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Tucked into the financial reform bill that passed this week is a provision many sustainable electronics advocates will be happy about. Publicly-traded companies and electronics corporations will now be required to reveal whether or not they use "conflict-free" minerals.

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Google is a big promoter of green energy, from dreami

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Last week we caught word that Dr. Craig Venter and team have developed the first self-replicating cell to be made from synthesized DNA.

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Greenpeace is all about making companies who talk the talk actually walk the walk, especially when it comes to technology.

This year, Earth Day turns 40. And you probably think you know how it got its start. From Gaylord Nelson, the Wisconsin senator, right? Well, we take nothing away from Sen. Nelson. He deserves credit as a founding father of Earth Day, April 22, and as a result, the modern environmental movement.

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Chalk this one up in the interesting but not earth-shaking category: GreenBiz reports that because of a shift in the products it sells, from les

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We're seeing it more and more with big companies - they're telling their suppliers to start tracking their footprints. It's part of a must-have business strategy for companies facing an economy that more and more revolves around carbon footprints.

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As Corporate Responsibility magazine puts it, shopping at Abercrombie & Fitch "requires an act of faith." Not one that you can actually look like their models, but because the company has just absolutely zero transparency.

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Earlier this week we talked about a Greenpeace report showing how IT is responsible for a vast amount of carbon emissions, and yet is also a tool capable of greatly reducing the carbon footprint of companies.

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A new report from Greenpeace shows cloud computing GHG emissions are set to triple by 2020.