Matthew Wheeland

Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com.

Oakland, Calif. — 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.

E-Waste Pops Back Onto the Nation's Radar GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, November 18, 2009
The past week has been a busy one for electronic waste and its foes, as legislation to require collection and recycling of old electronics takes a hit, even as international experts see the...
JCPenney to Cut Paper Use by 25 Percent, Break Children's Hearts
By Matthew Wheeland, November 18, 2009
JCPenney's new paper-reduction strategy will save millions of pounds of paper, and likely an equal amount of shipping and manufacturing costs, but that's just the silver lining to a sadder...
Green Seal's New Business Certification Aims to Catalyze the Green Marketplace
By Matthew Wheeland, November 16, 2009
Marking a shift in tactics after 20 years of certifying individual products or services, the nonprofit green certification group has launched a new project that will measure and seek to improve...
Where Does IT Fit in IBM's Top Green Innovations? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, November 11, 2009
The technologies that made IBM's list of its top five green innovations in the past year -- and what didn't make that list -- highlight the shift that Big Blue is making toward the green. ...
U.S. Continues to Lag on E-Waste Policies GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, November 03, 2009
A study out in the latest issue of Science maps out the patchwork of policies that pass for regulations on the disposal of electronic waste, showing how progress on responsible recycling is coming...
Simple Data Center Best Practices Can Cut Energy Use by 20 Percent GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 29, 2009
As part of a partnership with The Green Grid, the U.S. EPA made a number of small tweaks to how it managed one of its data centers, and ended up saving $15,000 per year in energy costs as a result...
Is Your Company Ready for a Green IT Maturity Test? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 28, 2009
With an ever-increasing number of firms realizing the cost and environmental benefits of green IT programs, the best way to get started may be an organizational assessment of your needs and...
Green IT Hits the Mainstream in Data Centers GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 27, 2009
A survey of data center managers and IT professionals at the latest Data Center World conference finds widespread adoption of some green technologies, while others are just about to round the bend...
BSR 2009: The State of Sustainability in 'The World's Workshop'
By Matthew Wheeland, October 26, 2009
One session at this year's Business for Social Responsibility conference focused on how sustainability initiatives are taking root in China; the head of BSR's China operations sat down for an...
BSR 2009: Addressing the Biggest Challenges Companies Face
By Matthew Wheeland, October 23, 2009
A top-notch panel on traceability in the supply chain offered a hard look at one of the biggest challenges facing companies, part of a roster of big issues tackled during day two of the 2009 BSR...

Green Economy Investments Bring 300 Percent More Jobs, Reports Find
By Matthew Wheeland, June 18, 2009
Two new reports on the impacts of moving to a low-carbon economy show putting money toward energy efficiency, building retrofits and renewable energy projects can create 1.7 million new jobs,...
Green IT Gaining in Importance Globally: Report GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, May 27, 2009
Symantec's first annual Worldwide Green IT Report assesses the state of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly computing around the globe and finds significant progress being made on many...
Four Steelcase Scholarship Winners to Attend Greener by Design '09 GreenerDesign.com
By Matthew Wheeland, May 18, 2009
A competition sponsored by Steelcase, Net Impact, and GreenBiz.com asked students to submit socially and/or environmentally beneficial product or business ideas to win admission to this week's...
Dell Spells Out E-Waste Policy: If It's Broken, Don't Export It GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, May 12, 2009
Casting a broad net to keep as much potentially toxic electronic waste out of developing countries, Dell today laid out its company-wide policy and challenged other IT firms and legislators to...
How Companies Celebrate Earth Day
By Matthew Wheeland, April 21, 2009
Companies large and small are taking Earth Day to heart, organizing events, outreach and education session for employees. We talked to more than a dozen companies across industries to find out...
Top 10 Water Innovators Celebrated in New Report
By Matthew Wheeland, April 21, 2009
With concerns about water scarcity and quality on the rise around the world, a new study by the Artemis Project tracks down the top 50 companies developing market-ready innovations for water...
Power Management Summit Shows How Companies Save Millions GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 30, 2009
An online meeting for professionals in IT, sustainability, facility management and more outlined the easy ways that companies are managing their PC fleets to save millions in energy costs and...
Eco-Patents Commons Grows with Addition of Ricoh, Taisei
By Matthew Wheeland, March 23, 2009
The addition of patents from the printer and office products company Ricoh and engineering firm Taisei Corporation, as well as newly released patents from DuPont are the latest additions to the...
Mid-Sized Businesses are Buying In to Green IT: Report GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 11, 2009
A new white paper from IBM and Info-Tech Research finds that companies are taking on a host of green IT practices to achieve both cost-saving and footprint-reduction goals. ...
Investor Groups Point Finger at Climate Laggards: Exxon, Massey and Others ClimateBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 18, 2009
A group of investor representatives spearheaded by Ceres yesterday announced a list of nine "Climate Laggards," including corporations from the oil industry, energy producers, automakers and home...

