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Consumer Electronics & Electronics Recycling

"The elements of sustainability"
Source: Plan Your Meetings; Lindsay Smith (July 11, 2009)

"Costco Partners with Gazelle to Deliver Recycling Program"
Source: environmentaLeader; July 10, 2009

"Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as 'Greener' Electronics Makers"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 2, 2009)

"Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 2, 2009)

"T-Mobile Intros a New Green Mobile Application"
Source: TMCNet; Anshu Shrivastava (June 30, 2009)

"An Indie Record Store Fights for Survival
To save their indie record store chain, the owners of Millennium Music decided to completely change it
"
Source: Inc.; Ryan McCarthy (June 2009)

"Environment Takes Back Seat To Comfort, Convenience"
Source: environmentalLeader (June 23, 2009)

" Green groups slam governor's 'e-waste' bill Environmentalists charge Gov. David Paterson's electronics recycling proposal goes too easy on tech companies"
Source: Crains New York Business; Erik Engquist (June 5, 2009)

" Firms Partnering with EPA Recycle More Than 66.5M Pounds of Electronics in 2008"
Source: GreenBiz ( January 9, 2009)

" Greenpeace: Electronics Makers Improve, But No 'Truly Green Product' Yet"
Source: environmentalLeader (January 9, 2009)
also see Green Electronics: the search continues and the Green Peace Committee PDF Report

" Technology Companies Push Indian E-Waste Recycling Programs"
Source: Greener Computing; Ariel Schwartz (December 30, 2008)

" Oregon Makes Brands Pay to Recycle E-Products"
Source: environmental Leader December 29, 2008

" Green Kiosks Interact with Mobile Phones"
Source: Sound & Video Contractor; John W. DeWitt (December 23, 2008)

" Green Packing to Save Dell Over $8 Mln"
Source: Digital Trends; Geoff Duncan (December 17, 2008)

" Green and Climate-Friendly Televisions
Keep old TVs functional, find the greenest and least-toxic new ones, and learn about responsible electronics recycling
"
Source: Green America, Real Green (Nov/Dec 2008)

"Not in My Backyard: Stopping Illegal Export of Junked Televisions and Computers"
Source: Scientific American; David Biello (November 19, 2008)

"New E-Waste Standards: Junking Electronic Gadgets without Trashing the Planet  
Voluntary efforts by manufacturers are beginning to eliminate some of the most toxic compounds in e-waste"
Scientific American; David Biello (June 19, 2008)

"Samsung Launches U.S. Recycling Program"
Digital Trends; Geoff Duncan September 03, 2008

"Best Buy Tests Free E-Waste Recycling"
Digital Trends;Geoff Duncan (June 2, 2008)

"States: Keep old TVs out of landfills"
USA Today; Wendy Koch (Aug. 18, 2008)

"Panasonic Redoubles Green Efforts"
This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE); John Laposky (July 23, 2008)

"Picture This: It’s Getting Easier to Be Green"
How AV can make a difference in the environment
Sound & Video Contractor; Jeff Sauer (Apr 1, 2008)

"Choosing an Energy-Efficient TV"
Scientific American (July 15, 2008)

"Steve Jobs: New Apple Nano iPods to be Greener"
Treehugger.com; Michael Graham Richard, Gatineau (September 9, 2008)

"Digital Diet: Computing industry gets serious about energy conservation"
Scientific American; David Biello (April 2008)

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Green Trends

"Control4 adds energy monitoring to home network"
Source: Martin LaMonica; cNet (July 8, 2009)

"2010 TourBooks Will Note Green Properties With 'Eco' Icon"
Source: Green Lodging News; Glenn Hasek (July 7, 2009)

"The Carbon Effect on Earnings, M&A"
Source: Marie Leone; CFO.com (July 6, 2009)

"Sustainable packaging identified as a brand loyalty issue"
Source: Manufacturers' Monthly (July 6, 2009)

"Serving up greener data centers"
Source: Yahoo Corporate Blog; David Filo (June 30th, 2009)

" IBM Launches Green SigmaTM"
Source: CSR Wire (June 24, 2009)

