EPEAT Products Offer Major Environmental Benefits, Study Finds
The 36 million products sold during the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool's first six months saved billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity and prevented the release of 40,000 tons of toxics into the environment, according to the group's first report. Read More
HP Hits 1 Billion Pound Recycling Mark
HP has recycled 1 billion pounds of electronics and print cartridges, putting the Silicon Valley company ahead of its recycling goal by six months, the company announced Friday. Read More
McDonald's Wants to Create Networked 'Kitchen of the Future'
McDonald's wants to create a "kitchen of the future" by networking the kitchen equipment in its restaurants to save energy and boost efficiency. Read More
McDonald's to Recycle Cooking Oil to Power its Vehicles
By converting the cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain into biodiesel, McDonald's said it could save 1.5 million gallons of gasoline used by its delivery fleet in the U.K. Read More
Cadbury Schweppes Unveils Plan to Cut Emissions
Cadbury Schweppes announced Saturday a plan to cut its net "absolute" carbon emissions, touting itself as the first United Kingdom food manufacturer to commit to using "absolute" measures in fighting climate change. Read More
Ten Guidelines for Energy Efficient Data Center Design
These suggestions can provide companies large and small with significant efficiency benefits in a wide variety of data center design situations. Read More
Behind the Scenes: The BofA Tower at One Bryant Park
In this interview with Bob Fox, the principal architect behind the BofA headquarters in Manhattan, we learn what it takes to build the world's "most sustainable skyscraper." Read More
IBM Announces $86M Green Data Center in Colorado
As part of its Project Big Green, IBM announced that it will construct an 80,000 square foot data center here using the latest in energy-efficient technologies. Read More
Herman Miller, the BHAG, and Internalizing Sustainability
Furniture company Herman Miller has long set the standard for green practices. In this interview, Paul Murray explains how the company's first sustainability report is raising the bar even higher. Read More
DuPont and Environmental Defense to Address Nanotech Risks
The Nano Risk Framework, jointly developed by DuPont and Environmental Defense, is a new framework intended to help businesses, governments and the public at large evaluate and discuss the potential risks from nano-scale materials. Read More