Decarbonization
Five Ways to Reduce Data Center Power Consumption
This white paper from the Green Grid outlines the ways that reducing energy use at the point of consumption (the server) provides benefits at all other levels by reducing load on power and cooling facilities which in turn reduces their own energy use. Read More
AT&T Accelerates Its Green Vehicle Fleet by 15,000
The telecommunications giant will spend up to $565 million over the next decade on 8,000 compressed natural gas vehicles and more than 7,000 gasoline-electric hybrids. Read More
Yum Brands Opens First Green KFC-Taco Bell Restaurant
Restaurant giant Yum Brands Inc. has opened an eco-friendly KFC-Taco Bell in Northampton, Mass., marking the 11-year-old company's first attempt to seek green building certification for one of its eateries. Read More
Apple, Al Gore and Climate Change
Apple Inc. had its shareholder meeting Wednesday and the media focused on the absence of its charismatic leader Steve Jobs. But there's an even more famous guy associated with Apple: Al Gore. And Conrad MacKerron asks how it can be that with Gore on its board, Apple continues to be outdistanced by its peers on climate issues and initiatives to address them. Read More
Warning: LEED Certification Claim is Not Always As it Seems
LEED certification is something for any business to be proud of, but real estate lawyers and consultants say that claims of certification bear examination. Read More
Can Airports and Gas Stations be Green Buildings?
New buildings claiming environmental friendliness and/or LEED certification are popping up every day, but it's important to remain wary of greenwashers. Read More
Cadbury Partners with Dairy Farmers to Shrink the Carbon Footprint of Milk Chocolate
With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less. Read More
A Bag of Walkers Crisps: 8.3g of Fat, 80g of CO2
The carbon footprint of a bag of Walkers Crisps shrank 7 percent in the last two years, allowing the United Kingdom snack manufacturer to continue marketing the product using the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Read More
Think You Know Green IT? Take This Pop Quiz and Find Out
Think you're up to speed on Green IT and green computing? Here's a chance to test just how much you really know. Answer the following ten questions and then rate yourself from Know-Nothing to Maven. Read More
Carl's Jr. Opens Green Restaurant, Aims to Make It a Company Prototype
The CEO for CKE Restaurants Inc. cut the ribbon on his firm's new eco-friendly Carl's Jr. this week with a goal of making it the flagship for the company's green building efforts. Read More