" 'Green' claims by marketers go unchecked"
Source: USA TODAY; Traci Watson (June 22, 2009)

"Honeywell provides LED lighting for Airbus wingtips"
Source: Eureka Magazine (June 18, 2009)

"Green Products Going Strong Despite Economy, Studies Find"
Source: GreenBiz Staff (March 23, 2009)

"RGGI's Latest Carbon Auction Raises $117M"
Source: environmentalLeader (March 20, 2009)

"EU to phase out energy-guzzling light bulbs"
Source: EurActiv (Thursday 19 March 2009)

"Green Payoff Of Sustainable Shipping Needs To Be Cost Savings"
Source: environmentalLeader (January 12, 2009)

"Venture capitalist says U.S. losing green race"
Source: Chronicle Washington Bureau; Zachary Coile (January 8, 2009)

"Green Electronics: the search continues..."
Source: Green Peace (January 08, 2009)
Download the PDF Report

"Green Goal of 'Carbon Neutrality' Hits Limit"
Source: Wall Street Journal; Jeffrey Ball (December 30, 2008)

"Leading From the Middle: The Power of the Green Champion"
Greenbiz.com; Judith Nemes (October 13, 2008)

"The Green Theater Initiative Launches"
Lighting Sound & Video America (October 9, 2008)

"Vancouver's Green Efforts for the 2010 Winter Games"
Scientific American; Anne Casselman (August 4, 2008)

"Create a Workplace Recycling Program"
Earth 911

"Large-Scale Alternative Energy Projects Facing Credit Crunch"
Treehugger; John Laumer (September16, 2008)

"How Green Is Green?"
Live Design Magazine; Robert Usdin (Aug 1, 2008)

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Green IT and AV Integration & Implementation

"Netbook shipments to double this year, research says"
Source: Computer World; Agam Shah (July 13, 2009)

"E Ink POS Display Charges Via Artificial Light"
Source: environmentalLeader; July 12, 2009

"Will AMOLED-TVs Be Green?"
Source: Ken Werner; Display Daily (July 9, 2009)

"MSI intros 14-inch EX460 with Radeon HD 4330"
Source: electronista July 8, 2009)

"Fairmont Adopts Green IT Strategy"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 8, 2009)
Fairmont Adopts Green IT Strategy

"IT managers offer tips on cutting data center costs"
Source Bridget Botelho; SearchDataCenter.com (July 7, 2009)

"Price Waterhouse Coopers sets out carbon reporting template"
Auditor's model puts reporting theory into practice and helps promote standardisation ahead of slated reporting law.
Source: Rachael Singh; WhatPC (July 6, 2009)

"CFL Recycling Options Abound"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 7, 2009)

" Philips releases Rebel LED"
Source: LSI Online News (July 2, 2009)

" How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals"
Source: Computer World; Rick Swanborg (June 29, 2009)

" Siemens expects around €15 billion in new orders from stimulus programs "
Source: Siemens (June 22, 2009)

"Who is the Greenest PC Maker in the World?"
Source environmentalLeader (June 22, 2009)

"Opportunities in LED Solid-State Lighting"
Source: GIGAOM PRO; Katherine Austin (June 18, 2009)

"Inspectors Blast DOE for Poor IT Energy Efficiency"
Source: environmentalLeader (June 17, 2009)

"Global PC makers vying for "Green" crown"
Source: Reuters ( Jun 12, 2009)

"Toshiba Brings More Green into the Picture"
Source: Industry Week; Nick Zubko (April 1, 2009)

"Philips Springs Ahead, Others Fall Back in Greenpeace Electronics Ranking"
Source: GreenerComputing (March 31, 2009)

"Dell Tops HP as Greenest Perceived IT Brand - MSFT, Intel Fall"
Source: environmentalLeader (March 19, 2009)

"Philips' Dramatic Move Into LED Lighting"
Source: environmentalLeader (December 31, 2008)

"The Top Green Computing Stories of 2008"
Source: Greener Computing; Matthew Wheeland (December 29, 2008)

"Report: Recession Won't Slow Green IT Initiatives"
Source: Greener Computing; Preston Gralla ( December 17, 2008)

