Archive for October, 2011

Onset Computer Corporation, a Massachusets-based manufacturer of data loggers, has released Finding Hidden Energy Waste with Data Loggers: A Best Practices Guide. The first step to reducing energy costs is identifying energy waste, and the guide promotes the use of temporary data logging devices to collect critical operational information because it can be done much less expensively than installing permanent metering systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Does environmental regulation impede economic productivity? Is it worth the cost? Read the rest of this entry »

Computerworld has released its list of the top 12 green-IT organizations. Over 70 participants participated in an online survey, against which Computerworld applied a set of criteria, developed with the help of green-IT industry experts, to find the organizations that are implementing smart, efficient strategies to green their IT operations. A second list was also created to identify the greenest IT vendors and data center suppliers. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes, goals and records aren’t just broken; they’re smashed. Read the rest of this entry »

(This article is a follow-up to “Is the EPA Really A Cemetery?”)

Shortly before 1:00 am on the morning of December 22, 2008, at the Kingston Fossil Plant located 40 miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee, a dam broke. Read the rest of this entry »

A recent report from research firm IDC, “Inside the U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry,” says that e-cycling companies are bringing in revenues of over $5 billion and employing more than 30,000 workers. In 2010, recyclers treated about 3.5 million tons of electronics out of the 6 million tons available for recovery. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you green and clean when you travel or eat out at restaurants? Not sure what to recycle? Do you know which global businesses are sustainability leaders?  If you answered “no” to any of the aformentioned, here’s a list of must-have sustainable apps for your mobile device tha can help. Read the rest of this entry »

The U.S. EPA’s collaboration program with the transportation industry, SmartWay, promotes creative approaches to reducing the energy and environmental impact of transport. Participating companies are asked to benchmark their current freight operations, identify strategies to reduce their carbon emissions, track emissions reductions, and project future improvements. Read the rest of this entry »