Schneider Acquires Data Center Service Firm Lee Technologies

Schneider Electric has acquired Lee Technologies of Fairfax, Va., in a move that is expected to buttress Schneider's formidable business in data centers by bringing in a firm that specializes in providing services for the facilities. Read More

USPS Data Center Consolidation to Reduce Energy Use, Redundancy

The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General plans to consolidate four of its data centers into a single, energy-efficient facility that will be built in 10 months. Read More

How the Smart Grid is Key to a Sustainable Energy Future

The Smart Grids Technology Roadmap from the International Energy Agency shows how use of smart grid technologies can be expanded, and identifies goals that must be met for widespread adoption of clean technology. Read More

Ford Uses Recycled Carpet Under the Hood

 Ford put more than 4 million pounds of recycled carpet around vehicle engines last year. Read More

Principles of Climate Capitalism

In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, L. Hunter Lovins offers a glimpse of how smart climate capitalists are not only using resources efficiently, they are redesigning business processes and the way products are made and delivered. Read More

Unilever Tops List of Sustainability Leaders

Just months after unveiling its Sustainability Living Plan, Unilever has rocketed to the top of a list of global corporate leaders, according to the latest survey of sustainability experts conducted by the research firm GlobeScan Inc. and the think tank and strategy consultancy SustainAbility. Read More

US Foodservice to Power SC Fleet with Waste Cooking Oil

US Foodservice acquired Bluffton, S.C.-based WVO Industries with an eye on turning the waste vegetable oil used in its customers' deep fryers into biodiesel to power its fleet. Read More

P&G Scorecard Puts Supply Chain on Notice

P&G's supplier environmental scorecard will now affect how the company rates suppliers, with rewards going to those that perform well and bring in innovative ideas. Read More

New Delhi Airport Terminal Achieves LEED-Gold Rating

The vast Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport has been awarded a LEED-Gold rating for new construction from the Indian Green Building Council. Read More

Dell to Ship Servers in Mushroom-Based Packaging

Dell looks to nature for new packaging options. Read More