"Hostway Translates Green Technology To Business Value"
Source: IBM (see video here)

"Green IT in 2008"
Source: environmental Leader December 29, 2008

"Cost Savings, Not Planet Savings Drives Green IT"
Source: environmental Leader October 17, 2008

"Expert Viewpoint: Green Meetings, Telepresence enables face-to-face meetings without the carbon footprint"
Sound & Video Contractor; Craig Malloy (June 1, 2008)

"AV Attempts to Tread Lightly"
Although there is growing demand for energy-efficient audio/video products, green AV is by no means a slam dunk. PRO AV Magazine; Tim Kindel (July 1, 2008)

"Meyer Sound Supports a Green Cause at San Francisco’s Outside Land’s Music Festival"
Rental & Staging (August, 2008)

"Salamander Designs Adopts Green Operations Initiative for AV Cabinets and In-House Activities"
Systems Contractor News

"i-Pix Goes Green At Glastonbury"
Live Design Magazine (Jul 11, 2008)

"Media City Sound Goes Green"
ProSound News (May 2008)

"Solar-Powered Stage Making Festivals Greener"
PLSN News

"NEMA Announces Industry Initiative to Stimulate Energy-Saving Lighting Upgrades"
National Association of Mercury Recyclers (May 29, 2008)

"London's Green Theatre Program Debuts"
PLSN News

"Al Gore Inspires Iceland to Act on Global Warming through Meyer Sound System"
Front of House Online

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Green AV in Education and Houses of Worship

"Report: Green Efforts Improving on Campuses"
Campus Technology; David Nagel (August 26, 2008)

"UC, San Diego "Plants" Envision Solar Trees"
TCM Net; Michelle Robart (September 5, 2008)

"UC-San Diego to Explore How to Make University Data Centers Greener"
The Chronice of Higher Education (July 29, 2008)

"Bringing Control to the Classroom"
Sound & Video Contractor; Linda Seid Frembes (Aug 6, 2008)

"Rochester Institute Students Capture Award for 'Green' Software"
Source: The Chronicle of Education; Andrea L. Foster (April 24, 2008)

Texas' First LEED Certified Elementary School” Green Building: LEED Project Profiles
Source: igreenbuild.com (St. Catherine's Montessori School, April 17, 2008

Education Market Embraces the Green Building Movement
Sound & Video Contractor; Linda Seid Frembes (February 20, 2008)

A Green Step Forward” The Green Middle School
Sound & Video Contractor; Linda Seid Frembes (February 6, 2008)

Installation Profile: Green Sanctuaries: Houses of worship embrace environmentally friendly design” Sound & Video Contractor; Dan Daley (January 4, 2008)

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Green Building Public and Private Sector

"Lighting Retrofit to Save Kendall-Jackson $100K Annually"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 12, 2009)

"Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 3, 2009)

"Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 3, 2009)

"Feds Put Solar Energy Projects on 'Fast Track'"
Source: environmentalLeader (July 1, 2009)

"Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market"
Source: environmentalLeader (June 18, 2009)

"The Visionaire: New York City's First LEED Platinum-Certified Condominiums"
Source: greenbuildingsNYC via GreenSource Magazine (June 3, 2009)

"Carlisle Energy Services and Solyndra, Inc. Enter Contract to Deliver Photovoltaic Systems for Commercial Cool Roofs"
Source: Solyndra (November 17, 2008)

"2008 Top Ten Green Building Projects"
Source: American Institute of Architects

"US Green Building Council Launches Nationwide Green Schools Effort"
USGBC (September 4, 2008)

"Green: The Color of Money" Sound & Communications Talks about AV in Green Building

"Da-Lite Screen Company Sales Team & Employees Attains LEED AP Certification"
Rental and Staging: Weekly News

"Green Buildings May Be Cheapest Way to Slow Global Warming"
Scientific American; David Biello (March 17, 2008)

"Palazzo's LEDs Help it Rank as Largest LEED Structure"
PLSN News

"PANDUIT Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for new Worldwide Headquarters in Tinley Park"
Reuters (June 12, 2008)

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