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green news

We like to keep a look out for interesting things going on in the worlds of green and technology-- especially when they come together. We thought you might, too. Here is some news that caught our attention. If you read anything you feel should be included in this roundup, please let us know.

 

• 03/08/2010  New "Liquid Magnet" Solder Could Be Lead-Free Alternative For Electronics
  • Scientists have come up with a new method for soldering, which has the potential to eliminate lead solder.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/new-liquid-magnet-so...
  
   
• 02/24/2010  Campaign to Reduce Package Waste
  • Sign this petition to help reduce packaging waste for printer cartridges.
  • http://www.thepetitionsite.com/10/campaign-to-reduce-package...
  
   
• 02/09/2010  Energy Star for Data Centers Launching in June
  • The Energy Star program will now be available for data centers.
  • http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3065
  
   
• 01/22/2010  Another Day, Another Green Electronics Labeling Standard?
  • The Sustainability Consortium is working on a new green electronics standard.
  • http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/01/another-day-another-gre...
  
   
• 01/07/2010  7 Energy Efficient Gadgets that Could Be 2010 Game-Changers
  • An overview of some green gadgets from the Consumer Electronics Show.
  • http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100107/7-energy-efficient-gad...
  
   
• 12/29/2009  Dell, Goodwill Expand E-Waste Recycling Partnership
  • Reconnect, an ewaste recycling partnership between Goodwill and Dell, has added 445 new locations.
  • http://www.earthtechling.com/2009/12/dell-goodwill-expand-e-...
  
   
• 12/03/2009  Best Buy: An Emerging Green Giant
  • Best Buy accepts electronic items for takeback and is policing its supply chain.
  • http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/12/03/best-buy-emerging-gr...
  
   
• 11/24/2009  Waste Heat Could Power Computers, Cell Phones
  • Researchers have found a way to turn more waste heat from devices into electricity those devices can use.
  • http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3003
  
   
• 11/03/2009  India Struggling with Nearly Half a Million Tons of e-Waste...and Growing
  • The amount of ewaste in India is steadily growing, overwhelming the existing facilities that can process it. Much of it comes from abroad, reminding us that we need to be careful when dealing with our ewaste, to make sure it doesn't add to the problems of other countries.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/india-struggling-wit...
  
   
• 11/03/2009  U.S. Senate Considering Bill to Slow the Impacts of e-Waste
  • The bill would provide funding for research into how to deal with existing ewaste, development of eco friendly materials (to replace existing toxic ones), and how to better design products to deal with end of life issues.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/us-senate-considerin...
  
   
• 10/28/2009  Call for green label on laptop chargers
  • Laptop chargers could be made more efficient for a small added cost.
  • http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/28/green-label...
  
   
• 10/27/2009  Will a Mac Mini Pay for Itself in Power Savings?
  • A discussion of the energy and monetary savings possible from using energy efficient computers.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/apple-mac-mini-pays-...
  
   
• 10/22/2009  Set Hotkeys To Turn Off The Monitor or Computer Via NirCMD Command Line Utility
  • Use this utility to allow quick and easy power saving actions such as turning off your monitor.
  • http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/10/22/set-hotkeys-to-turn...
  
   
• 10/20/2009  Deleting Your Hard Drives
  • Solid State Disks (SSDs) can provide huge energy savings over hard drives.
  • http://search.sys-con.com/node/1152282
  
   
• 09/19/2009  Make Your Computer Use Earth Friendly
  • Some tips to green your computer usage.
  • http://alabamagoinggreen.com/make-your-computer-use-earth-fr...
  
   
• 09/19/2009  Moving Ahead on Gadget Efficiency Rules
  • An update on the state of governmental efficiency standards.
  • http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/moving-ahead-on...
  
   
• 09/18/2009  SetPower Adjusts Your Computer's Power Management on a Schedule
  • A free utility for managing your computer's power settings.
  • http://lifehacker.com/5362605/setpower-adjusts-your-computer...
  
   
• 09/09/2009  New software reduces computer carbon footprint
  • Little Green Genie is a software program that allows you to buy carbon offsets to cover the manufacture and usage of your computer.
    
    See another article about it here.
  • http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/australasia/...
  
