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New Work Groups Extend Consortium's IT Energy Efficiency Advocacy

The Green Grid, a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, today announced the formation of two new Japan Work Groups as well as a formal relationship with The Green IT Promotion Council.

28 May 2008

Analysis Reinforces the Urgent need to take action on climate change

Climate change is fueling forest fires, creating water scarcity, harming animal habitats, and causing other significant changes throughout the United States that will only worsen as global temperatures increase, concludes a new federal government assessment of current and future climate change impacts.

27 May 2008

Ocean Acidification and its Impact on Biological Processes

Emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) through human activities have a well known impact on the Earth's climate. What is not so well known is that the absorption of this CO2 by the oceans is causing inexorable acidification of sea water.

26 May 2008

Ocean Acidification is Happening Today

Up to now, the oceans have buffered climate change considerably by absorbing almost one third of the worldwide emitted carbon dioxide. The oceans represent a significant carbon sink, but the uptake of excess CO2 stemming from man's burning of fossil fuels comes at a high cost: ocean acidification.

21 May 2008

Sustainability Education Initiative Specifically Tailored to Meet the Needs of Foodservice Industry

Kendall College's School of Culinary Arts has announced an ecological sustainability education initiative, specifically tailored to meet the needs of the foodservice industry. Announced today at the National Restaurant Association Restaurant Hotel-Motel Show, the nationwide initiative was launched with the release of a brief instructional video.

19 May 2008