http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/ Eco-news and commentary on sustainable data centers, green gadgets and clean-tech innovations. en-us 2009-07-02T08:31:07-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/07/state-ewaste-la.html Like dandelions in spring time, state and city laws that regulate recycling of electronic waste such as printers and monitors continue to profligate throughout the country, placing a real and tremendous burden on manufacturers, especially smaller ones. This morning's Wall... tlau 2009-07-02T08:31:07-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/07/dutch-host-asso.html In this week's News Roundup I covered the news of Wikimedia Foundation selecting EvoSwitch, a Dutch data center operator, for its European hub operations. The contract is worth nearly half a million dollars a year. EvoSwitch is a carbon-neutral data... tlau 2009-07-01T09:18:32-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/monday-news-rou-8.html Monday News Roundup • Office Depot announces the re-launch of its environmental initiatives website, featuring content on the company’s vision to buy green and sell green. • The Tech Garden business incubator in Syracuse has won a $1.5 million grant... tlau 2009-06-28T20:36:36-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/aces-passes-hou.html Late yesterday afternoon the Waxman-Markey energy bill, ACES, passed the House of Representatives. It was a narrow 7 vote margin, but there's no difference in the outcome -- the bill passed. In its final version, the 1200-page bill mandates that... tlau 2009-06-27T09:43:23-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/multiple-compan.html in case you didn't know, ICANN is meeting this week in Sydney (did they get the memo that it's winter there?). Tantalizing topics on the schedule include "Prohibiting Redirection and Synthesized DNS Responses" and "ccNSO Structure and Background Information." The... tlau 2009-06-25T20:38:44-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/climate-bills-b.html Headlines on health-care reform have dominated the news cycle this week, but climate legislation is also making some pretty important progress. Two items are especially noteworthy. First, the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan and independent group, has released a report... tlau 2009-06-24T08:49:25-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/monday-news-rou-7.html News Roundup • Hosted Solutions, a provider of IT Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas), announces a $12 million green expansion of its Raleigh data center. • Digital Realty Trust, a wholesale data center provider, has earned a LEED Gold... tlau 2009-06-22T05:58:58-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/real-time-carbo.html Those of you living in New York City or visiting the Big Apple may be interested in the Deutsche Bank/MIT real-time carbon counter clock, a 70-feet tall digital display outside Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. At the unveiling yesterday... tlau 2009-06-20T22:27:38-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/is-greener-alwa.html A recent article on ServerWatch looks at some green legislation that seems good on the surface but may not be so great underneath: ... the new European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (ROHS) standard, which contains provisions outlawing lead in... anewman 2009-06-19T10:44:56-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/legislative-upd.html It's been a busy week on Capitol Hill. Most of the attention has been on the economy and the President's proposals to overhaul regulatory agencies that oversee banks and consumer financial products. A couple of bills we have been tracking,... tlau 2009-06-19T08:32:19-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/consequences-of.html One of the defining moments in the 2008 Presidential race, for me, was watching Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin respond to questions about global warming. The talking point for Republicans has been, and still is, that if climate change is occurring... tlau 2009-06-16T21:16:00-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/white-roofs-slo.html If you're planning a new data center or renovating one, a reflective white roof should be a part of your planning. In a recent speech, Energy Secretary Steven Chu suggested that global warming could be slowed by reflective white roofs.... tlau 2009-06-16T08:00:00-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/news-roundup-4.html • Software maker Verdiem releases Sustainability Dashboard, to monitor and measure PC energy and carbon emissions costs. • Network World discusses the results of Symantec’s survey last week revealing “Going Green” is an essential strategy for most enterprise IT... tlau 2009-06-15T06:00:00-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/technology-deat.html A couple years ago there was a small panic wave in the IT community when a new federal law changed the dates of daylight savings time, starting it earlier in the spring and ending it later in the fall. Even... tlau 2009-06-14T10:21:10-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2009/06/that-new-car-sm.html I've been following the cash for clunkers bill with some interest in this blog, as it seems to be an interesting way for the government to goose the economy, especially the beaten-down auto industry. Yesterday the House easily passed the... tlau 2009-06-10T08:48:47-05:00