   
• 08/19/2009  Go Green and Save Green With Freebie MonitorES
  • This utility makes it easier to turn off your screen.
  • http://www.pcworld.com/article/168735/go_green_and_save_gree...
  
   
• 08/17/2009  An Unconference About Green Software: Exploring Its Meaning and Applications
  • Much of the focus on green computing involves the hardware. This article investigates the idea of green software.
  • http://tek-tips.nethawk.net/blog/an-unconference-about-green...
  
   
• 08/11/2009  EPEAT Goes International With Green Computer Rankings
  • The EPEAT green computer rating system has now expanded to be available in 40 countries.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/epeat-goes-internati...
  
   
• 07/21/2009  GeIL offering Green Series of DDR3 memory
  • New power saving RAM has been introduced.
  • http://www.neoseeker.com/news/11343-geil-offering-green-seri...
  
   
• 07/15/2009  Xavier's goes green with in-house technology
  • A college uses an in house developed system to provide solar power for its computers.
  • http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS-City-Kolkata-Xaviers...
  
   
• 07/13/2009  Put that computer to bed, save money
  • The article discusses different actions, from the very simple to the complex, you can take to both save money, and be more environmentally friendly with your computing practices.
  • http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20090713/BIZ/307139955...
  
   
• 07/13/2009  Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB
  • A review of Western Digital's new 2TB eco friendly hard drive. Available for sale here.
  • http://www.maximumpc.com/article/reviews/western_digital_cav...
  
   
• 06/29/2009  A Green Way to Dump Low-Tech Electronics
  • New laws requiring electronics manufacturers to be responsible for recycling their products has led to a large volume of consumer recycling.
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/science/earth/30ewaste.htm...
  
   
• 06/18/2009  For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big Savings
  • Measures to cut costs at some colleges are also green: reusing computers, unplugging unused equipment, etc.
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/education/19college.html
  
   
• 05/29/2009  Six Easy Ways To Save Money And 'Go Green'
  • Check out these simple green computing tips.
  • http://www.thenorthcountyvoice.com/index.php?option=com_cont...
  
   
• 05/27/2009  High tech starts to manufacture green
  • The article discusses the different ways that different technology companies recycle materials.
    
    The article claims that HP claims it loses money with their cartridge recycling program. I find that hard to believe though, as lots of companies are in business just doing cartridge recycling.
  • http://www.canada.com/High+tech+starts+manufacture+green/163...
  
   
• 05/19/2009  Please, turn off that computer
  • Debunking myths about why people think it's good to leave their computers on.
  • http://www.mnn.com/business/green-office/blogs/please-turn-o...
  
   
• 05/19/2009  EPA Announces Energy Star label for Computer Servers
  • The EPA brings Energy Star certification to computer servers.
  • http://greenopolis.com/goblog/epa-announces-energy-star-labe...
  
   
• 05/19/2009  Do you have a green computer?
  • A good overview of simple steps to make your computing experience greener.
  • http://www.lowellsun.com/business/ci_12401829
  
   
• 05/07/2009  Apple Doing the Right Thing for Recycling - But for Limited Time Only
  • For a limited time, Apple is offering schools free, responsible recycling for all computer equipment.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/apple-doing-the-righ...
  
   
• 05/07/2009  New Report Claims E-Waste Will Peak in 2015, Then Decline
  • A new report indicates that electronic waste will grow for the next few years. However, as recycling efforts and regulation catch up, the problem will start to subside.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2728/82/
  
   
• 05/03/2009  HP Limited Edition "Green IT for Dummies" Guide
  • The guide gives some simple and practical steps to help organizations green their IT.
  • http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/produ...
  
   
• 03/16/2009  St. Patrick's Day downloads: Another kind of green
  • A review of different green applications for your computer that help you save energy.
  • http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10197125-12.html
  
   
• 03/16/2009  HP now selling Boston-Power's green notebook batteries
  • Boston-Power's eco-friendlier and longer lasting laptop batteries are now available for many HP laptops.
  • http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/03/16/daily9-HP-now...
  
   
• 03/08/2009  Taking out the tech trash
  • An article describing the operations of an electronic waste recycling company.
  • http://www.startribune.com/40881297.html
  
   
• 02/23/2009  D-Link doin the green
  • A nice review of green D-Link switches. (They're available here.)
  • http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/technology/2009/02/d-l...
  
