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E-Waste Background

Provides an overview of the issues associated with computer disposal. Read More

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Estimating Total Power Consumption by Servers in the U.S. and the World

A study of data center energy use aimed at making accurate data available to policy makers and businesses. Read More

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Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics: April 2007

This third quarterly ranking gives an update on the progress of worldwide manufacturers to address toxics and takebacks in their computer products. Read More

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Power Consumption and Cooling in the Data Center: A Survey

The results of a survey on power consumption and cooling issues in data centers conducted by Ziff-Davis in 2005. Read More

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Environmental Improvement Through Business Incentives

A publication from Global Environmental Management Initiative that examines how governments can encourage better environmental performance in the private sector Read More

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Metrics of IT Equipment — Computing and Energy Performance

A report on the degree to which a single server reduces its energy consumption when operating at low levels of computation. Read More

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Measuring and Managing Data-Center Energy Use

Findings and resulting best practices from a study of energy use in 22 data centers. Read More

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Inside Intel Core Microarchitecture: Setting New Standards for Energy-Efficient Performance

The Intel Core microarchitecture is a new foundation for Intel architecture-based desltop, mobile, and mainstream server multi-core processors. Read More

Coke's Message in a Bottle

The Coca-Cola Company's announcement last week that it had set a goal "to recycle or reuse all the plastic bottles we use in the U.S. market," and invest $60 million in a recycling plant, was a bold, even audacious move, one sure to give the company a new green sheen. Sure enough, the announcement got the endorsement of the National Recycling Coalition, the industry-friendly group of recycling advocates. Read More

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A Green Employment Tax Swap: Using a Carbon Tax to Finance Payroll Tax Relief

This policy brief describes how a carbon tax could be implemented and presents an analysis of a Green Employment Tax Swap. Read More