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Third annual VERGE Accelerate to showcase technology solutions in a climate-constrained world.
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Sustainability meets technology. The fourth annual GreenBiz event is gearing up, bigger and better than ever, for San Francisco this fall.
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The city is challenging residents to use the massive amount of energy data generated in their homes as a tool to encourage greater sustainability.
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Leaders from IBM, Google, White House and other entrepreneurs, thought leaders and policy makers among nominees promoting convergence of IT with energy, buildings and transportation.
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors has thrown its weight behind the concept of expended producer responsibility, calling on Congress to support state governments in making the producers and consumers of certain products responsible for the products' disposal.
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Virtualization, a companywide PC upgrade and strict e-waste policies are some of the moved that combined to propel Citi to the top of "America's Greenest Banks," a new list compiled for the first time by Bank Technology News.
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<a href='http://bacardilimited.com/'>Bacardi Ltd.</a>, the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by increasing efficiencies and the use of renewable energy, while <a href='http://www.us.kpmg.com/'>KPMG LLP</a> shrank its carbon footprint in the U.S. by reducing air travel, use of electricity and waste.
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What to make of the 20 most-read stories among the 2,350 (or so) articles and blog posts we ran during 2009? It's hard to make head or tails of them.
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The two companies are teaming up to recycle televisions and computer monitors at hundreds of locations around the country as hotels upgrade displays to flat-panel and HDTV systems.
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In a survey of almost 2,000 employees, the company found that, in addition to increasing job satisfaction among teleworking employees, Cisco saved $277 million as a result of its flexible work program.
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The long-awaited digital TV transition began today, leaving millions of Americans without a signal unless they secured a set-top converter box. That could leave behind heaps of unwanted analog TVs that some manufacturers are ill equipped to recycle.
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By investing in key information technologies -- from gadgets to smart grids -- in the next 20 years, the United States can save $1.3 trillion in electricity costs and cut greenhouse gases by 20 percent, according to a report released today.
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IT decision-makers around the world ranked recycling as the most important attribute they seek when buying technology and chose Dell as their leading brand because of its extensive recycling program, according to the most recent GreenFactor study.
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Dell is expanding its consumer electronics recycling program with Goodwill and its own tech trade-in operation, while the M&K Recovery Group says it harvested 15 percent more copperware from computer gear than it did in 2007.
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The second annual State of Green Business Report, created by Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com, looks at hard data behind 20 indicators to find out just how well companies are doing on addressing environmental issues.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported the tally yesterday and said it represents a 30 percent year-over-year increase in the amount of consumer electronics recycled by manufacturers and retailers participating in the agency's Plug-In To eCycling program.
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NetApp's $1.4 million rebate — the largest of its kind awarded so far by PG&E — for construction of its new data center and its certification as a green business mark the latest recognition for the 16-year-old firm and its eco-friendly efforts.
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The nonprofit Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) for the first time scored major TV manufacturers for their recycling efforts, including commitment, volume of goods taken and public policy stance. The group assigned Sony the top grade -- a B- -- followed by Samsung, LG and Wal-Mart, each of whom earned C marks.
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With more and more companies relying on internet and intensive computing processes for daily operations, the climate impact of IT is projected to nearly double in the next decade unless energy-reduction measures are put in place, according a report from McKinsey.
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National Instruments has a launched a free global service for customers that allows them to ship NI hardware back to the company for recycling.
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In its first industry-wide report, the Consumer Electronics Association gives an overview of how consumer electronics companies have been reevaluating their entire operations.
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In the first of our new series of reports, Peter Williams of IBM's Big Green Innovations explains the potential for high-tech water management strategies, and offers a call for a new public-private organization to manage U.S. water use efficiently.
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A recent survey by IDC finds that even the smallest businesses are starting to take green initiatives to heart, especially when it comes to adopting IT applications that will make it easier to make their supply chains greener.
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In its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace started looking at a number of energy issues, causing many companies' score to drop drastically.
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The company's newest Office Services tool helps customers find out how their printers and copiers are impacting the environment as well as calculate the effect of reducing their equipment and changing their office practices.