   
• 02/17/2009  Fujitsu Siemens Sets Sights on Zero-Watt Desktop PC
  • Fujitsu Siemens claims to have created a PC that uses zero Watts in standby mode.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/fujitsu-siemens-sets...
  
   
• 02/11/2009  Dell Announces Big Expansion of Recycing Program
  • Dell and Goodwill's Reconnect partnership allows you to drop off any computer equipment for free, responsible, recycling at Goodwill. The program has just been expanded to include more participating locations.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/dell-announces-big-e...
  
   
• 02/07/2009  9 ways to go green and save green
  • Some tips for greening your IT at the office.
  • http://www.itworld.com/green-it/62228/9-ways-go-green-and-sa...
  
   
• 01/20/2009  Green Flat Panels to Dominate Market
  • Researchers expect eco-friendly Flat Panel Displays to grow in popularity and eventually take over the market from their non-green counterparts.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/green-flat-panel-dis...
  
   
• 01/11/2009  The Future of Green Electronics
  • Necessity is the mother of invention. Making greener devices may rely in part on using technology designed for developing countries.
  • http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-01/futur...
  
   
• 12/23/2008  Sunlight Can Illuminate New LCD Panel
  • LG created a new LCD panel for use in laptops that will allow it to be lit from sunlight. When using this feature, energy use decreases 75% over regular usage.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2403/74/
  
   
• 10/09/2008  Murata Helping Turn Laptop Heat into Power
  • Murata is working on a device to turn waste heat from a laptop into electricity.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/murata-helps-turn-wa...
  
   
• 10/08/2008  Save Paper, Save Money: 5 Free Software Downloads That Spare Your Printer
  • A review of different applications that can help green your printing.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/save-paper-save-mone...
  
   
• 09/24/2008  Dell to Transition All Laptop Displays to Mercury-Free LED Backlights
  • Dell is going to make its laptop displays more eco-friendly.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/dell-lcd-displays-le...
  
   
• 09/24/2008  HP Steps Up IT Industry Transparency, Releases Supply Chain Emissions Data
  • HP releases data showing the carbon footprint of its supply chain.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/hp-steps-up-it-indus...
  
   
• 09/18/2008  Survey Says Notebook Users Want Green, Long-Lasting Batteries
  • New survey says a significant number of laptop owners are willing to pay more for a greener laptop battery.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/boston-power-harris-...
  
   
• 09/06/2008  Extremes of Desktops: Green vs. Gaming
  • Many computers are getting greener. One exception is computers used for gaming, which are growing more and more power hungry.
  • http://www.greenm3.com/2008/09/extremes-of-des.html
  
   
• 08/26/2008  Faster Computers Won't Need Extra Power
  • Another article about Intel's upcoming energy-efficient processor.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2040/71/
  
   
• 08/22/2008  Intel's Next CPU To Include Dedicated 'Power Control Unit' to Save Power
  • Intel's upcoming processor will have a unit dedicated to energy efficiency.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/intel-cpu-processor-...
  
   
• 08/13/2008  Where Old Gadgets Go To Breathe New Life
  • A review of various gadget recycling sites.
  • http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121856900180434119.html?mod=...
  
   
• 08/07/2008  Designing Radically Efficient and Profitable Data Centers
  • Redesigning data centers can save large amounts of power.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/08/radically-efficient-...
  
   
• 08/06/2008  Free energy-saving PC software: Edison
  • Verdiem released a new piece of software which helps you manage your computer's energy settings, as well as how much money and CO2 you're saving.
  • http://green-pc.blogspot.com/2008/08/free-energy-saving-pc-s...
  
   
• 07/28/2008  Fabrik Claims All-Green External Hard Drive
  • New hard drive uses eco-friendly materials and consumes less energy.
  • http://www.crn.com/retail/209800038
  
   
• 07/28/2008  D-Link Announces Green Home WiFi Systems
  • New WiFi routers from D-Link claim to cut energy use by 40%
  • http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/green-wi-fi-...
  
   
• 07/21/2008  Competition for LCD: Better Image, A Lot Less Power
  • Researchers are working on a new screen technology that has the potential to save a lot of energy in comparison to LCDs.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/lcd-competition-micr...
  
