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  Google, Cisco lauded for green IT efforts

  Cisco and Google have shared the top spot in Greenpeace's latest Cool IT Leadership rankings. The leaderboard from the advocacy organisation tracks IT companies' efforts to implement environmentally sustainable technologies as well as businesses' political advocacy for eco-friendly policies.

  By Rohan Pearce | 26 April, 2013 10:41

  Tags: green, green IT

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  Using open source to build sustainable communities

  A forthcoming documentary from Filament Features will feature the work of the Open Source Ecology project, which aims to produce a set of open source tools capable of building environmentally sustainable communities.

  By Rohan Pearce | 23 April, 2013 11:17

  Tags: open source, green

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  Fresh air cools Telstra, Optus mobile sites

  In one of the hottest summers on record, Telstra and Optus relied on fresh air cooling and high-efficiency air conditioners to keep their mobile networks going, officials from the companies said last week.

  By Adam Bender | 12 March, 2013 13:21

  Tags: wireless, green, energy efficiency, Telco, mobile, optus, Smart Power for Smart Communication Networks, Telstra, base station

• Ford debuts all-electric car

  Ford Motor Company debuted its first all-electric vehicle, the Focus Electric, at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show Friday. It is one of five new electrified vehicles that will be available in North America and Europe by 2013.

  By Nick Barber | 08 January, 2011 05:59

  Tags: CES, Ford Motor Company, Automotive, green, green IT, CES 2011, industry verticals

• Sharp buys US solar project developer

  Sharp will acquire Recurrent Energy, a U.S. developer of solar energy projects, in a deal that will give the Japanese company a stronger position in the fast-growing solar-power generation business, the companies said Wednesday.

  By Martyn Williams | 22 September, 2010 15:06

  Tags: Recurrent Energy, sharp, green, solar, environment

• Set up your printer to save ink and paper

  Whatever else you may do with your PC, it's likely that you print out at very least the odd letter, document or photograph. Papers and inks can be expensive, so printing wisely isn't just a matter of choosing the right printer for the job; you also need to ensure it's properly set up.

  By Sandra Vogel | 12 August, 2010 15:42

  Tags: Printers, green, green IT

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  Seagate, Western Digital go green with new 2TB drives

  Capitalizing on the buzz around green IT, Seagate and Western Digital have released new "green" hard drives designed to use less power (in part by spinning more slowly than the latest generation of drives) and produce less heat (thus requiring less cooling).

  By Rich Ericson | 22 July, 2009 20:25

  Tags: seagate, storage, hard drives, green, barracuda, western digital

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  Six Steps to a Green Data Center

  Environmental issues exposed by the media and driven by consumers have placed IT departments under pressure to develop "green" data centers. Factors including the reduction of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in large data centers often provide the impetus for becoming green. A recent report issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) highlights the need for data center efficiency and demonstrates the increased pressure that IT departments are under.

  By Darryl Wilson | 13 October, 2008 09:31

  Tags: green, Data Centre

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