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This Week's Top Stories
Green Computers Save 1 Million Tons of GHGs in Six Months, Study Finds
The Green Electronics Council has released a new report measuring the environmental benefits from the sales of EPEAT-registered green computers. (Press Release) Read more...
A PC That Uses Less Energy, But Charges a Monthly Fee
Would you buy a Linux-based PC for $99 and a $12.95 monthly subscription charge if that 15-watt PC could save you up to $10 a month in electricity compared with a standard 200-watt machine? (New York Times) Read more...
Hong Kong's Time to Power Down
As datacenter electricity demands skyrocket, Hong Kong enterprises (including the Asia operations of electronics giants like Sun, Intel, and IBM) are struggling to keep their cool. (Computerworld Hong Kong) Read more...
Blueprint for a Green Laptop
How to make one of our most ubiquitous gadgets — every part of it — environmentally sound. (PopSci) Read more...
McDonald's Creating New Energy-Efficient Kitchens
McDonald's Corporation is using new computer networking technology for its restaurant kitchen equipment to create the "kitchen of the future," which aims to lower energy consumption and increase operational efficiency. (Energy Digital) Read more...
IT Initiatives at Heart of HSBC’s Green Resolution
As environmental responsibility becomes increasingly important to business, global banking giant HSBC is putting technology at the forefront of efforts to go green. (vnunet.com) Read more...
European Governments Forced to Buy Energy-Efficient IT
Public sector bodies in all European Union member states must buy energy-efficient office equipment, following a new regulation the European parliament has adopted. (ITPro) Read more...
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