   
• 06/09/2008  Magnetic RAM is Faster, Uses 90% Less Power
  • IBM and Toshiba are working on a new form of RAM that would save energy in comparison to current technology.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1730/71/
  
   
• 05/06/2008  MSI Presents the Eco-Friendly N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card
  • This video card saves power by using a fan when needed, and by turning it off when not needed.
  • http://www.goodcleantech.com/2008/05/msi_presents_the_ecofri...
  
   
• 04/30/2008  New Zero-Watt Monitor Saves Cash and the Planet
  • A new monitor is being introduced that will use no power in standby mode.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1592/71/
  
   
• 04/22/2008  First Eco Browser Debuts on Earth Day
  • The Flock Browser: Eco Edition helps you access a lot green media quickly and easily. Also, 10% of the money they earn from your searches through the browser get donated to an environmental charity.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/flock_eco-browser.ph...
  
   
• 04/14/2008  All Corsair Power Supply Units Awarded 80 Plus Certification
  • A good step forward in energy efficiency for Corsair.
  • http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=55882
  
   
• 03/31/2008  71% of Adults in America are EcoGeeks!
  • A new survey finds that 71% of adults are interested in green technology.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1492/71/
  
   
• 03/26/2008  Xerox Tries To Go Green
  • Xerox takes some steps to make things greener.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/xerox-tries-to-go-gr...
  
   
• 03/19/2008  Make a Neoprene Laptop Sleeve Out of a Wetsuit
  • A great way to recycle old materials into something useful.
  • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/make-it-so/make...
  
   
• 03/18/2008  Use Wind and Solar Energy to Power Computers, Urges Expert
  • Because computing power can be located anywhere, the idea is to move big server farms next to renewable energy generation in order to cut down on transmission losses.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/wind-solar-computers...
  
   
• 03/13/2008   Behind the Green Curtain
  • Perspective on the environmental standards of computer manufacturing subcontractors.
  • http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2275530,00.asp
  
   
• 03/07/2008  Clean Up, Prepare Your Old Computer Before You Donate It
  • A good guide to donating your computer
  • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/transport-tech/ok-computer/...
  
   
• 03/07/2008  Make a Printer-Friendly Web Page
  • Information for making a web page more printer friendly, so printing it out uses less paper.
  • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/transport-tech/ok-computer/...
  
   
• 02/29/2008  Solar Notebook: Go Anywhere... Sustainably
  • A conceptual design for a laptop with an attached solar panel.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1411/
  
   
• 02/26/2008  Are Newspapers Greener than Websites?
  • An interesting study and discussion of whether newspapers or websites have less of an environmental impact.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1402/
  
   
• 02/25/2008  D-Link expands family of green switches for SMBs
  • New switches provide energy savings.
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2008/02/d...
  
   
• 02/16/2008  Mayor Thinks Recycling Idea is Garbage
  • NYC City Council passed an electronics recycling law which the mayor is against, because while he supports the idea, he is against this particular implementation of it.
  • http://gothamist.com/2008/02/16/electronics_rec.php
  
   
• 02/10/2008  Pushing Paper Out the Door
  • An interesting look at decreasing paper usage, as many households go paperless.
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/10metrics.html?_r...
  
   
• 02/09/2008  Make the Upgrade and Save
  • HP offers mail-in rebates on a new HP laser printer, when you recycle an old laser printer from any company
  • http://www.hp.com/united-states/laserjet/promo_fa07/index.ht...
  
   
• 02/06/2008  MIT and TI Develop Ultra Energy-Efficient Chip
  • MIT and TI have come up with a new chip design which is up to 10 times more efficient than existing chips.
  • http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/06/mit-and-ti-develop-ultra-en...
  
   
• 01/29/2008  Save Ink, Money, Planet with GreenPrint
  • GreenPrint releases a free version of their software called "GreenPrint World". It helps you save on printing costs. For more features, check out GreenPrint Home Premium (available here).
  • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/transport-tech/ok-computer/...
  
   
• 01/16/2008  50 Ways to Leave Your Cell Phone
  • A great article which gives you information on 50 different ways to deal with your old cell phone including selling, donating, and recycling it.
  • http://www.voip-news.com/feature/50-ways-leave-cellphone-011...
  
