Archive for the 'climate change' Category

Mar 05 2010

Another case for ditching spreadsheets as environmental info collection tool

You’ll notice increasing coverage of some of the environmental management software packages here in GreenTech Pastures, because it is one the topics I’m trying to research more thoroughly. There are a couple of new products expected out next week. Meanwhile, just posted this mini-case study over at my Smart Planet blog, discussing how refining company [...]

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Feb 25 2010

Industry, Big Apple trying to negotiate settlement in e-waste case

I’ve reported several times on the status of a case in New York City in which the Consumer Electronics Association and the Information Technology Industry Council have sued the city over its electronic waste collection and processing regulation. My last update on the case was back in late January, so I got to wondering about [...]

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Feb 25 2010

Tech companies plan green IT economic summit near Washington

Talked to one of the companies involved in this conference a couple of weeks ago. If you’re located in the Washington, D.C., area, and you have shoveled out by late April, there is a Green IT Economic Summit being held in Tysons Corner, Va., on April 22, 2010. I have nothing to do with the [...]

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Feb 23 2010

UN predicts from bad to worse on e-waste problem

UN: As more developing nations start to buy electronics locally, the e-waste challenge could grow exponentially.

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Feb 23 2010

IBM, Ricoh team on print manager that tracks costs AND carbon

IBM and Ricoh bid to bring more sustainability discipline to office devices.

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Feb 22 2010

Survey: Utilities believe nuclear, wind have most potential to serve environmental needs

Survey questions how utilities can afford smart grid investments. And Obama must be making them happy: Nuclear tops utilities' list of generation technologies best-suited to nation's environmental needs.

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Feb 08 2010

Science underlying global warming–what do we “know?”

A new study by scientists in Britain suggests that climate change theory needs to carefully re-examine the assumptions about changes in the earth’s orbital position in relation to the sun. This study says the issue of the earth’s position is crucial in determining long-term effects and climate change trends. It was not considered [...]

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Feb 03 2010

Climate scientist and his East Anglia university in deeper trouble

Investigations following the East Anbglia hacking show data cover-up for years.

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Feb 02 2010

Post-Copenhagen: the homework assignment has been turned in

Nations submit their voluntary greenhouse gas reduction plans to the UN.

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Feb 02 2010

Tax software leader Intuit taps Hara for environmental software, Minnesota picks EarthSoft

More companies are investing in formal environmental management and energy monitoring software. Hara and EarthSoft are latest to snag high-profile deals.

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