James Murray

Green Policies Can Add Billions to the U.K.'s Budget
By James Murray, February 09, 2010
A new report argues that axing tax breaks for carbon-intensive industries, curbing spending on road expansion and improving public sector energy efficiency could cut the country's national debt by...
Apple's Board Opposes Calls for Green Reforms GreenerComputing.com
By James Murray, January 20, 2010
A proxy filing reveals that the Cupertino computing giant will again oppose calls from its shareholders to introduce an annual sustainability report. ...
Npower Launches Smart Meter Giveaway for Small Businesses
By James Murray, January 06, 2010
As a way of helping small firms cut energy costs, the British energy company is giving away real-time energy monitors to customers signing up for its "enlightened energy efficiency"...
Clinton Lifts Copenhagen Gloom with Support for $100B Climate Fund ClimateBiz.com
By James Murray, December 17, 2009
Conditional backing for E.U. funding proposal offered, in return for Chinese concessions on greenhouse gas emissions transparency ...
Green Grid Preps Data Center Design Guide GreenerComputing.com
By James Murray, November 16, 2009
To further spread the adoption and refinement of best practices for data center construction and operation, the IT industry consortium plans to launch a free guide early next year...
CA Adds New Carbon Tracking Tools to ecoSoftware Suite ClimateBiz.com
By James Murray, October 26, 2009
Fresh from securing Tesco as a flagship customer, the software giant beefs up its carbon reporting capabilities with new tools to measure, manage and report greenhouse gas emissions and reductions...
U.K. Tech Industry Launches Green Education Program GreenerComputing.com
By James Murray, September 22, 2009
The British Computer Society will soon debut a new 'Foundation Certificate for Green IT,' aimed at providing industry workers with an introduction to the core principles of sustainable IT...
JLL Rolls Out Green Building Consulting Service in UK GreenerBuildings.com
By James Murray, September 21, 2009
Property services giant Jones Lang LaSalle has today launched a new green consultancy service designed to help firms interested in purchasing a property assess the building's environmental...
TerraCycle Outlines Plans to 'Upcycle' its Revenue
By James Murray, September 08, 2009
U.S.-based waste outfit expects sales to increase fourfold to $50 million next year. ...
10:10 -- Publicity Stunt or Game Changer? ClimateBiz.com
By James Murray, September 04, 2009
Should businesses support the high-profile U.K. campaign to cut emissions by 10 percent during 2010? ...

Scotland Sets Ambitious 'Zero-Waste Society' Goal
By James Murray, August 25, 2009
Among the proposals to help the country achieve its target are possible bans on glass, metal, textiles and wood being sent to landfill; the plan will also help create thousands of jobs in the...
Energy Firms Accused of Ignoring Climate Change Risks ClimateBiz.com
By James Murray, August 21, 2009
The energy sector has to failed wake up to the threat posed by extreme weather, water shortages and rising temperatures, according to a new report. ...
Nissan Adds Its Leaf to the Pile of Next-Gen Electric Cars
By James Murray, August 03, 2009
The Japanese auto manufacturer says that its new model represents the world's first "affordable, zero-emission car." ...
U.K. Low Carbon Transition Plan Puts Government In Charge of Renewables
By James Murray, July 16, 2009
The U.K.'s Low Carbon Transition Plan released Wednesday secures wide-ranging praise as the government outlines how it plans to deliver deep emission cuts of 34 percent below 1990 levels by 2020...
Retailers' Ties with Illegal Deforesters Highlight Supply Chain Concerns
By James Murray, June 22, 2009
Several U.K. supermarkets are facing fresh calls to sever ties with meat suppliers in Brazil facing prosecution for their alleged involvement in illegal deforestation. ...
Sainsbury's Rolls Out Kinetic Energy Generator
By James Murray, June 15, 2009
New kinetic road plates have been installed at the supermarket giant's new store in Gloucester, U.K. It will harness enough energy from vehicles driving in and out of the store's parking lot to...
China's Appetite for UK Recycling Returns
By James Murray, May 18, 2009
A new survey of Chinese recyclers has found that demand for UK waste paper and plastic has bounced back after last year's collapse in prices. ...
Vatican Turns to Sun God
By James Murray, April 22, 2009
The Holy See has confirmed plans to invest €500m (US$646) in Europe's largest solar farm. ...
Epidemic of Spam Email Results in a Giant Carbon Footprint
By James Murray, April 16, 2009
A new study from research firm ICF claims that unwanted emails are responsible for carbon emissions equivalent to more than three million cars. ...
Marks & Spencer, Npower Ink U.K. Wind Power Deal to Benefit Farms
By James Murray, February 16, 2009
The six-year deal gets Npower on board with a plan to provide the retailer with 2.6 terawatt-hours of renewable energy, and provides incentives to English farmers to install renewable energy...

Is It Time to Start Worrying About Copenhagen? ClimateBiz.com
By James Murray, August 12, 2009
With just 117 days to go until the start of the Copenhagen climate conference, the gap between rich nations and emerging economies over carbon emissions targets is beginning to look unbridgeable...
Could IBM Be the World's First Green Business Behemoth?
By James Murray, August 21, 2007
The company that has at one time sold everything from bacon slicers to rifle parts is using its mammoth computing capabilities to move into some unexpected -- and very green -- new markets. ...
The IT View: Will Climate Savers Lead to Consumer Confusion?
By James Murray, June 17, 2007
Although the consortium of the IT industry's biggest players and government and environmental groups is a welcome and well thought out initiative, there is a distinct chance that adding another...
The Perils and Pratfalls of Green IT Marketing
By James Murray, April 23, 2007
Few sectors have jumped on the green marketing bandwagon faster than the world's IT companies, but in their rush to associate themselves with the environmental business zeitgeist have some of the...

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What Happens When Old Computers Die? GreenerComputing.com
By James Murray, March 09, 2009
So your company certifies that its e-waste is responsibly recycled; what happens next to ensure the toxic components don't end up polluting the environment and your private data doesn't end up...

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