   
• 01/15/2008  Apple Macbook Air: Greenest Apple Yet?
  • Apple announces a very thin laptop, which is also eco-friendly.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1297/
  
   
• 01/07/2008  Voltaic Systems Unveils "Generator" Laptop Charging Solar Bag at CES
  • Voltaic Systems announces a new version of their laptop bag with solar panels which has enough power to charge your laptop.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/voltaic_systems_1.ph...
  
   
• 01/04/2008   I Vant to Suck your Vatts
  • Most electronic devices still use power when they're supposedly "off". This article quantifies this so called "vampire" energy, showing you just how much energy, and money, is being wasted.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1259/
  
   
• 12/28/2007  Bees Help Servers Grow Smarter
  • Researchers have found that by making servers imitate the behavior of bees, they can run more efficiently.
  • http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/edge/2007/12/bees_help_server...
  
   
• 12/21/2007  CSCI Reducing Computer Power Use by 50% in 3 years
  • The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has a goal of reducing computer power usage worldwide by 50% in 3 years.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1239/
  
   
• 12/14/2007  IBM Findings: Consumers Will Pay for Green Energy
  • A new IBM survey shows that 2/3 of consumers around the world would be willing to pay more for green energy.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1231/
  
   
• 12/13/2007  LifeHacker: Breathing Life into Your Old Gadgets
  • Instead of rushing out to buy something new, consider these tips to bring new usefulness to something old.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1227/
  
   
• 12/12/2007  Electronics Shoppers Care!
  • Twelve percent of US adults willing to pay more for eco-friendly electronics.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1220/
  
   
• 12/06/2007  Consumer Electronics Assocation to Offset World's Largest Consumer Technology Tradeshow
  • A step in the right direction towards greening a major technology event.
  • http://www.carbonfund.org/site/more/media/646
  
   
• 12/03/2007  500 Green Gigs from Western Digital
  • Another low power drive from Western Digital.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1195/
  
   
• 11/16/2007  Green strategies for the little guys
  • Tips for small businesses (or anyone really) to help cut energy use.
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/11/s...
  
   
• 11/08/2007  Big green event in the Big Apple -- and it's free
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/11/g...
  
   
• 11/07/2007  New Power Supplies Could Save $3 Billion / Yr
  • New chips are being produced that can help power supplies give computers only the electricity that they need.
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1120/
  
   
• 11/07/2007  Govs pledge to buy greener hardware for state governments
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/11/c...
  
   
• 11/02/2007  Firms should tone down green rhetoric
  • Another perspective on the green claims of printer manufacturers. Efforts to make printers more environmentally friendly are good, but they should be analyzed carefully and their claims not overinflated.
  • http://www.businessgreen.com/itweek/comment/2202722/firms-sh...
  
   
• 11/02/2007  Xerox and GreenPrint ink deal to cut print waste
  • A great promotion to help reduce the waste associated with printing. Get a free copy of GreenPrint software with the purchase of select Xerox printers.
    
    More information can be found on the promotion here.
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/11/x...
  
   
• 10/23/2007  HP deploys 7,500 Dynamic Smart Cooling sensors in new Bangalore datacenter
  • This is a smart use of technology to help reduce energy use.
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/10/h...
  
   
• 10/12/2007  Gore and U.N. Panel Win Peace Prize for Climate Work
  • Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change share the Nobel Peace Prize for their respective work on Climate Change.
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/world/13nobel.html?_r=1&hp...
  
   
• 10/09/2007  E-waste In India: A Growing Industry & Environmental Threat
  • India is confronting a growing ewaste problem. Although some of it comes from domestic sources, much of it comes from places like the US.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/e-waste_in_india.php
  
   
• 10/07/2007  Tin Whiskers Out With The Claws, Bricking Satellites and Pacemakers
  • Removing the lead from electronic devices, which is good from an environmental standpoint, can lead to tin whiskers, which can be bad for the life of the device.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/10/tin_whiskers_ou.php
  
   
• 09/24/2007  Hardware vendors can learn from eco-friendly OLPC laptop
  • The OLPC laptop proves that inexpensive, eco friendly computers can be built.
  • http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archives/2007/09/o...
  
