumer electronics company on Friday.
(News) Consumers in the U.S. will be able to get Sony-brand electronics products recycled for no cost from September under a new recycling program announced by the consumer electronics company on Friday.
Sidebar: Companies of all sizes going green
(News) It has become a routine part of any given week to hear from IT companies about "green" innovations -- products or prototypes designed to have less of an effect on the environment.
(News) It has become a routine part of any given week to hear from IT companies about "green" innovations -- products or prototypes designed to have less of an effect on the environment.
Data center claims power cuts power of 40 percent
(News) A London data center run by hosting provider Ultraspeed claims to have cut its energy needs by 40 percent through a combination of direct current electricity supply, diskless servers and low-voltage quad-core Xeon processors.
(News) A London data center run by hosting provider Ultraspeed claims to have cut its energy needs by 40 percent through a combination of direct current electricity supply, diskless servers and low-voltage quad-core Xeon processors.
The realities of green computing
(News) More and more lately, IT vendors trumpet their electronic-waste recycling and "takeback" programs, where manufacturers accept responsibility for the full lifecycle of goods they produce. Better yet, we're told, is the rapid trend toward "green computing," with electronics being produced using fewer toxic substances and materials that cannot be recycled.
(News) More and more lately, IT vendors trumpet their electronic-waste recycling and "takeback" programs, where manufacturers accept responsibility for the full lifecycle of goods they produce. Better yet, we're told, is the rapid trend toward "green computing," with electronics being produced using fewer toxic substances and materials that cannot be recycled.
Biodiesel fuels build of Microsoft data center
(News) Hydroelectric power isn't the only green energy driving Microsoft Corp.'s new data centers in eastern Washington.
(News) Hydroelectric power isn't the only green energy driving Microsoft Corp.'s new data centers in eastern Washington.
Eco drive cuts power by 75 percent
(News) An external drive that drops its power down in three stages as inactivity time lengthens has been announced by Kanguru. It is an 80 - 750GB capacity product, connecting to Windows or Mac systems by USB 2.0.
(News) An external drive that drops its power down in three stages as inactivity time lengthens has been announced by Kanguru. It is an 80 - 750GB capacity product, connecting to Windows or Mac systems by USB 2.0.
HP recycles a billion pounds of ewaste
(News) HP has recycled half a billion pounds of ewaste in three years, and plans to recycle another billion by the end of 2010 -- but is the figure just be a measure of the size of HP's ink cartridge mountain?
(News) HP has recycled half a billion pounds of ewaste in three years, and plans to recycle another billion by the end of 2010 -- but is the figure just be a measure of the size of HP's ink cartridge mountain?
Greenpeace praises Apple
(News) Greenpeace has moved Apple up its green electronics rankings thanks to Steve Job's promises to phase out PVCs and other chemical nasties from its products, but the top spot goes to Nokia.
(News) Greenpeace has moved Apple up its green electronics rankings thanks to Steve Job's promises to phase out PVCs and other chemical nasties from its products, but the top spot goes to Nokia.
Tech companies set goals for energy efficiency
(News) A group of some of the biggest technology companies said they've committed to a plan to improve the power efficiency of equipment they make and use.
(News) A group of some of the biggest technology companies said they've committed to a plan to improve the power efficiency of equipment they make and use.
UK gov't promotes dumb terminals to cut global warming
(News) The U.K. government is launching a Green Shift taskforce to move people away from PCs and towards dumb terminals with a broadband link to a network of green data centers. If implemented, the move would cut Microsoft's Windows Vista and Office sales drastically.
(News) The U.K. government is launching a Green Shift taskforce to move people away from PCs and towards dumb terminals with a broadband link to a network of green data centers. If implemented, the move would cut Microsoft's Windows Vista and Office sales drastically.
Dell pushes Texas e-cycling law
(News) Electronics manufacturers will have to collect and recycle outdated PCs -- but not TVs -- from consumers in Texas, according to a bill working its way through the state legislature that could become a model for other states.
(News) Electronics manufacturers will have to collect and recycle outdated PCs -- but not TVs -- from consumers in Texas, according to a bill working its way through the state legislature that could become a model for other states.
PC vendors seek profits in recycling
(News) Technology vendors have long used Earth Day as an excuse to polish their environmental records every April, but in 2007 many companies are finding they can generate revenue through the practice.
(News) Technology vendors have long used Earth Day as an excuse to polish their environmental records every April, but in 2007 many companies are finding they can generate revenue through the practice.
Lenovo top, Apple bottom in green IT ranking
(News) Greenpeace has published its latest "green ranking" of the world's biggest electronics companies and the results might surprise you.
(News) Greenpeace has published its latest "green ranking" of the world's biggest electronics companies and the results might surprise you.
HP PCs Hit New Energy Rules
(News) 'Green' PCs adapt to EPA's newest Energy Star label ahead of schedule.
(News) 'Green' PCs adapt to EPA's newest Energy Star label ahead of schedule.
Vista Sales Could Boost PC Recycling
(News) As businesses and consumers upgrade to meet Vista's demands, old hardware needs to be dealt with.
(News) As businesses and consumers upgrade to meet Vista's demands, old hardware needs to be dealt with.
E-Waste Dumping Victimizes Developing Nations, Study Says
(news) E-Waste Dumping Victimizes Developing Nations, Study Says
(news) E-Waste Dumping Victimizes Developing Nations, Study Says
Easy Ways to Recycle Old PCs and Cell Phones--Really!
(news) Easy Ways to Recycle Old PCs and Cell Phones--Really!
(news) Easy Ways to Recycle Old PCs and Cell Phones--Really!