BSR 2009: How Business Can Make the Changes the World Needs
By Matthew Wheeland, October 21, 2009
At the opening sessions of the 2009 BSR conference, industry and public-sector leaders explored the scope of the problems facing the world, and proposed how the global business community can shape...
Can IT Make Airports Greener -- and More Efficient? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 21, 2009
A million-dollar research project just announced aims to bring computing power to bear on every aspect of airport operations, with the goal of cutting waste and pollution while reducing delays and...
Greening Higher Ed, from the Top Down and the Bottom Up
By Matthew Wheeland, October 15, 2009
Two sets of rankings released in the last week aim to gauge the greening of the nation's colleges and universities. But it's in the gap between the rankings that the most interesting results are...
Do Green Products Make for Unethical Shoppers?
By Matthew Wheeland, October 13, 2009
A couple of new studies find that a) so-called "green consumers" aren't really doing all that much green consuming, and b) that may not be a bad thing after all. ...
Navigating the Reset World with BSR
By Matthew Wheeland, October 12, 2009
In this excerpt from a GreenBiz Radio podcast, Aron Cramer explains some of the ways that Business for Social Responsibility is helping companies succeed in a world that has been reset by economic...
What Obama's New Order Means for Green Buildings, Green IT GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 07, 2009
The ambitious executive order signed by President Obama on Monday not only requires all departments of the federal government to set hard emissions-reductions targets, it will also have a huge...
Apple Becomes Latest Company to Abandon U.S. Chamber Over Climate ClimateBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 05, 2009
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. ...
Meatless Monday: Coming to a Cafeteria Near You?
By Matthew Wheeland, October 05, 2009
With the adoption of a meat-free menu one day a week in the Baltimore school district, the emissions-reduction, health-improvement project got a significant boost last week, but is it an idea that...
EPA Hits Pay Dirt with Meth-Lab Cleanup Guidelines
By Matthew Wheeland, October 02, 2009
In a move that has disturbingly wide ramifications, the U.S. EPA published voluntary guidelines on cleanup procedures for methamphetamine manufacturing facilities. ...
Are 12 Steps Enough to Get to Sustainability?
By Matthew Wheeland, September 30, 2009
A management consulting firm released a new report outlining the steps any company can take to get on the path toward environmental sustainability. How many of these has your firm already...

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What's the Greenest Country for Your Next Data Center? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 12, 2009
A new list looks at the best locations around the globe for new computing facilities, based on a confluence of factors. Which of them is the best and the greenest? ...
The Green Cloud: Hype or Reality? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, September 28, 2009
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? ...
Inside Microsoft's New 'Purpose-Built' Data Lab GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, September 09, 2009
The company's new Redmond Ridge computing facility -- don't call it a data center -- signals a shift in how R&D happens in Redmond, and offers a look at green IT within the company. ...

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