   
• 09/21/2007  Universal Cell Phone Charger Will Be A Reality
  • A group of major players in the cell phone industry agreed on a single standard for cell phone chargers. This should ultimately decrease ewaste.
  • http://hometech.apartmenttherapy.com/hometech/news/news-univ...
  
   
• 09/14/2007  Pull the Plug on Vampire Power For Good with GreenSwitch
  • Reduce unnecessary power usage by turning off all your devices at once.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/pull_the_plug_o.php
  
   
• 09/13/2007  Better Displays = Better Battery Life
  • New technology being developed that can help reduce the energy use of displays.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/better_displays.php
  
   
• 09/05/2007  Nuclear, Tech and Solar Duke It Out for Rare Metals
  • Another reason for reusing and recycling equipment - dwindling precious resources.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/no_more_metal_i.php
  
   
• 08/30/2007  Majority of Companies Plan to Green Their Data Centers
  • Large companies are planning on reducing the number of servers and the amount of energy used in their data centers.
  • http://greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35829
  
   
• 08/21/2007  Why We Love Downloads
  • Information on the greenhouse gases and waste produced in creating a CD.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/why_we_love_dow.php
  
   
• 08/13/2007  Rackable Systems, IBM Unveil New Green Product, Initiative
  • Hardware and software to help cut power usage.
  • http://greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35725
  
   
• 08/12/2007  Toshiba Portégé R500 Saves Power with Solid State Hard Drive
  • Good steps forward with energy saving features.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/toshiba_portege_r500...
  
   
• 08/05/2007  Lose the TV/Land Line, Save the Cell/Computer
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/lose_the_tvland.php
  
   
• 08/03/2007  Second Rotation: Get Cash for Your Old Electronics
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/second_rotation.php
  
   
• 08/03/2007  Solar Powered Mouse Being Tested
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/solar_powered_m_1.ph...
  
   
• 08/02/2007  It's time for a national renewable portfolio standard
  • http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/8/2/02618/43788
  
   
• 08/01/2007  Some Laser Printers as Bad as Secondhand Smoke
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/some_laser_prin.php
  
   
• 07/30/2007  Printy Freshness
  • http://www.grist.org/comments/interactivist/2007/07/30/hamil...
  
   
• 07/24/2007  Corporate Giants Find Success in Unexpected Partnerships
  • http://www.greenbiz.com/news/reviews_third.cfm?NewsID=35479
  
   
• 07/24/2007  NYC buildings use ice to keep cool
  • http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_re_us/ice_cooling
  
   
• 07/20/2007  Planned Obsolescence vs. Designed Deterioration
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/planned_obsoles_1.ph...
  
   
• 07/16/2007  Electronics makers break out 'green' initiatives
  • http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2007-07-16...
  
   
• 07/11/2007  What Our Grandparents Can Teach Us About Saving the World
  • discusses what was done during WWII in terms of green living - conservation, recycling, growing your own food
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/what_our_grandp.php
  
   
• 06/26/2007  City Unveils Green Campaign GreeNYC
  • http://gothamist.com/2007/06/26/city_unveils_gr.php
  
   
• 06/26/2007  The Cheaper PC, the Smaller PC, and the Greener PC
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/the_smaller_pc.php
  
   
• 06/25/2007  At Home Depot, How Green Is That Chainsaw?
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/25/business/25depot.html?ex=1...
  
   
• 06/14/2007  Intel It Like It Is
  • http://www.grist.org/news/daily/2007/06/14/4/index.html
  
   
• 06/13/2007  Google backs green computer plan
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6747323.stm
  
   
• 06/12/2007  Clamping Down on Website Traffic
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/clamping_down_o.php
  
   
• 06/11/2007  We Always Knew They'd Turn to Communism
  • U.K. green-computing task force recommends centralizing data
  • http://www.grist.org/news/daily/2007/06/11/3/index.html
  
   
• 06/09/2007  How Green are Computer Makers?
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/how_green_computer_m...
  
   
• 06/08/2007  Greenware: Solar Boom Spawns Software Market
  • http://blogs.business2.com/greenwombat/2007/06/greenware_sol...
  
   
• 06/07/2007  G8 Leaders Release Global Climate Agreement
  • http://greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35225
  
   
• 06/07/2007  HP First to Hit Gold Computing Standard
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/hp_first_to_hit.php
  
   
• 06/05/2007  Sony May Never Charge Again
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/sony_may_never.php
  
   
• 06/04/2007  Solar Powered WiFi Repeater
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/solar_powered_w_4.ph...
  
