carbon dioxide
On his first full day as president of the US, Barack Obama is receiving some climate change advice from the Sustainable Energy Network: Start tackling the problem today. A loose affiliation of 600-plus companies, groups and individuals, the Sustainable Energy Network outlined its recommendations for immediate action in a press
carbon dioxide
While news stories abound about IT’s growing environmental footprint, geeks everywhere are abuzz today about a Google-centered eco-controversy. The brouhaha centers on one query: how much carbon dioxide does your typical Google search generate? According to Harvard University Alex Wissner-Gross, each Google search is responsible for 7 grams of
emissions reductions
How can you remake a corporate auto fleet to be greener and more cost-effective? The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is offering a five-step guide to help businesses do just that. “Greening Fleets: A Roadmap to Lower Costs and Cleaner Corporate Fleets” offers a framework that has been developed by EDF
clean air act
Where some see going green as a new opportunity to create jobs and grow new industries, Texas Gov. Rick Perry sees a threat to his state’s way of doing business. Citing the possible harm to his state’s economy, the Republican governor this week urged the U.S. Environmental
greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialised countries are continuing to rise, according to a report by the UN Climate Change Secretariat. The latest figures submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change show that while CO2 emissions in 2006 remained below the 1990 level by about five per cent,
