Sun Microsystems, makers of big chunks of iron that go into the basement and power websites like Greenbang, has launched a set of tools to help firms design more energy-efficient data centres. Details from El Reg: Among the tools announced are three Eco Ready Kits: the Sun Eco Assessment Kit
A group of eco-campaigners has asked oil giant Shell to avoid drilling for coal bed methane in “Sacred Canadian Waters”. An advert, placed in the Financial Times by the Dogwood Initiative, EARTHWORKS, ForestEthics, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, and Sierra Club of Canada, warned coalbed methane exploration threatens communities and
Word up Greenbang readers. Along with the new look of the blog, we’ve also opened our doors to advertisers – as you can see. We’ve done that so we can spend more time Greenbanging because we enjoy it. If you’d like to get involved with the site and
Yes that’s right – floating concrete. Quite how that’s gonna work out, we have no idea, but the Carbon Trust seems pretty confident it can be done. So confident they’re giving a Bristol-based firm £150,000 grant to develop the prototype. Embley Energy is to develop technology that
The former US president and man who did not inhale, Bill Clinton, is to head a team of speakers at the 5th Global Forum of the Carbon Disclosure Project. Mr Clinton is joined on September 24th by Wal-Mart’s chief merhandising officer John Fleming and Merrill Lynch’s vice chairman
Environmental and corporate responsibility is the number one investment priority for UK businesses over the coming year, according to research by financial advisers Grant Thornton. The survey of 200 medium and large businesses across the UK found that the majority (40%) were most likely to invest in areas related to
We all know what the most powerful tool is in the fight against global warming: energy conservation. The IEA and other agencies have shown in numerous studies just how much better off we all could be if businesses and consumers took some practical steps to curb their demand–and they
For engineers wanting to get into a greener line of work, there’s an array of options out there, some of which really get down to the nitty gritty. Take this job – for a principal environmental engineer, for example, which involves running waste management projects–conducting feasibility studies, designing and
High Street retailer Marks & Spencer will soon open its first two ‘green’ stores, in Glasgow and Galashiels–boasting a bunch of eco-friendly features. Both stores will be powered by windmills, cutting their CO2 emissions and dependence on traditional fuels. They’ll also collect rainwater for the loos and use
Mark Lynas writes a fascinating, albeit rather frightening piece, on carbon rationing, in New Statesman Magazine. Well actually it was written last year, but Greenbang just picked up the article in the doctor’s surgery – he’s got a bad ear. Mr Lynas argues that carbon rationing is the only
Merrill Lynch Research ranked companies from the European DJ Stoxx 600 by their carbon footprints. It then identified which of these companies should be better positioned for the future by the quality of their environmental strategies. The outcome: The report outlines how the issue of climate change has moved to
The Green Awards 2007 have announced a final deadline extension for entries into the 14 award categories. They say it’s because of popular demand. Anyhow, get your entries in now… This from the press release: With new categories covered this year such as ‘Best CSR Report’ and ‘Best Green