   
• 06/04/2007  Sounds Good: Converting Waste Heat into Electricity
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06/sounds_good_heat_ele...
  
   
• 05/29/2007  Promoting Efficiency, Not Alternative Fuels
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/efficiency-not-alter...
  
   
• 05/28/2007  Nobody Wants to Pay the Price of Going Green
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/nobody_wants_to.php
  
   
• 05/24/2007  EIA Offers Framework for Electronics Recycling Legislation
  • http://www.eia.org/news/pressreleases/2007-05-24.347.phtml
  
   
• 05/23/2007  Apple Helps Schools Recycle Old Computers
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/apple_helps_sch.php
  
   
• 05/21/2007  Schwarzenegger accuses government on warming
  • http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070521/pl_nm/climate_schwarzene...
  
   
• 05/16/2007  Mayors Against Global Warming
  • http://gothamist.com/2007/05/16/global_mayors_a.php
  
   
• 04/24/2007  Conservation is the Best Energy Source, German Builders Prove it
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/the_three_litre.php
  
   
• 04/23/2007  New York City's mayor wants to turn the city green
  • http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0423/p03s02-usgn.html?s=yahw
  
   
• 04/10/2007  'Vista Capable' Machines May Not Be
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/vista_capable_m.php
  
   
• 04/05/2007  Interview: Verdiem, Making Computers Use Less Energy
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/04/verdiem_interview.ph...
  
   
• 03/28/2007  Wee Laddies Give Green Supercomputing a Go
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/wee_laddies_giv.php
  
   
• 03/27/2007  Motorola Offers Energy-Efficient Chargers for Mobile Devices and Bluetooth-Enabled Products
  • http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=...
  
   
• 03/23/2007  Students Declare "No Print Day"
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/no_print_day.php
  
   
• 03/22/2007  AMD CEO: The era of green computing is here
  • http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/43359-1.html
  
   
• 03/08/2007  How do you make electronics easier to recycle?
  • http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0308/p13s02-sten.html?page=1
  
   
• 03/06/2007  enano computers: Little, Green, Different
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/03/enano_computers.php
  
   
• 03/02/2007  Build an Environmentally-Friendly PC
  • http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/03/02/2028211.shtml
  
   
• 02/27/2007  Linux Prevents Obsolescence: Could Reduce E-Waste by Millions of Tons of per Year
  • http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/459/
  
   
• 02/26/2007  Making green computing even greener
  • http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/2/26/112028/857
  
   
• 02/22/2007  The little green computer that could
  • http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/2/22/163554/800
  
   
• 02/13/2007  Computer Recycling - Where Should Old Computers Go?
  • http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2053
  
   
• 02/05/2007  e-greenies
  • http://www.plentymag.com/features/2007/02/egreenies.php
  
   
• 01/12/2007  The Green Stuff in the Dell
  • http://www.plentymag.com/thecurrent/2007/01/the_green_stuff_...
  
   
• 01/08/2007  The First Solar Computer Case that Charges Computers
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/01/solar_gear_hybrid_no...
  
   
• 12/15/2006  Zerofootprint: Black is the new green: Sources for computer power consumption
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/zerofootprint_b_1.ph...
  
   
• 12/14/2006  Zerofootprint: Black is the new green
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/zerofootprint_b.php
  
   
• 11/16/2006  Greenprint: Software that Saves
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/greenprint_1.php
  
   
• 11/15/2006  Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code
  • http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/2281?fpsrc=ealert061127
  
   
• 10/17/2006  Is it OK ... to use an MP3 player?
  • http://environment.guardian.co.uk/columnist/story/0,,1924434...
  
   
• 10/11/2006  What's lurking in your house after you turn off all the lights?
  • http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/beware_of_the_p...
  
   
• 10/02/2006  Eco-Mags Go High Gloss
  • http://www.nysun.com/article/40693.
  
   
• 09/26/2006  "Your Phone is Charged. Please Unplug Your Charger Now"
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/your_phone_is_c.php
  
   
• 09/13/2006  Plan B - A Plan of Hope
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/plan_ba_plan_of.php
  
   
• 09/06/2006  New Computer Chips Are Really Cool
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/new_computer_ch.php
  
   
• 09/06/2006  live|work: "I have a dream..."
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/09/livework_i_have_1.ph...
  
