Matthew Wheeland

Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com.

Oakland, CA — Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com. He has a long background in environmental journalism and new media, and is a graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz and the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has previously worked at publications including Sierra Magazine, AlterNet and Greater Good Magazine; his writings on the environment, politics, culture and business have appeared in a wide range of print and online publications.

eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers
By Matthew Wheeland, September 02, 2010
The company's latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods....
UL Acquires TerraChoice in Green Standard Consolidation
By Matthew Wheeland, August 31, 2010
ULC Standards, part of the Underwriters Laboratories family of companies, has acquired the managers of Canada's EcoLogo program in a move that will expand both group's reach in the universe of...
How Can 'Power IT Down Day' Help Your Company Save Money? Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 27, 2010
Today is Power IT Down Day, a global effort to get workers to turn off their computers, monitors, printers and other peripherals before they go home. And though it may be a small action to take,...
Looking to Expand Your Business? It Might Be Time to 'Think London'
By Matthew Wheeland, August 19, 2010
The city-funded group Think London has spent 15 years helping companies set up shop in town; now it's focusing its efforts on helping firms tap into the city's booming green marketplace....
PwrSmart Puts PC Power Management in the Cloud Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 17, 2010
A new tool for cutting energy wasted by idling computers brings web-based control of a PC fleet and allows companies to report savings in energy, costs and CO2-equivalent emissions....
E-Waste Becomes a Top Priority for EPA Action Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 17, 2010
In a memorandum sent today to all EPA employees, Lisa P. Jackson laid out the agency's most pressing international priorities, with e-waste exports highlighted alongside climate change and clean...
Stanford Med Students Get iPads to Cut Textbook Waste Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 16, 2010
The latest in our occasional series of how the 'game-changing' device is changing organizations' behaviors finds Stanford Medical School putting iPads to work in cutting paper waste and improving...
Why the Book Publishing Industry Hates the iPad Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 10, 2010
As if there were really any doubt....
How Does Your Diet Affect the Gulf's Dead Zone?
By Matthew Wheeland, August 06, 2010
A new study ranks the impacts that common foods have not just on climate change, but on the water pollution that leads to dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and other bodies of water....
Facebook Doubles Down on Green Data Center Plans Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, August 05, 2010
The social networking company said it will more than double its already-in-construction data center in Prineville, Ore., to be more than 300,000 square feet by 2012....

Energy Efficiency Still the Primary Focus of Green-Minded Firms
By Matthew Wheeland, July 29, 2010
A new report from Deloitte surveys sustainability leaders at 48 large U.S. firms to take the pulse of green business practices, and finds widely varying definitions, levels of commitment and areas...
Life Technologies Digs Deeper with 2nd CSR Report
By Matthew Wheeland, July 09, 2010
The biotechnology firm this week released its second sustainability report, achieving GRI-compliance this time around, and highlights the rewards of gathering in-depth data on operations....
EPA Releases Previously Secret Ingredients of Oil Dispersants
By Matthew Wheeland, June 10, 2010
The EPA quietly published this week the formulas for Nalco's Corexit chemical oil disperants, which have been used in unprecedented amounts to try and fight BP's gulf oil spill....
As Gulf Spill Drags on, Chemical Use Remains a Big Question
By Matthew Wheeland, May 27, 2010
Amid new questions about the safety of the chemicals used to break up the oil already in the environment, BP officials say that its latest attempt to stop the flood of oil gushing into the Gulf of...
How Companies Weather the Flood of Eco-Labels
By Matthew Wheeland, May 26, 2010
With more than 600 eco-certifications on the market around the world today, companies must choose with great care what green labels are right for them and their customers. We talked to five...
Promisec's PC Power Management Tool Piggybacks on Security Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, May 25, 2010
The company's PC power management software is part and parcel with its security and compliance tools, and has just landed rebate approval from PG&E, making the ROI almost an afterthought....
Panasonic Sees Shift to Green Tech as Survival Tactic Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, May 11, 2010
In filing a new management strategy, Panasonic president Fumio Ohtsubo said his company aims to return to profitability by becoming the worldwide green technology leader by 2018....
IBM Sets Its Sights on Transportation Industry Efficiency
By Matthew Wheeland, May 05, 2010
The company has released a new industry framework targeting the transportation industries, one that applies technology to making air and rail travel more efficient and less carbon-intensive....
Green Economy Poised for Big Growth
By Matthew Wheeland, May 04, 2010
A study from the U.S. Commerce Department lays the foundation for measuring the growth of the green economy, with green jobs representing 2 percent or less of the private sector in 2007....
The Business View of Earth Day
By Matthew Wheeland, April 22, 2010
We polled more than 2,300 members of the GreenBiz Intelligence Panel to see what April 22 looks like at their companies.The results may surprise you....

