Sierra Leone set for solar-powered school PC center

Plans are set to install the first computer center powered by solar
energy in Sierra Leone. ...continue reading 'Sierra Leone set for solar-powered school PC center'

The 5 quickest returns on your green investment

By Darrell Dunn, Computerworld

'There is so much 'fat' inside most data centers, that it's not that difficult to make a business case where you can make operations greener and save money at the same time,' says Simon Mingay, an analyst at Gartner. Here are five fairly straightforward improvements that don't take years to implement or bring return. ...continue reading 'The 5 quickest returns on your green investment'

Asus, Intel team up for PC recycling in Taiwan

Asustek Computer and Intel have teamed up with electronics retailer Tsann Kuen Enterprise to promote PC recycling in Taiwan, the companies announced Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Asus, Intel team up for PC recycling in Taiwan'

Green search engine plants trees for clicks

A new Australian search engine that claims to be the first 'green' search engine launched Monday, offering users in 14 countries the ability to contribute to offsetting carbon emissions through tree planting schemes simply by using it to query the Web. ...continue reading 'Green search engine plants trees for clicks'

Green search engine plants trees for clicks

A new Australian search engine that claims to be the first 'green' search engine launched Monday, offering users in 14 countries the ability to contribute to offsetting carbon emissions through tree planting schemes simply by using it to query the Web. ...continue reading 'Green search engine plants trees for clicks'

Fujitsu to show laptop with wooden case

Could this be the environmentally friendly laptop PC of the future? Fujitsu will unveil later this week a laptop PC with a case manufactured from wood rather than the more traditional plastic or metal. ...continue reading 'Fujitsu to show laptop with wooden case'

Xerox tool calculates environmental impact of printers

Many businesses want to jump on the green IT bandwagon, but don't know where to start. But a new software calculator can suggest how offices can reduce the environmental impact of printers, copiers and other devices. ...continue reading 'Xerox tool calculates environmental impact of printers'

Toshiba, Samsung top latest Greenpeace electronics ranking

Toshiba and Samsung top the latest Greenpeace environmental ranking of consumer electronics companies. ...continue reading 'Toshiba, Samsung top latest Greenpeace electronics ranking'

Sony-Ericsson phone ranks top in Greenpeace guide

A phone from Sony-Ericsson, a notebook from Sony and PCs from Dell and Hewlett Packard came top of their categories in a study of green electronics devices conducted by Greenpeace. There's little cause for celebration, though, as they only scored around half marks, leaving plenty of room for improvement. ...continue reading 'Sony-Ericsson phone ranks top in Greenpeace guide'

Green computing finds its place at Cebit

Cebit is taking on a green tinge this year, with the Climate Savers Computing Initiative playing a central role at the trade show, which opens March 4 in Hanover, Germany. ...continue reading 'Green computing finds its place at Cebit'

Cisco tries to turn cities green

Saying his views had changed from just five or six years ago, Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO John Chambers cozied up to officials from municipalities around the world at the Connected Urban Development Global Conference in San Francisco. ...continue reading 'Cisco tries to turn cities green'

Tech CEOs push for green computing

IT vendors can play a major role in reducing the world's energy consumption, but information about the benefits of technology has been lacking in an ongoing environmental debate in Washington, D.C., three tech CEOs said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'Tech CEOs push for green computing'

Greenpeace applauds MacBook Air

Greenpeace has applauded Apple's introduction of the MacBook Air as being 'a winner' because of Apple's focus on making it an environmentally-friendly PC. ...continue reading 'Greenpeace applauds MacBook Air'

Environmental protests take high-tech to the high-seas

When environmental protestors boarded a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean, images of the action quickly flashed on the world's TV sets, followed by photos from the Japanese ship after the protestors were taken into custody. Getting these images out is crucial if either side is to win the global PR battle, but doing so can be problematic when you're at sea, thousands of kilometers from the nearest cell phone network or broadband connection. ...continue reading 'Environmental protests take high-tech to the high-seas'

Making power management pay off

Chris Hamlin, Intel

With rising energy costs and growing awareness of the environmental costs of power production, companies of all sizes are increasingly interested in implementing power management and today's PCs make it easier than ever to get work done in a more energy-efficient manner. So why isn't everyone implementing power management? Because understanding the available settings and standards is only half the battle. ...continue reading 'Making power management pay off'

Tech companies share environmental patents

A group of technology companies is offering to share some of its patents to encourage the development of environmentally friendly technologies. ...continue reading 'Tech companies share environmental patents'

CES: Vendors look to ease recycling costs on users

Major vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Sony are working together to push through a legislative mandate in the U.S. that will make it easier for users to recycle their consumer electronics. ...continue reading 'CES: Vendors look to ease recycling costs on users'

IBM dishes five predictions for future

Drained by your commute? Blood-sucking utility bills got you down? Wondering if that tomato in your dinner salad was really organic? IBM predicts that cures to those ills and more may arrive within five years. ...continue reading 'IBM dishes five predictions for future'

Cisco green plan looks beyond routers

Power is a growing issue in data centers as the cost of energy rises and concerns about global climate change increase. Being able to collect and analyze information about power usage is a big part of the battle and becoming more crucial in the age of virtualization, says Paul Marcoux, vice president of green engineering at Cisco. ...continue reading 'Cisco green plan looks beyond routers'

Cisco hires environmental guru for green efforts

Cisco has hired one of the founders of the 'Green Grid,' Paul Marcoux, to be its new environmental guru. ...continue reading 'Cisco hires environmental guru for green efforts'