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.
Are 12 Steps Enough to Get to Sustainability?
A management consulting firm released a new report outlining the steps any company can take to get on the path toward environmental sustainability. How many of these has your firm already accomplished? Read More
The Green Cloud: Hype or Reality?
Positioned at the top of Gartner's Hype Cycle, cloud computing is among the hottest trends in IT right now; but is it just another fad, or is the future of green computing practices? Read More
Walmart Digs In Deep to the Sustainability Index
In a wide-ranging and in-depth 90-minute conversation with Joel Makower, Rand Waddoups, Walmart's Senior Director for Sustainability explores the knowns and unknowns driving the retailer's Sustainability Index. Read More
Data Center Designer Achieves PUE of 1.05
KC Mares, a veteran designer of large-scale data centers, writes in a recent blog post that he has achieved what would be industry-leading levels of energy efficiency for the same cost or lower than building less-efficient facilities. Read More
Inside Microsoft's New 'Purpose-Built' Data Lab
The company's new Redmond Ridge computing facility -- don't call it a data center -- signals a shift in how R&D happens in Redmond, and offers a look at green IT within the company. Read More
Your Data Center is Much too Cold
Although most data center managers keep their facilities between 68 and 71 degrees Fahrenheit, the most cost- and energy-effective temperature is a balmy 80 degrees, a server expert at Intel said last week. Read More
The State of the Art for Water Management
Chuck Gordon, the CEO of Siemens Water Technologies, explains why water is the next frontier for companies looking to reduce their footprint, and explores some of the challenges they face on their way to success. Read More
Can a Day Without Meat Cut a City's Carbon Footprint?
The Belgian city of Ghent has launched a plan to "go vegetarian" one day a week as a way of reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat production. Read More
Pesticides, Teflon, and What's Wrong with Our Chemical Policies
A new EPA ruling, and a nearly unrelated court ruling, highlight the challenges the country faces in trying to weed out the use of harmful chemicals in food, products, and manufacturing. Read More
Google Data Center's Massive Energy Appetite
The amount of electricity that just one Google's data centers could use when it comes up to full power is enough to power the city of Oakland for almost four months. Read More
