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Dell G2210 LED monitor

Dell sells the 22-inch G2210 for $199 online--a satisfying price--and in fact, it is your best option for a 22-inch TN display with stellar performance and low power consumption. It won't win any beauty contests with its plain design and its lack of ergonomic features, a HDMI connection, and a...

Tags: OSD, Dell Computer Corp., energy footprint, HDMI, footstand, monitor, bezel

Product reviews 2009-04-17

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ZEROlab to measure carbon footprints

RE: ZEROlab to measure carbon footprintsJust a company that is more then willing to take away your rights and freedoms. Last time I looked CO2 is a needed ingredient in the process of life, for without it we have no life no plants, no food. CO2 is a much needed...

Tags: Blogging, ZEROlab, carbon footprint, CEC, Al Gore

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming. The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two. And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...

Tags: U.S., Republican, Climate Change, U.S. Senate, Global Warming, European Union, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Brickbats over bricks

Some more input from CalStar on their pending entry into the building materials market. I had asked about who set the standards for what is a "brick." The answer from CalStar: "ASTM is not the gatekeeper for new products - national and local building codes are....

Tags: Brick, Standards, CalStar, ASTM, Ash Brick, Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-21

What's a brick?

CinderblockMany years ago a product called cinderblock was made from coal fire residue. It was similar to standard concrete block. In many cases, over time, it proved far less satisfactory. One big problem was degradation in a wet environment. It would get sort of mushy and...

Tags: ash, fly ash

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Could you green the world brick by brick?

One California-based company is going to try. And they're going to make those "green" bricks in Wisconsin, not ship them in from China. The new-fangled brick has been pioneered by CalStar Products. A basic ingredient of the CalStar brick is coal ash, residue from burning coal. There...

Tags: Brick, CalStar Products, Coal Ash, Michael Kane, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Don't discount network technology in the energy-efficiency equation

I haven't much thought about the role of networking equipment in more energy-efficient data centers. But switch maker Voltaire, a specialist in InfiniBand technology, is now co-opting this rallying cry. What gives it the right? Well, for starters, it's worth noting that some flavor of the company's...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Data Center, Network, Network Technology, Voltaire Inc., Data Centers, InfiniBand, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Upcoming energy efficiency research from Pew will provide corporate benchmarks

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change is preparing a report on corporate energy efficiency, to be released in March 2010. Turns out Toyota is the big sponsor of this project, putting up a $1.4 million grant over three years. The data was SUPPOSED to be based...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Perot Systems acquires BearingPoint's China consulting unit

Perot Systems, set to be acquired by Dell, said it is acquiring BearingPoint's China consulting unit out of bankruptcy. BearingPoint, which is currently in bankruptcy, has a China consulting unit that was formed in 2001 statement. BearingPoint China Consulting specializes in the energy, automotive, insurance and financial...

Tags: China, Perot Systems Corp., Consulting, BearingPoint Inc., Consulting Unit, BearingPoint China Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-12

How much can UPS efficiency save you? Eaton has some answers.

I am growing increasingly fascinated by power distribution and regulating equipment. I know, sick admission. Eaton, one of the big uninterruptible power supply UPS and power distribution equipment vendors, is starting to talk up its new Energy Saver System as a tool that data center operators can...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Power Supply, Uninterruptible Power Supply, Eaton, NetRiver, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Apple leaves Chamber of Commerce in green dispute

Cap and TAX dramatically increases green house gassesGood for the chamber of commerce to have their eyes open. All this energy tax legislation does is move energy consuming manufacturing off shore to countries where the production of that energy is dramatically more pollution producing. Apple needs to pull it's head...

Tags: Apple Inc., Obama, manufacturing

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Apple declares its environmental credentials

Newsweek ArticleNewsweek recently had a list of the top 100 "green" companies. HP was surprisingly #1, with Dell at #2. Microsoft was in the top half as well. Interestingly enough, Apple wasn't anywhere in the top 100 that I saw.PR BS!What Apple fails to show is the mountains of toxic...

Tags: Public relations, Apple Inc., climate change, aluminum

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Medical reform battle may presage energy legislation

Montana is an energy producing state......just like the US as a whole. No one is arguing that we should ignore alternative energy sources, just that we cannot afford to kill our economy trying to make the switch. Coal, oil, and NG can meet our needs now while we...

Tags: Nuclear Fission

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Brother MFC-990CW

The Brother MFC-990CW is an ideal multifunction printer that can truly do it all: for $230, you get a 4.2-inch touch-screen LCD display, 802.11 b/g wireless networking, a cordless handset with a digital answering machine, autoduplexing, and Bluetooth connectivity, just to name a few of the extended features. Only a...

Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Memory, Fax, Wi-Fi, printer, Brother MFC-990CW

Product reviews 2009-09-08

New Energy Star TV spec will improve energy efficiency by 40%

You may want to think twice about buying that new television during some summer-ending Labor Day sales event over the long weekend. That's because the U.S Environmental Protection Agency has raised the bar on what it takes for TVs to earn the Energy Star label. Which means, in short, that...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Is this the great greentech break-through?

Twenty-five years ago nobody thought computers would revolutionize human communications and commerce. Computers were speedy calculators with the ability to store data, right? The phone and fax and video camera were the dominators of all communication. Right now greentech is dominated by the rush for better and...

Tags: DNA, Biotechnology, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-26

"Meat has a carbon footprint?" This blogger must be ignorant!

yes lets all starve In the name of a myth.Isn't this an IT site? I don't manage cows thank you very much.There is no worse combination than...ignorance AND arrogance in the same individual - when you think you know but haven't got a clue. It is probably an incurable...

Tags: Blogging, carbon footprint

Discussion threads 2009-08-22

"Meat has a carbon footprint?" This blogger must be ignorant!

One talkback on my locavore blog says; "Meat has a carbon footprint? I guess all the carbon in that cow comes from pixie dust, eh? Or maybe we drill oil out of the ground and grow cows out of it." Wow! Carbon footprint is a tough concept, I see....

Tags: Cow, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Footprint, Blogger, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-22

Locavore: more than a matter of taste

There was a good discussion on NPR of the locavore trend among some people. Does the carbon footprint of the food matter? How bad is the negative environmental impact of American farm subsidies? Money for corn and rice, not for tomatoes or blueberries. Why is meat-eating so...

Tags: Food, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11