Sept. 5, 2008 - IT hosting firm The Planet says it expects to save 1.4 kilowatt hours of electricity and $140,000 annually thanks to a new program that powers down datacenter lighting during off hours.
Aug. 25, 2008 - Jetro Cash and Carry, a restaurant supply firm, has completed an energy efficiency upgrade at its Jersey City, N.J., retail outlet that the company says will save more than $40,000 a year - a return on investment of just 13 months.
Aug. 5, 2008 - With small and medium-size enterprises buying PCs and servers in record numbers, green (read: energy efficient) computing is starting to look a whole lot more attractive within the sector, a new report finds.
Aug. 4, 2008 - After years of siting factories wherever labor happened to be cheapest, companies are now having to factor the rising costs of transportation into their far-flung supply chain models, New York Times reports.
July 31, 008 - Bank of America isn't just investing in tech services firm Field Diagnostic Services - it's putting the company's energy-management software to the test at bank locations throughout the U.S.
July 18, 2008 - The global credit crunch is paying unexpected dividends in the fight against global warming: With mergers and acquisitions on the downswing, thousands of jet-setting investment bankers are staying home, Reuters reports.
July 18, 2008 - Nordstrom says it will save $150,000 in energy costs at its Cedar Rapids, Mich., fulfillment and contact center this year - despite a recent site expansion that nearly doubled the size of the facility.
By removing duplicate data companies can reduce energy expenditures from data processes, reduce storage requirements for enterprise data and curtail CO2 emissions. (IndustryWeek) Read more..
July 10, 2008 - "Big Four" auditing firm Deloitte has inked a deal to equip its 130 offices worldwide with videoconferencing software to cut down on the need for business travel.
June 26, 2008 - The Home Depot estimates that it will save $16 million in annual electricity costs when it switches to compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) in the light-fixture showrooms at its stores throughout the U.S. this year.
June 18, 2008 - EPEAT-certified green electronics sold in 2007 will save buyers nearly $4 billion dollars over the products' lifecycles, according to a new report from the Green Electronics Council.
June 10, 2008 - Sun Microsystems has released new numbers detailing the carbon, commute, and cost benefits of its Open Work program, which encourages employees to telework whenever possible.
May 27, 2008 - Cable provider Cox Communications is set to save thousands of dollars in fuel costs by filling its delivery-truck tires with nitrogen gas, which maintains tire pressure more consistently than air, Arizona Republic reports.
