ComputerWorld has an article about the new Western Digital WP RE2-GP energy efficient SATA drives targeting enterprises. They come in 500GB, 750GB, and 1TB models and use 4 to 5 watts less than competitor’s models (or so they claim). WD says this translates to a savings of about $10 per year per drive. So, the […]

Interesting Google Maps mashup with data for highest carbon dioxide emitting power plants in the world.
CARMA: Carbon Monitoring for Action

Here’s some helpful advice from SmartPlanet.com…
Top tips for recycling your tech 

Interesting article over on Computerworld.com…
Extreme energy makeover: Home office edition
The author checked how much energy his home office uses and concluded that: I estimated that when I started, my equipment added $112 to my annual electricity bill, or 8.5% of the total for my household. Had I been more careful in the selection, configuration and […]

FYI: CNET has a…
CNET Green Tech Blog
It’s big picture type of news (trends, directions, etc.) vs. this blog which is more of a little picture (personal tech)

I just learned about Lewis Curtis’…
Thoughts from the Raise Floor
…blog today although it has been around since February 2005. Lewis’ position with Microsoft is strategic infrastructure architect and evironmental evangelist (say that 3 time fast!) and essentially focuses on green data center issues. He is not a high volume blogger with an monthly blog […]

The Information Week article…
Want To Save The Planet? Turn Off That PC
…is really just a commercial for Verdiem. But, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have some interesting information to share. The Gartner study referred to in the beginning of the article says that PCs account for 40% of all electricity used by the overall IT […]

The six steps in this article are, surprisingly, all non-technical in nature. Skip to the end of the article to read the steps.
Six steps to halting data center energy waste

In addition to the MSN small business green focused site, MSN now has a general purpose…
MSN Green
…site focused on all things green (not a pure techie focused site).