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environmentally friendly people: an oxymoron
Talkback First and foremost, we are not an environmentally friendly species. This article makes a great point but I think it is important we keep a couple of things in mind. There are just so many of us it may be that we never will be.
[June 6, 2007, 15:41]
EU recycling directive to hit PC retailers
News The vendor will be legally obliged to dispose of the computer in an environmentally-friendly way. Under the scheme, this obsolete equipment will be returned to ICL for recycling - 75 percent will be re-used, 15 percent will be distributed to...
[February 4, 1999, 15:06]
Greenpeace: IT giants must turn greener
News Its Green Purchasing Law requires government bodies to take a lead in procuring environmentally friendly products and materials. If you are going to make more environmentally friendly computers you should be doing this for customers around the world.
[November 18, 2005, 16:50]
'Green' IT: A feasible proposition?
News Ottman Consulting, which works with businesses on environmentally friendly procedures and design. At the same time, even companies that make a point of maintaining environmentally friendly policies typically don't buy electricity generated from...
[September 27, 2004, 17:05]
MIPS: Measuring environmental impact of IT
News We were trying to find out how much more environmentally friendly online banking is compared to traditional banking," said Case. Buying a CD online appears to be more environmentally friendly, said Dunning, with a MIPS rating of 1.45kg.
[September 16, 2002, 13:46]
PC World plans 'green' Vista PC
News Retailer PC World claims that it is working on the world's most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly PC, based partly on recycled components. On Tuesday, the high street chain announced that it is planning to develop a sustainable PC that...
[February 21, 2007, 9:22]
Recycling special report: Designing PCs for the environment
News The move toward more environmentally friendly PCs and peripherals seems fraught with trade-offs. All parties involved in the recycling debate agree there is only one way to achieve environmental safety in computer disposal: Redesign the hardware...
[June 18, 2001, 14:00]
HP recycling prize in the bag
Blog Reuters is reporting that HP has been awarded a green prize by Wal-Mart (hardly the most environmentally friendly of companies but anyway) for packaging a notebook in a recyclable bag rather than the usual four-inch think cardboard.
[September 3, 2008, 9:17]
Green Light
Downloads There are loads of flashlight apps to choose fromwhy not choose the only one that shows that you're environmentally friendly! Green Light will make your screen light up like the other flashlight apps, only it sends an extra positive message by...
[October 23, 2008, 12:03]
The Future is Digital Print
Blog Today, with the battle to retain customers, coupled with escalating pressure on marketers to be environmentally friendly, digital print is increasingly becoming the obvious choice for customer communications and marketing messages, allowing for a...
[January 30, 2009, 11:03]
'Carbon neutral' PC uses more wood, fewer watts
News Critics of Vista have pointed out that the operating system is the most power-hungry operating system that Microsoft has ever produced, making it a strange choice for an environmentally friendly PC. PC World has released more information about and...
[July 20, 2007, 17:31]
Green Lighting Initiative Brightens the Way Toward Electricity Savings, Employee Satisfaction
White Papers Companies around the world are researching and implementing programs to reduce energy consumption and engage in environmentally friendly practices. The green movement clearly has the potential to evolve from its place in the spotlight to a new...
[April 23, 2009, 1:24]
Unpredictable Production Cycles Posed Logistics Challenges for a Leading Manufacturer - A Comprehensive Solution That Improved Its Transportation Flexibility and Lowered Its Costs Was the Answer
White Papers One leading manufacturer produces some of the most environmentally friendly paper in the world, a product that's seen rapid (yet unpredictable) changes in customer demand. When its existing transportation providers struggled to deliver more than...
[April 23, 2009, 1:24]
Open Source: not 'if', but 'what'
Talkback Open source is not the new environmentally friendly. Businesses will measure the risk in quantifiable terms, not in terms of loyalty or out of principle. They’ll want to know how much downtime is involved, how much it will cost to make the move...
[October 9, 2004, 17:48]
Notebook fuel cell a reality this year?
Talkback what about the environmental impact, HFC's must be made from an environmentally friendly source like wind or solar or else all of the claims that HFC's can aid the environment will be for nothing.
[March 10, 2005, 18:18]
Coating Excellence International - Manuafacturer Gains Real-Time Production Data, Reduces Licensing Costs by 15 Percent
White Papers Coating Excellence International (CEI) manufactures high-quality, flexible-packaging products using environmentally friendly practices. To continue to enhance its quality and efficiency, CEI needed to provide its shop-floor operators and business...
[September 22, 2009, 1:21]
Design for Green
White Papers The new Jubilee Campus is designed as an environmentally friendly development, incorporating such features as photovoltaic cells in the roof and use of recycled newspaper for insulation. The 18 acre site was developed on a budget comparable with...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
Ultracapacitors and the Hybrid Electric Vehicle
White Papers Due to the recent increase in worldwide gasoline prices, as well as ongoing public and governmental pressure for a more environmentally friendly and fuel efficient means of transportation, automotive manufacturers are developing product lines that...
[March 3, 2009, 1:29]
Ultracapacitors, the New Thinking in the Automotive World
White Papers Due to the increasing power demand in future vehicles for comfort improvement, as well as ongoing pressures for more environmentally friendly means of transportation, automotive manufacturers are developing alternatives to existing fossil fuel...
[March 3, 2009, 1:30]
Lenovo trumps Apple in green-tech ranking
News Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has gone from being the least environmentally friendly technology company to top of the list of 14 in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics. Rather than focusing on recycling, environmentally conscious customers...
[April 5, 2007, 9:22]
