Decarbonization
The Emergence of VERGE
This week, GreenBiz Group is unveiling a new initiative called VERGE, focusing on the convergence of four technology sectors: energy, information, buildings and vehicles. It represents an exciting new dimension for us, and I’m pleased to share the vision and the plan. Read More
3M, GE, Sylvania Among Firms Honored with Top Energy Star Awards
One-hundred-eleven companies received Energy Star honors from the U.S. EPA in the annual awards program that recognizes the most the energy efficient businesses in a national program that now has more than 20,000 members. Read More
How the Kyoto Cooling Fan Revolutionizes Data Center HVAC
Dr. Bob Sullivan, the pioneer of hot-aisle and cold-aisle data center cooling, talks about how a simple invention for using outside air in HVAC systems can turn conventional cooling on its ear. Read More
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
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
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
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
GlaxoSmithKline Outlines Vision for Carbon Neutral 2050
A carbon footprint analysis of its value chain revealed that 40 percent of its overall emissions can be found in its supply chain, while another 40 percent are produced by customer use of its inhalers. Read More
Lighting the Path for Greater Energy Efficiency
Strategic marketing agency EcoAlign takes the pulse of 1,000 Americans in a survey of attitudes on lighting policy and energy efficiency. Read More
The Impacts of Telework Week 2011
40,000 participants in this year's event showed how employees can save billions in commute costs while boosting productivity by working at home two days per week. Read More
