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  • Vinod Khosla: 'It's about main tech, not clean tech'

    Vinod Khosla: 'It's about main tech, not clean tech'

    At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Sausalito, Calif., Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures offers his views on environmental challenges facing the world and how clean tech needs to deliver real...

    September 17, 2008 11:06am

  • Cisco saves 90 million using TelePresence

    Cisco saves 90 million using TelePresence

    Business travel is getting more costly everyday so many companies are turning to video conferencing to curb corporate travel. Cisco Systems has built a solution known as TelePresence. In this...

    September 4, 2008 12:47pm

  • The Green Enterprise: Cisco

    The Green Enterprise: Cisco

    Networking giant Cisco Systems has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 25 percent in the next four years--with the help of technologies it's created. Cisco also wants...

    August 14, 2008 1:53pm

  • Utility giant embraces a future with renewables

    Utility giant embraces a future with renewables

    California utility giant PG&E has made it one of its business goals to invest in clean energy. In the last few years, the company has signed contracts with renewable energy providers in the areas...

    August 4, 2008 10:50am

  • The pitch for 'Project Better Place'

    The pitch for 'Project Better Place'

    At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Bill Green of Vantage Point Venture Partners discusses the theory behind "Project Better Place" and explains why the country of Israel is a smart...

    July 28, 2008 4:40pm

  • Napa Valley hotel prototypes eco-friendly tourism

    Napa Valley hotel prototypes eco-friendly tourism

    Hotels are known as energy wasters, generating large amounts of water and electricity to serve their customers. But one hotel entrepreneur is trying to change that by going green. In this video,...

    July 22, 2008 9:48am

  • Sun, employees save big with Open Work

    Sun, employees save big with Open Work

    In an age of high gas prices and global warming, businesses are trying to figure out how their employees can spend less time on the road and more time telecommuting. Sun Microsystems believes...

    1 | July 18, 2008 3:47pm

  • Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

    Are solar-energy materials in short supply?

    At the Intersolar and Greentech Media conferences, J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on solar-thermal technologies and the challenges solar-energy companies face...

    July 17, 2008 12:43pm

  • Evaluating the cost of solar

    Evaluating the cost of solar

    J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on 'green' finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and...

    July 16, 2008 8:52am

  • Going green inside the wine business

    Going green inside the wine business

    Frog's Leap Winery is nestled in the Bay Area's scenic Napa Valley. The vineyard is known for its crisp sauvignon blancs, and earthy zinfandels, but now they're getting attention as one of first...

    5 | July 15, 2008 10:27am

  • The Green Enterprise: Frog's Leap Winery

    The Green Enterprise: Frog's Leap Winery

    Green strategies are at the heart of operations at Frog's Leap Winery. Innovations include a solar installation on the vineyard grounds, a LEED-certified hospitality center and geothermal...

    July 15, 2008 10:23am

  • Are IT managers buying into 'green'?

    Are IT managers buying into 'green'?

    At the Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., last week, Christopher Mines, senior vice president of Forrester Research, talked about the importance of changing the procurement...

    June 27, 2008 11:49am

  • Greening IT beyond the data center

    Greening IT beyond the data center

    At the Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., on June 6, Christopher Mines, senior vice president of Forrester Research, talks about strategies managers can use to green IT in areas...

    1 | June 23, 2008 8:04am

  • Moore's Law making data centers more 'green'

    Moore's Law making data centers more 'green'

    At the Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., last week, Allyson Klein, eco-technology initiatives manger at Intel, talked about how Moore's Law is helping driving energy efficiency...

    June 20, 2008 8:32am

  • IBM, Cisco, VMware talk up emerging green tech

    IBM, Cisco, VMware talk up emerging green tech

    At the Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., on June 6, Forrester Research Senior Vice President Christopher Mines moderated a discussion on data centers and the green technologies...

    June 18, 2008 8:41am