The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy use and advocate for clean energy policies finds Google and Cisco in the top spots.
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Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard, Version 5: Feb. 2012
The fifth version of the advocacy group's Cool IT Leaderboard ranks global computing giants on their efforts to embrace renewable energy as well as push for global clean energy policies.
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Greenpeace Puts Google, Cisco, Fujitsu at Top of Green IT Rankings
A relatlively large number of business leaders are shifting their firms to be ready for the new energy economy, but important questions remain, including how to measure success and how to convince others to join in the quest.
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How Can Business Leaders Accept the Challenges of the New Energy Era?
From green data center management to real-time carbon emissions tracking, more than 100 developers and sustainability professionals gathered last week to hack together solutions for a greener planet.
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A Hackathon for Geekery and the Greater Good
The National Park Service is cutting energy consumption for lighting on the National Mall by as much as 65 percent with the retrofit of 174 street lamps.
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Sylvania Helps Feds Shine Brighter, Greener Light on National Mall
To lower its carbon footprint, White Wave Foods is tackling methane emissions, carbon sequestration and utilities, such electricity and gasoline.
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White Wave Looks to the Farm to Improve Environmental Footprint
Siemens and Johnson Controls win energy performance contracts from the U.S. Army totaling more than $60 million for solar, wind and retrofit projects to improve efficiency.
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Siemens, JCI Land $60M in Army Contracts for Green Power, Efficiency
Just how much energy does the U.S. military use, what the costs in dollars and the risk to soldiers, and how can they all be reduced? The American Council On Renewable Energy and Advanced Energy Economy are working with the Defense Department to answer those questions.
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What Will It Take to Power the US Military with Green Energy?
Adobe Systems didn't set out to become a net zero company, one that generates or offsets as much energy as it uses. But now that's one of the firm's central sustainability goals, the chief of global facilities told the GreenBiz Forum.
What if the smart thermostat in your house were as easy to use as your smartphone — and as good-looking, too? That's challenge that Nest is taking on.
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Nest Thermostats: Making Home Energy Use Smarter & Sexier