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Promoting Energy Efficiency in Small Computer Rooms

On April 21, EPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Green Grid to promote energy efficiency in small computer rooms.

23 Apr 2008

The World’s Most Eco-Friendly and Power-Efficient Data Center

Breaking new ground in data center design and development, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today announced the world's most eco-friendly and power-efficient data center - designed to achieve a 1.6 PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) rating by The Green Grid - the lowest power usage index of any data center in its class.

23 Apr 2008

The Solar Revolution

Promising to transform solar power from a "boutique" option to an affordable, dependable, mainstream energy solution, MIT and the Chesonis Family Foundation today launched a "solar revolution" with the ultimate aim of making solar energy America's primary carbon-free fuel.

23 Apr 2008

Global Firm Aims to Cut Emissions and Offset 100 Percent of Employee Air Travel

JPMorgan Chase announced today additional strategies to reduce its global carbon footprint. By increasing energy efficiencies in its facilities worldwide, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and educating employees on energy conservation, the firm aims to cut its global emissions 20% by 2012 using 2005 baseline. In addition, the firm will offset 100% of all employee air travel.

23 Apr 2008

Ad Campaign About Energy Efficient Houses and ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes

Owning an energy efficient home is just one way of living Green. Georgia Power is launching a four-month advertising campaign to raise public awareness about energy efficient houses and educate new home buyers about the value of ENERGY STAR qualified homes.

23 Apr 2008

Largest Diesel Hybrid Truck Fleet of Any American Utility Company

American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, is expanding its green efforts to include more hybrid trucks. On Earth Day, at Navistar, Inc.'s Springfield, Ohio, Assembly Plant, AEP is announcing that it has ordered its largest number of hybrid trucks to date - 18 International® DuraStar(TM) Hybrid diesel hybrid trucks.

23 Apr 2008

Food is Fuel and Organic Food is Great Fuel

Kevin Boulton and M. Harmony, PhD are changing the way people view Organic Foods. With their Lotus 7 replica, open cockpit racecar, fueled by E85, they are racing across America with a message - Food is Fuel and Organic Food is great fuel!

22 Apr 2008

A 24-Hour Original Programming Eco-Friendly Television Network

Discovery is gearing up to launch Planet Green, a 24-hour original programming eco-friendly television network.

22 Apr 2008

Increasing Energy Efficiency and Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Goodyear Tire + Rubber Company, the nation's leading commercial tire manufacturer, announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership, which previously approved using the company's Fuel Max linehaul tires on SmartWay tractors and trailers.

22 Apr 2008

FedEx Freight Inaugurates Solar Power Installations at Facilities in Whittier and Fontana

FedEx Corp. today announced that its operating company FedEx Freight has completed the installation of a solar-electric system in Whittier, Calif., and is nearing completion on a similar solar-powered facility in Fontana, Calif. Both systems will provide a substantial portion of the facilities' peak energy needs.

22 Apr 2008

SYLVANIA Micro-Mini Twist is a Small Solution With Big Potential

Today, lighting innovator, OSRAM SYLVANIA debuted the new SYLVANIA micro-mini Twist compact fluorescent light bulb at the annual LIGHTCongress show in New York City.

22 Apr 2008

SunChips Living Up to Its Name by Using Solar Energy

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, is living up to its name by using solar energy to help make some of the snacks at its Modesto, Calif. manufacturing facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated the new solar field today on Earth Day.

22 Apr 2008

New At-Store Recycling Toolkit Coming Soon to Help Stores Recycle Bags

Today, the Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA), a group of top plastic bag producers and recyclers and part of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), launched a major initiative to promote bag recycling throughout the nation.

22 Apr 2008

White Paper Discusses Reducing Fuel Consumption Through Use of Flywheel Energy Storage System

Port operators around the world are actively searching for ways to reduce the amount of diesel fuel used in running Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes. The need is spurred by the increasing cost of fuel and the global concern for the reduction of greenhouse gasses.

22 Apr 2008

Guidelines Serve as Best Practices for Development of Market-Ready Alternative Jet Fuels

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today reaffirmed its absolute commitment to protecting the environment in releasing its guiding principles for reducing carbon output, conserving fuel and finding jet fuel alternatives.

22 Apr 2008