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Reps. Albert R. Wynn (D-Md.), the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, and Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), the vice chair of the subcommittee, called for a wide-reaching Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the rapid growth of the bottled water industry and several areas affecting the quality of Americans’ drinking water.
The latest installment of This Green Life reminds us that the greenest thing we can do is follow the 3Rs. Includes some excellent resources for purchasing products made from recycled materials.
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A Guide to Making Your Next IT Purchases as Green As Possible
By Preston Gralla
http://www.greenercomputing.com/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=55568
In his first column for GreenerComputing, editor Preston Gralla looks at the current state of green electronics standards. He finds that, although there is no one seal of approval that lets you know you’ve gotten the most energy efficient and least-toxic products on the market, there are no shortage of online resources to point you in the right direction.
Green Metrics for the Data Center: If Only…
By Andrew Binstock
http://www.greenercomputing.com/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=36389
The IT world is clamoring for consistent, sophisticated standards for developing energy-efficient data centers, but at a recent gathering of the Green Grid’s Technical Forum, it was clear that any practical ideas are still some way from implementation.
U.K. Tech Sector Sets Sights on Energy Efficiency for Climate Goals
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55585
Improving energy efficiency in computer hardware and consumer electronics can address three of the main environmental problems facing the planet, according to a new report from the high-tech trade association Intellect.
Data Center University Includes Green Courses
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55575
The online university’s classes include instruction on efficient power, cooling and layout, all aspects that can cut emissions and save money.
IBM to Help Pharmaceutical Company Build Green Data Center
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55571
As part of its $1 billion-a-year Project Big Green initiative, IBM is helping pharmaceutical company Kalbe build a green data center.
Siemon Gives Tips for Green IT Cabling
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55567
Network cabling solutions provider gives tips on using cabling methods to maximize energy efficiency and make data centers greener.
ICT Helps Energy Efficiency and Productivity: Report
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55559
Information and communications technologies have helped the economy achieve greater levels of productivity without increasing overall levels of energy consumption, a new study found.
Green Grid Gains New Members, Releases More Research
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=36630
The Green Grid has unveiled strategies to help data center managers assess energy use, while at the same time gaining a few new members to help drive efficiency in the IT sector.
Cost Pushes Businesses to Green IT, but North America Still Lags: Reports
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=36627
Computing energy efficiency is at the core of two new reports. One finds that North America is slower to switch to green IT than other countries, and another says that green computing is appealing mostly because of cost savings.
How Sustainable IT Can Meet CSR Challenges
http://www.greenercomputing.com/tools.cfm?LinkAdvID=77407
This report from the Butler Group examines how the increasing necessity of CSR programs by companies of all sizes is affecting IT managment, and explains how IT managers can take the lead in supporting their company’s sustainability goals.
Read the full story in The Onion (please note the source and read with the appropriate amount of credulity).
Notorious for its abandoned buildings, industrial warehouses, and gray, dilapidated roads, Detroit’s Warrendale neighborhood was miraculously revitalized this week by the installation of a single, three-by-four-foot plot of green space.
The green space, a rectangular patch of crabgrass located on a busy median divider, has by all accounts turned what was once a rundown community into a thriving, picturesque oasis, filled with charming shops, luxury condominiums, and, for the first time ever, hope.
Read the full story in E: The Environmental Magazine.
Behind the manicured lawns and spotless streets of the U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Depot on San Diego Harbor rises a gleaming maze of pipes and towers. It’s a 25-megawatt combined heat and power (CHP) electricity plant that recycles its exhaust.
Read the full story in Environmental Protection.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Feb. 8 said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’ violated the Clean Air Act through changes it made in regulating hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), specifically under the Clean Air Mercury Rule.
Read the full story in Occupational Health & Safety.
In a recently completed study funded by GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), there was preliminary evidence that “green” low-emitting products may still cause increased chemicals in indoor environments.
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune.
Global-warming pollution from Midwest oil refineries is expected to soar by as much as 40 percent during the next decade, a dramatic increase that runs counter to regional and national efforts to curb heat-trapping gases.
The March 2008 issue of Biodiesel Magazine is now available. Highlights include:
Read the full post in News.com’s Green Tech Blog.
Type “green+tech+bubble” into Google search and you get 228,000 results–quite a bit considering the terms “green tech” and “clean tech” are relatively new.
Discussion of an over-investment in energy-related start-ups is hard to avoid when the amount of venture capital dollars–which financed the Internet bubble–going into the field just goes up and up.
All digital ink spilled over the bubble is justified, but for reasons that may seem counter-intuitive, according to Scott Anthony, the president of Innosight, a consulting firm founded by business guru Clayton Christensen.
