Saving the Climate One Computer at a Time

Energy efficiency has been all the rage recently, as companies look to reduce CO2 emissions from energy use and save money at the same time. Buildings and vehicles have been the big focus to date, but a new group called the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is targeting the high tech sector.

The membership currently consists of 40 companies, including a lot of the major players in the internet community. Hardware (Dell, IBM, HP, EMC), OEMs, (Intel, Delta Electronics), Software (Red Hat, Microsoft, Linux Foundation), Internet (eBay), and NGOs (NRDC, WWF, WRI) are all part of the mix. Other non tech-sector members include the EPA, California