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Miller Brewing Co. Discloses Progress on Sustainability Goals
Miller Brewing Co. trimmed carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent per barrel in the last two years and used less water, aluminum and fossil fuels to produce its beer, according to its first Sustainable Development Report released Monday. Read More
The Marriage of Prefab and Sustainability
While they may seem like an odd couple, prefabricated housing -- in which most of a home's structure is pre-built in a factory then assembled on-site -- is an oddly natural partner for the green movement. Read More
Xerox Opens $60M Energy Efficient Manufacturing Plant
Xerox will open a new $60 million manufacturing plant that will produce a toner it is touting as more environmentally friendly. Read More
A Message From Data Center Managers to CIOs: Floor Space, Power and Cooling Will Limit Our Growth
A three-page article aimed at helping chief information officers to understand that constraints on data centers could hinder future company growth. Read More
East Los Angeles College Turns to Solar for Energy Needs
East Los Angeles College will build a solar farm that will generate nearly enough electricity to fulfill all the campus' daytime needs. Read More
Ford to Convert Paint Fumes to Electricity
Ford Motor Corp. announced Thursday it will install its patented Fumes-to-Fuel system at its Oakville, Ontario, Assembly Plant, which will convert emissions from its paint shop into electricity. Read More
Kroger Supermarkets First Retailers to Sell E85 Ethanol
The Kroger Co. got into the ethanol business this week by becoming the first U.S. retailer to sell VeraSun's VE85, a branded blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Read More
Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency
A new EPA report shows that data centers in the United States have the potential to save up to $4 billion in annual electricity costs through more energy efficient equipment and operations, and the broad implementation of best management practices. Read More
Turning Challenges into Opportunities in the Data Center
This white paper from Intel examines the myriad ways in which data centers can reduce their energy and resource consumption, at the level of processor design, platform productivity and data center architecture. Read More
Sony Develops Bio-Battery Powered by Glucose
Sony's new bio-battery that uses the sugar in carbohydrates to generate electricity -- as an example, the company demonstrated using a sports drink to power a small fan or a Walkman. Read More