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Gore Optimistic China, US Will Unite to Tackle Climate Crisis October 21, 2009 
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday that cooperation between China and the U.S., the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, is crucial to tackling the climate change crisis. "The strategic partnership between the United States and China, as it is beginning to emerge, is a fateful one, an important one, a crucial one," Gore said.
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The New Darling of the Green-Tech Movement October 20, 2009 
Until recently, Apple was a little too ripe for the green scale. Environmentalists raised a stink over the company's use of toxic chemicals, its refusal to publicly release its carbon emissions, and its overall sorry showing in industry green rankings. "Well, it's important we give Apple credit for the data they just released," said Greenpeace's Casey Harrell, "because it has definitely raised the bar."
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California May Lead US in Setting Green-TV Standards October 14, 2009 
California utilities and environmental groups Tuesday urged state energy regulators to ban the most power-hungry televisions from stores as a way to lower electricity demand. A rule before the California Energy Commission would impose the nation's first energy-efficiency requirements for flat-screen TVs, a mandatory standard that is expected to be copied by other states.
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The US' Perilous Path to Energy Enslavement September 28, 2009 
Hidden in the messaging at the Intel Developer Forum last week was a goal to dramatically lower U.S. electricity bills and save the country from becoming an energy slave to China by 2020. At the core of this is the view that the current Obama administration may be focused on the right things but in the wrong order.
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Working Your Way to a Greener SMB September 28, 2009 
Big businesses often use big bucks to go green. Small businesses, on the other hand, haven't a dollar to spare even for a good cause like saving the environment. Shouldn't they just pass on the whole green scheme -- at least until the economy improves? Not necessarily.
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Obama Signals US Ready to Take On Climate Change September 22, 2009 
President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers "we are determined to act." "The journey is hard, and we don't have much time left to make it," Obama said in brief remarks at a high-level climate summit convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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DoE Spins Up Flywheel Energy Ideas September 22, 2009 
Spinning flywheels have been used for centuries for jobs from making pottery to running steam engines. Now the ancient tool has been given a new job by a Massachusetts company: smooth out the electricity flow, and do it fast and clean. Beacon Power's flywheels will make the electric grid more efficient and green, the company says.
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GM Fuel Cell Test Racks Up 1M Miles September 11, 2009 
General Motors is now 1 million miles into its fuel cell experiment and company officials say having everyday people drive a test fleet of pollution-free cars has convinced them they are on the right track. The automaker on Friday said it passed the 1 million-miles-driven mark in its fuel cell Chevrolet Equinox vehicles, with about 5,000 people rotating in and out of more than 100 cars over the past 25 months.
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There's Gold in China's Green Tech Potential September 10, 2009 
China potentially could be a $500-billion-to-$1-trillion-a-year market for environmentally sustainable "green technologies," a group of businesses and experts said in a report Thursday that urges governments to ease the way for such initiatives. The report by the China Greentech Initiative pinpointed opportunities from 300 potential green technology options for China.
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Does Green Matter to You? September 07, 2009 
I'm at IFA as I write this, and in Europe, green clearly does matter. Here, they even have a viable Green Party, but in the U.S., I sometimes wonder whether we care. This was showcased in a presentation in which Sony ranked geographical areas in terms of the importance of green, and the U.S. came in last.
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Does Your Cloud Have a Green Lining? August 27, 2009 
Although the ultimate definition of "the cloud" remains elusive to vendors and end users alike, the cloud represents the next major paradigm shift in the IT industry and business computing. Coinciding with the emergence of cloud computing, green IT and sustainability are becoming integral components of corporate strategies in top-performing organizations.
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Germany Sets Ambitious Electric Car Goal August 19, 2009 
Germany launched a campaign Wednesday to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2020, making battery research a priority as it tries to position the country as a market leader. The program, which leaves many financing details to the next government, drew criticism for being too vague.
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How Hybrid and Electric Car MPG, Price Tags Stack Up August 12, 2009 
Hybrids like Toyota's Prius and plug-in vehicles such as the Chevrolet Volt run on systems other than purely gas-fired engines. The systems, or powertrains, that drive the so-called greener cars use electricity generated by batteries and electric motors to either supplement or largely take the place of internal-combustion engines.
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GM Boasts Mind-Blowing MPG Figures for Chevy Volt August 11, 2009 
General Motors said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius. The Volt is powered by an electric motor and a battery pack with a 40-mile range. After that, a small internal combustion engine kicks in to generate electricity for a total range of 300 miles.
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Smart Meters and Security: Locking Up the Grid August 06, 2009 
Despite reports earlier this year about spies penetrating the computers that help control America's electrical grid, utility companies appear to be slow in clamping down on security, and that perception has led to a tongue-lashing from a House of Representatives committee.
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Keys to an Even Greener Data Center August 05, 2009 
In today's world of hybrid cars and wind farms, consuming energy wisely is on every individual's agenda. Companies and their IT departments should be no different. Statistics aside, there is no doubt that collectively data centers have a huge "carbon footprint" and are the biggest or one of the biggest consumers of energy in every company.
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