   
• 09/04/2006  The worlds greatest green inventions
  • http://environment.independent.co.uk/article1359779.ece
  
   
• 08/22/2006  American Cell Phone Recycler Creates Win-Win-Win
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/american_cell_p.php
  
   
• 08/11/2006  Saving iPods from the Landfill
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/saving_ipods_fr_1.ph...
  
   
• 08/10/2006  Clean Energy: Wall Street's New Love Affair
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/green_wall_stre.php
  
   
• 08/01/2006  Four Out of Five Americans Want Solar Option for New Homes
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/four_out_of_fiv.php
  
   
• 07/31/2006  US Consumers Increasingly Choose Green Power
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/consumers_incre.php#...
  
   
• 07/31/2006  US Congress targets server power usage
  • http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/0/246DFC87615F67F1CC2571...
  
   
• 07/29/2006  There's Gold In Them Thar Smelly Hills
  • Treehugger article on landfill mining
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/theres_gold_in_1.php...
  
   
• 07/26/2006  Green Tech Will Spawn the Next Google Says Sun's Co-Founder
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/green_tech_will_1.ph...
  
   
• 07/09/2006  Recycle: The Essential Guide (A Closer Look)
  • Treehugger's review of this book.
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/recycle_the_ess.php#...
  
   
• 07/02/2006  Dell Raises the Bar on Computer Recycling
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/dell_raises_the.php
  
   
• 06/28/2006  Cleaning Up the Toxic Chemical Economy
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/cleaning_up_the_2.ph...
  
   
• 06/27/2006  Dell Promises Greener Computers But Users Want More
  • http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/dell-promises-greener-com...
  
   
• 06/26/2006  PC users 'want greener machines'
  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5107642.stm
  
   
• 06/16/2006  Almost a quarter of all disease caused by environmental exposure
  • http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr32/en/in...
  
   
• 05/31/2006  You Control Climate Change
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/you_control_cli.php
  
   
• 04/21/2006  Apple to offer free computer take-back program
  • http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/04/21/apple_to_offer...
  
   
• 04/19/2006  AMD's Green Grid Project to Educate IT on Power Issues
  • http://www.itjungle.com/breaking/bn041906-story01.html
  
   
• 04/10/2006  How to: Recycle Your Computer
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/04/how_to_recycle_1.php
  
   
• 03/30/2006  The Churn Busters - Austria's RUSZ Repair Centre
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/03/the_churn_buste.php
  
   
• 03/01/2006  Resources: The Revolution Begins
  • http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/essay-resources.html
  
   
• 12/09/2005  Power could cost more than servers, Google warns
  • http://news.com.com/Power+could+cost+more+than+servers,+Goog...
  
   
• 11/26/2005  Treehugger Homework: Unplug Your Cellphone Charger
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/11/treehugger_home_2.ph...
  
   
• 11/17/2005  PowerEscape Insight: Increasing Data and Energy Efficiency
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/11/powerescape_ins.php
  
   
• 08/18/2005  How green is your PC?
  • http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,,1550765,00....
  
   
• 07/08/2005  A Challenge - the Girlcott
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/07/a_challenge_a_t.php
  
   
• 07/07/2005  Out With the Old Phone, in With the Cash
  • http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/07/technology/circuits/07recy...
  
   
• 06/03/2005  Greening Your Computer
  • http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/06/greening_your_c_1.ph...
  
   
• 04/11/2005  How Google battles its increasing power consumption
  • http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/21524/113/
  
   
• 12/16/2004  Number of PCs worldwide to double by 2010
  • http://www.newsfox.com/pte.mc?pte=041216011
  
   
• 10/12/2004  River Rouge and Neobiological Industry
  • great article which talks about how we can change business as we know it
  • http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001387.html
  
   
• 06/17/2004  Computer Energy Waste a Major Cause of Pollution
  • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1960428
  
   
• 03/01/1998  Sustainable Growth - Interface, Inc.
  • an old article about this forward looking eco-friendly industrial company - a great example of what we're working towards
  • http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/14/sustaing.html