10 Things to Know About PC Power Management Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, June 16, 2010
When it comes to fast ways to make a big dent in both your greenhouse gas emissions as well as your energy bill, PC power management is one of the easiest -- and most overlooked -- actions your...
A (Green) Prison Made of Shipping Containers Buildings
By Matthew Wheeland, June 11, 2010
Rimutaka prison in New Zealand is using recycled shipping containers to house prisoners as a way to cut costs and accomodate a growing prison population....
Will BPA's Impact on the Male Sex Drive Finally Spur a National Ban?
By Matthew Wheeland, May 27, 2010
News from Kaiser Permanente finds that exposure to BPA -- which, as we're learning, is everywhere -- has a wide range of negative impacts on mens' sexual performance....
Pork's Best Friend Hops on Meatless Monday Bandwagon
By Matthew Wheeland, May 20, 2010
Mario Batali, the renowned chef and even more renowned fan of meat -- particularly pig -- has done the unthinkable: He's joining the Meatless Monday movement....
SAP Wants to Host Your Next Sustainability Report
By Matthew Wheeland, May 13, 2010
The company is rolling out a new, in-depth sustainability report this week, and wants to offer the same service to its customers that are already using SAP technology to track and manage...
How to Make Your CSR Reports More Engaging
By Matthew Wheeland, May 10, 2010
An online event taking place this weeks explores how some of the world's largest companies have successfully published sustainability data online, and how any company can learn from their...
We're Looking for a Few Good Events Bloggers
By Matthew Wheeland, May 07, 2010
GreenBiz.com is ramping up coverage of green business conferences and events around the U.S., and we need your help....
Earth Day Fail: Pitches that Miss the Mark
By Matthew Wheeland, April 22, 2010
What do underwear, jewelry, prescription drugs and something called a PoopBag have to do with Earth Day? Your guess is as good as ours....
Can GMO Pigs Shrink the Gulf's Dead Zone?
By Matthew Wheeland, April 01, 2010
The latest crazy idea of the day combines genetic modification with industrial agriculture to reduce water pollution from hog farms....
When Cleantech Meets Water
By Matthew Wheeland, March 26, 2010
Although cleantech and cleantech funding have largely focused on renewable energy technologies, a set of awards handed out this month to startups focusing on water efficiency highlights even...

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HP Envisions Cow-Powered Data Centers Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, May 18, 2010
Calling the connection between manure and computing a "symbiotic relationship," a new research paper from HP Labs outlines how a mid-sized dairy farm can power a one-megawatt data center...
Uncovering the Shortcuts to Data Center Energy Efficiency Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, April 28, 2010
The author of a new book on greening data centers talks about virtualization is changing the computing game, the challenges companies face with green IT, and why now is the best time to start...
What Data Centers Can Teach the World about Earth Day Computing
By Matthew Wheeland, April 21, 2010
With the annual hype of Earth Day accelerated by the big 40th anniversary, it's high time to look at how data centers have gotten far ahead of the rest of the enterprise when it comes to going...

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