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The Net Takes Data Centers in New Directions
Internet Evolution: —
... ." defined by the EPA as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The building site is the former McClellan Air Force Base, which sits atop an area of polluted groundwater. Selecting such a site for redemption helped the company become the first data center to be pre-certified as meeting the U.S. Green Building Council's ...
Zen And The Art Of Data Center Maintenance
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday outlined the steps they are taking to not only measure power use in data centers but to give meaning to those numbers, as well. The Zenic goal is to create a standard for measuring efficiency. Data center efficiency measurements already exist: the ...
Cali Air Regulators Seek Emissions Waiver, Again
Earth2Tech —
... A letter sent today by California air pollution controllers to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson could mark the beginning of the end of federal interference with the state’s push to enforce tighter tailpipe emissions standards. Signed by Air Resources Board (ARB) chairman Mary Nichols, the letter asks the newly appointed Jackson to reconsider the agency’s March 2008 denial of a waiver granting California authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions by way of vehicle standards. (You can download the full letter ...
National Cell Phone Recycling Week
dailywireless.org —
... and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are collaborating to encourage people to “ecycle” their cell phones during the ...
National cell phone recycling week starts Monday
textually.org —
... The Environmental Protection Agency and its e-cycling (electronics recycling) partners have dubbed the week of April 6-12 as National Cell Phone Recycling Week, building momentum for Earth Day on April 22. ...
US business lobby demands Scopes trial for global warming
Short Sharp Science —
... The US Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest federation of businesses, has demanded that the Environment Protection Agency hold a public hearing to put the science of global warming on trial, ...
Cap and Trade 101: For those who haven’t been following for the last 30 years
VentureBeat —
... Here’s the basic idea: A government agency (the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S., one might assume) decides on an acceptable total for emissions of various pollutants, with emphasis on greenhouse gases, in absolute terms like metric tons, barrels, stones, drams, etc. (depending on where you are in the world). This total is then be divided into credits, which are sold by governments to polluting companies like tire manufacturers, utilities and major retailers. When the total or “cap” is reached, companies that have generated less emissions than their ...
CBO To Join Heritage Answering Committee’s Questions
The Foundry —
... ). Several other organizations and government agencies also received the same request including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy Information Administration ( ...
Morning Bell: The Transparent Costs of Cap and Trade
The Foundry —
... C (about .09 degrees F) by 2050. There simply are no economic benefits from such a minuscule impact.
Waxman-Markey did not send their questions to some notable organizations that have conducted analysis of their bill like the Congressional Budget Office and the Brooking Institution. After we requested they do so, we have since received word that Waxman and Markey sent the same letter to the CBO. They had previously included the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy Information Administration (EIA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( ...
