Energy Efficiency and Conservation


How to Break Into the Green Energy Business

As the international race to efficiently use renewable energy escalates, more money is being thrown at making green energy widely available. Here's how to break in and find your niche.

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10 Ways to Mark Earth Day at Your Company

Celebrate Mother Earth by launching these sustainable initiatives at your company.

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9 Ways to Cut Energy Costs

Energy costs have been rising in recent years and new taxes are on the horizon, so every business has a reason to become more efficient. Here's how.

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Cut Your Staff

If American businesses can slim down, they're more likely to win the productivity race.

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Recent Articles about Energy Efficiency and Conservation

How to Lower Your Company's Energy Bills

How to use less energy and lower your business's utility bills  Read more

Has the Greening of IT Gone Too Far?

When companies go green, how do the cost savings measure up against server agility? What should companies be aware of when vendors want to sell them energy-e...  Read more

Green Computing Choices

Small business has no exemption when it comes to helping preserve the environment. Here's why you should make eco-friendly computing choices for your busines...  Read more

House Committee Approves Energy Bill

The House Small Business Committee this week approved legislation aimed at helping small businesses cope with rising energy costs. The Small Busine...  Read more

D-Link Launches Green Ethernet Products

D-Link has introduced a line of environmentally friendly Gigabit switches for small offices and home offices. Green Ethernet technology promises to reduce...  Read more

It's Easy Being Green

March is the month for St. Patrick's Day, and you know what that means -- it's time to be green. But in addition to wearing green clothes or drinking gree...  Read more

Save Money on Energy Costs

The deregulation of the energy industry is a hot new market for some start-ups, as Emily Barker reveals in the Read more

Hardware Goes Green

With energy costs rising and data center servers using more energy, technology makers are giving businesses a choice of more energy-efficient hardware.  Read more

EPA Pushes Dozing Desktops That Use Less Juice

Semiconductor vendors are building computers that power down when idle to save electricity and meet EPA goals.  Read more

Road Warriors Going Green

A survey finds more business travelers are seeking out hotels with environmentally friendly practices.  Read more

Enterprise At a Glance

Enterprise has the world's largest fleet of rental cars (1.1 million), as well as the largest number of fuel efficient or hybrid vehicles. Here are some othe...  Read more

Save the Planet -- and Save the Company a Lot of Power and Paper

Tools for greening up around the office.  Read more

IBM Launches Energy-Saving Storage Solutions

IBM (NYSE:IBM) has unveiled a suite of systems software, hardware, and best practices to help companies reduce energy consumption by using fewer serv...  Read more

The Converts

They saw the light. Now they're making sure everyone else does, too.  Read more

Five Ways to “Green” Small Business Tech

Through a variety of simple and sometimes complex changes, businesses of any size can become more environmentally conscious when it comes to energy consumpti...  Read more

Save the Planet -- and Save the Company a Lot of Power and Paper

Tools for greening up around the office.  Read more

IBM Releases Energy-Management Software

The new software is designed to help maximize energy efficiency.  Read more

Federal Cash for Infrastructure Slow to Flow

A year and a half after Congress voted for $862 billion in stimulus funds, huge chunks of it are still waiting to be spent.  Read more

Energy Bill Falls Short, Business Owners Say

August 9, 2005 --With President Bush's signing of the energy bill yesterday, small-business leaders in the energy sector see some bright s...  Read more

Serious Materials to Green the Empire State Building

Kevin Surace, winner of Inc. 's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year award, talks about winning a multi-million dollar contract to replace all the windows in ...  Read more

Entrepreneur of the Year: Kevin Surace of Serious Materials

The founder of Serious Materials wants to save the world and make a billion dollars. And he just might pull it off.  Read more

IBM Targets Data Centers

A new Business Partner program offers certification in consolidation and virtualization.  Read more

How to Cut Costs With Green IT

A look at how virtualization, power management, and other green technologies can help you save money  Read more

Pennsylvania Firms Encouraged to Save Energy

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week is launching a $1 million program to help small businesses improve energy efficiency and...  Read more

Owners: Environment Comes Second

A survey finds most small businesses go green primarily to save cash, not the planet.  Read more

Does Detroit Deserve a Bailout?

A Big Three collapse could cripple many small businesses with ties to the automotive industry. We asked several Inc. 500|5000 CEOs for their opinions about a...  Read more

Are You Paying Too Much for Energy?

Some states, such as Hawaii and New York, are charging an arm and a leg for energy. Find out which states charge the most for energy.  Read more

Surplus Corporate Savings to Prompt Spending

August 25, 2005 --Large companies are likely to begin spending billions in surplus savings on goods and services ranging from software to ...  Read more

Not Easy Being Green: Software Can Help

Many businesses today are looking for simple ways to green IT. Some companies have developed energy savings and carbon reduction through software.  Read more

At What Cost Health? Low Cost, as it Turns Out

Creating an environmentally healthy company is a good investment.  Read more

10 Hot Technologies for 2009

What are the new technologies that stand to change the way you do business in 2009 and beyond? Here are at 10 to consider.  Read more

Illuminating News

A short article that explains how some lighting fixtures may cause computer problems.  Read more

Zap Dryer

New Business paragraph on microwave clothes dryers.  Read more

Steps to Better PC Power Management

Many businesses already know about energy-efficient laptop computers that can help extend battery life. But new hardware and software technologies are availa...  Read more

Lights Out For Incandescents?

Small businesses are trying to resuscitate the incandescent bulb, but can it compete with CFLs?  Read more

Word of the Year: Unfriend

The New Oxford American Dictionary has this quaint tradition of naming its "Word of the Year" from its list of new entries for the upcoming edition. ...  Read more

Green Stuff

Mail-order company sells environmentally sound products.  Read more

Will You Be Taxed for Driving?

States, fearing that more energy-efficient cars mean less money to maintain roads, begin testing a mileage-based tax.  Read more

Green Collar Jobs Can Spur Job Growth

A new study suggests climate change legislation could net the U.S. 4.5 million jobs.  Read more

Fuel for Thought

As summer arrives, gas prices are likely to keep rising. To keep a lid on fuel costs, try these smart strategies.  Read more