Technology
Japan, U.S. Come out Tops In Use of Green IT for Emissions Reductions
A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020. Read More
Deutsche Bank's Climate Tracker Ranks National, Regional Climate Policies
The analysis of 270 climate and energy policies at the regional, state and national level finds that investors in firms in a number of countries are at moderate risk from climate change, while only investments in Italy pose the highest risk to date. Read More
The Green Grid Energy Policy Research For Data Centers
This report from the Green Grid explores how existing and forthcoming legislation is affecting data center operators in Europe, and how IT professionals can prepare and stay ahead of the curve. Read More
1E’s Server Energy and Efficiency Report
This report from 1e and the Alliance to Save Energy looks at power management practices for servers, and highlights the ways that companies can save significantly on energy costs by monitoring and reducing idle servers' power usage. Read More
Alstom, We Energies and EPRI Tout Early Carbon Capture Success
Alstom, We Energies and The Electric Power Research Institute have demonstrated the feasibility of using chilled ammonia to capture 90 percent of flue stream carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant. Read More
Soros Pledges to Invest $1B in Cleantech
Hedge fund guru George Soros becomes latest billionaire investor to unveil plans for investing in the fight against climate change. Read More
Apple Becomes Latest Company to Abandon U.S. Chamber Over Climate
In what is rapidly becoming the trend of the moment, Apple has become the latest company to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber's opposition to climate change legislation. Read More
IBM's Data Center Remodel Saves 98 Percent of Costs, Boosts Capacity 8x
In an hour-long webcast, IBM vice president Steven Sams showed how putting the company's own technology to work on overhauling its Lexington, Ky., data center highlights the potential of energy efficient IT projects. Read More
The Green Cloud: Hype or Reality?
Positioned at the top of Gartner's Hype Cycle, cloud computing is among the hottest trends in IT right now; but is it just another fad, or is the future of green computing practices? Read More
FPL: America's No. 1 Wind Power
FPL doesn’t attract much attention, but with 2008 revenues of more than $16 billion, about 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada, the company has become a leading generator of low-carbon energy. Read More