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GreenwashIT is a site devoted to uncovering spin, and fuzzy thinking about green and sustainable issues especially in the IT industry.

You can find out more about Andrew Donoghue and his other freelance tech and environmental reporting at Triplesourced.

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eWEEK Europe UK: eBay Bids High For Green Bloom Energy Server

eBay has bought into new fuel cell technology as one of the first customers of the Bloom Energy Server, which promises cheap and sustainable energy for the mass-market.

Launched at an event at the online marketplace specialist’s HQ in San Francisco, attended by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and General Colin Powell, the so-called Bloom Box is roughly the size of an SUV car and can be installed by companies outside their offices to generate electricity.

According to… Continue

Posted by Andrew Donoghue on February 26, 2010 at 3:00pm

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Green Hotelier: The Looming Water Crisis


Piece for Green Hotelier site on water scarcity:

While the hospitality industry is certainly not in the same league as food production when it comes to water usage, there is still a pressing need for the industry to take action. That is the view of

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Posted by Andrew Donoghue on February 26, 2010 at 2:30pm

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eWEEK Europe UK: IBM Hopes To Trigger UK Nuclear Renaissance

Smarter information management systems will be a crucial part of efforts to push the development of cheaper and safer nuclear power in the UK, according to IBM. The tech company released details of a survey this week which it claims reveals a more positive attitude to nuclear power in the UK, with consumers more amenable to the technology

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Posted by Andrew Donoghue on February 9, 2010 at 11:30am

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Business Green: How to draw up a green travel policy

In a perfectly sustainable world, drafting a green travel policy document would involve little more than grabbing a sheet of A4 paper and scribbling the words "all business travel is banned henceforth" in bright green felt-tip pen.

The simplest and most effective way to make business travel more sustainable is to take a default position that it shouldn't happen and then make anyone who disagrees justify why a business trip is necessary.

Unfortunately, back in the real world, some sort of busin… Continue

Posted by Andrew Donoghue on January 27, 2010 at 1:30pm

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eWEEK: Toxic Tech Group Slams Avatar 3D TV Upgrades


A US environmental group has criticised the companies behind science fiction film Avatar for promoting 3D technology, which the charity believes will lead to consumers unnecessarily upgrading TVs and consigning the old technology to the waste stream.
In a blog posting late last week, Silicon Valley Toxic Co… Continue

Posted by Andrew Donoghue on January 27, 2010 at 1:22pm

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Microsoft Unified Comms Appliance Hits the UK

UC Expo: A single appliance designed to replace phones and other comms systems with Microsoft software has launched in the UK


Home Secretary Defends McKinnon Extradition Decision

Alan Johnson has defended his decision to extradite hacker Gary McKinnon, claiming he needs to "face the music"


Bookseller Jumps On iPad E-Reader Wagon

Barnes & Noble plans to release an e-reader application for Apple's upcoming iPad tablet PC, suggesting a strategy of porting its own e-reader brand onto as many screens as possible


Hospital Data Centre Gets Clean, Flywheel Energy

Old-fashioned flywheel power systems are providing hospital data centres with clean, green backup power using a centuries-old technology


Opera Mini 5 Beta Launched On Google Android

The Opera Mini 5 Beta for Google Android includes such features as Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and boosted speed


Microsoft Ballot Screen ‘Inconsistent’ With EC Goals

Seven smaller web browser makers have asked Microsoft to alter its EU browser ballot screen to give their products equal billing


Oracle To Sun Users: Put Away The Red Pen

SPARC servers and Solaris are key to its single-stack approach, says Oracle. But should customers believe it?


Intel Debuts ‘Gulftown’ Six-Core CPU For Consumers

Intel has shown off its first six-core PC processor aimed at consumers, codenamed ‘Gulftown,’ at the Game Developers Conference


MPs Urge Facebook to Add Child Protection Button

Harriet Harman says MPs are "taking action" to make Facebook adopt the UK's CEOP online protection scheme for children - although the site has argued it is not needed


FTC Seeks Rival Input Over Google AdMob Bid

The FTC is looking for official declarations from Google rivals about Google's proposed purchase of mobile ad provider AdMob, which could signal the regulator may challenge the deal


 

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