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FEATURE: Sustainable Innovator in Focus: Pat Tiernan, Hewlett-Packard SLM talks to Pat Tiernan, Hewlett-Packard’s vice president of corporate social and environmental responsibility, about the the true meaning of "producer responsibility" — and what lies ahead for a cleaner, greener electronics industry. Read more... This Week's Top Stories Intel to Launch Lead-Free Processors The chipmaker said its green processors would start with its next-generation Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, and Xeon products slated for the second half of this year. (InformationWeek) Read more... Software Company Cuts Energy Bills in Half with Greener Datacenter When explosive growth signaled the need for a backup data center, RightNow Technologies Inc. saw a money-saving opportunity. The Montana-based software provider built a new, greener data center whose operational costs are about half that of an older data center of similar size. (SearchDataCenter) Read more... How Verizon Does Green Computing John Hinshaw, CIO of Verizon Wireless, talks about the methods he's using to make the company's vast tech array less power-hungry. (BusinessWeek) Read more... 'Green to Gold' Author, IT Execs Dole Out Tips at Interop Today, at the Interop event in Las Vegas, our own sustainability guru Andrew Winston will be leading a panel of executives from Intel, Yahoo, Sun, HP, and Google to discuss the business case for embracing greener practices, what to expect in the future — and the top ten things IT departments can do to reduce their environmental footprint. Stay tuned next week for participants' Top Ten Tips for Greening IT. Green IT Conversations Where is IT headed and what does that mean for your business? Join the discussion! Solution Providers

Sustainable Life Media is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable processes, practices and products. We bring you top stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and help you connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help you quickly reach your goals. This work is licensed under a CreativeCommons License. Copyright Sustainable Life Media Inc. 2007

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