Matthew Wheeland
Matthew Wheeland is the former managing editor of GreenBiz.com; he currently serves as senior editor/writer for the website while also working on assorted applied-sustainability projects in his spare time. Find him on Twitter at @MattWheeland. He has a long background in environmental journalism and new media, and is a graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz and the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has previously worked at publications including Sierra Magazine, AlterNet and Greater Good Magazine; his writings on the environment, politics, culture and business have appeared in a wide range of print and online publications.
10 Companies Setting Big Goals for Water Efficiency
As World Water Week 2010 kicks off -- and before we report on all the new commitments and successes this year -- we present a look back at how companies are making a big splash in trimming their water footprints. Read More
eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers
The company's latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods. Read More
E-Waste Becomes a Top Priority for EPA Action
In a memorandum sent today to all EPA employees, Lisa P. Jackson laid out the agency's most pressing international priorities, with e-waste exports highlighted alongside climate change and clean water as the biggest challenges. Read More
Green Grid Updates PUE with 4 New Flavors to Boost Accuracy
The Green Grid has released a new, updated set of guidelines for calculating the Power Usage Effectiveness ratio, one that aims to make the standard both more accurate and more widely adopted. Read More
Swiss Carbon-Neutral Servers Hit the Cloud
Swiss cloud computing firm CloudSigma announced it has achieved its carbon neutral status through energy efficiency and carbon offsets. Read More
10 Things to Know About PC Power Management
When it comes to fast ways to make a big dent in both your greenhouse gas emissions as well as your energy bill, PC power management is one of the easiest -- and most overlooked -- actions your company can make. Read More
A (Green) Prison Made of Shipping Containers
Rimutaka prison in New Zealand is using recycled shipping containers to house prisoners as a way to cut costs and accomodate a growing prison population. Read More
EPA Releases Previously Secret Ingredients of Oil Dispersants
The EPA quietly published this week the formulas for Nalco's Corexit chemical oil disperants, which have been used in unprecedented amounts to try and fight BP's gulf oil spill. Read More
HP Envisions Cow-Powered Data Centers
Calling the connection between manure and computing a "symbiotic relationship," a new research paper from HP Labs outlines how a mid-sized dairy farm can power a one-megawatt data center. Read More
Why the E-Waste Industry Loves the iPad
The head of one of the country's largest e-waste recycling companies offers effusive praise for Apple's new handheld computer, but for all the wrong reasons.. Read More