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Facebook Open Compute and the PUE Trifecta

By Julius Neudorfer on May 18, 2011 Comments Off on Facebook Open Compute and the PUE Trifecta 48V backup battery, Amazon, ASHRAE TC9.9, CTO, data center design, energy efficiency, environmental, Facebook, Google, Green Computing, Green-IT, Greg Huff, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Industry Standard Servers, Julius Neudorfer, OR, Oregon, Power Usage Effectiveness, Prineville, PUE, rack mounted servers, sealed gel-cell battery, TC9.9 specification, Triplet Rack, Yahoo, Yahoo Chicken Coop

In this post Julius discusses some of the innovations that are cropping up in forward thinking data center design ranging from the adoption of Yahoo’s chicken coop architecture that is suited for utilizing ambient air cooling; new server designs optimized for hot aisle/cold aisle architecture; and innovative approaches to power supply. While most operators do not have the deep pockets and resources of players like Facebook, Google, Yahoo or Amazon — all mentioned in this post — the kinds of forward thinking innovations being pioneered by these companies are bound to have a wider impact.

27 Areas of Potential Job Growth In the Green Economy

By stephen_hinton on January 5, 2010 8 Comments (ARRA), accidental toxic releases, accounting, acid rain, alternative energy, architecture, Atlanta, atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric scientists, biofuels, biomass, building practices, cap-and-trade, carbon capture, Carbon Consulting, carbon credits, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, carbon market, carbon trading market, Civil Engineering, Climate Change, climate controls, Computer Aided Design, construction, contaminated water, D.C., Department of Energy, e-waste, economy, Electrical Engineering, electrical grid, Emissions Trading, energy, energy consumption, Energy Management, engineering, environmental, environmental clean-up, environmental engineering, Environmental Information Systems, environmental investigations, environmental restoration, environmental scientists, EPA, Forensic Accounting, forestry, Geographic Information Systems, Geotechnical Engineering, Geothermal, GHG emissions, Government compliance, green jobs, green roof, green standards, Greenhouse Gas Auditing, greenhouse gas regulations, greenhouse gases, Hazardous Waste Managers, Hinton Human Capital, horticulture, HVAC, hydroelectric, Industrial Waste Treatment, infrastructure, Landscape Architecture, LEED certification, light rail, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical engineers, Nitrogen Oxide, NOx, Nuclear Engineering, nuclear waste, offset, OR, ozone depletion, pollutants, Portland, power plants, recycled building materials, recycling, Remote Sensing, Resource Efficiency Managers, retrofitted, reuse, risk management, risk management service, rural broadband, Science, Sequestration, smart grid, solid waste, SOx, STEM, Stephen Hinton, Structural Engineering, Structural Engineers, Sulphur Oxide, technical professionals, technology, Trading, transit, waste, wastewater treatment systemsm, water infrastructure upgrade programs, water treatment systems, weather, wind, Xeriscaping

Stephen Hinton, provides a compilation of professionals that will see growth as the US economy goes green. He predicts that those in STEM professions (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) will experience the most job security.

GE Lands $1.4 Billion Contract to Supply Wind Turbines for Largest Wind Farm Built in the US

By Chris de Morsella on December 14, 2009 3 Comments Alex Urquhart, Arlington, bird kill, CA, Caithness Energy, California, California renewable portfolio, EPA, FL, Florida, GE, GE 2.5xl wind turbine, GE Energy Financial Services, GE Power & Water, General Electric, green energy, green jobs, Marc Ulrich, Morrow County, OR, Oregon, Pensacola, renewable energy, salazar, Shepherds Flat, Southern California Edison, Steve Bolze, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wind energy, wind farm, wind power, wind turbine

General Electric (GE) one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines has landed a $1.4 billion contract to supply wind turbines and related services for Caithness Energy’s Shepherds Flat 845MW capacity wind farm. The Shepherds Flat project when completed will cover an area of 30 square miles, in Morrow County, in the Northeast portion of Oregon, near the town of Arlington and will feature 238 GE 2.5xl wind turbines to be installed in 2011-2012.

Thinking About a Green MBA?

By Chris de Morsella on October 26, 2009 5 Comments Arizona, Arthur D. Little, AZ, CA, California, CareerBuilder, CO, Colorado, corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, CSR, CSR Jobs Report, CSR MBA, D.C., distribution, District of Colombia, Ellen Weinreb CSR Recruiting, energy efficiency, environmental practices, environmental professionals, FL, Florida, GA, Georgia, Green Dream Jobs, Green Economy Post, Green Marketing, Green MBA, Green MBA Program Directory, green packaging, green workforce development, greenbiz, Hawaii, HI, IA, Illinois IL, IN, Indiana, Iowa, Jim Cassio, MA, Maine, Massachusetts, Master of Business Administration, ME, MI, Michigan, Minnesota, MN, NC, Net Impact, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, NH, NJ, North Carolina, NY, OH, Ohio, Online Green MBA, OR, Oregon, PA, Pennsylvania, recent college graduate, reducing waste, sustainability professionals, sustainable business degree, sustainable practices, sustainable product development, sustainable production, sustainable supply chain, Tennessee, Texas, TN, triple bottom line, TX, UT, Utah, Vermont, VT, WA, Washington, Washington D.C., WI, Wisconsin

Are you a recent graduate discovering how difficult the current market is, unemployed, worried you might soon lose your job or just feel that your career seems stuck in place? Are you thinking that now may be the best time to re-tool your career? Going for a green MBA, now, while the job market is stagnant may be a smart move; both for recent graduates, currently unemployed (or underemployed) professionals as well as for those who want to forge a path into a career in corporate sustainability. But what is a Green MBA, why is it important and what schools are offering them? These are the questions this post delves into.

Green Jobs Pay Well and are Replacing Old Jobs That Have Been Lost, Study Finds

By Tracey de Morsella on October 16, 2009 3 Comments Ann Arbor, Austin, AZ, Baltimore, biofuels, biomaterials, Boston, building retrofits, CA, Chicago, Clean Edge, Clean tech, Clean Tech Job Trends 2009, clean tech manufacturing, clean-tech companies, clean-tech compensation, clean-tech economy, Clean-tech educational initiatives, clean-tech job sectors, clean-tech jobs, CO, coal, conservation, D.C., Denver, detroit, energy efficiency, green career, green education, green educational initiatives, green jobs, green training, Houston, IL, localization, Los Angeles, MA, manufacturing jobs, MD, MI, New York, NY, Oakland, OR, Pheonix, Portland, Ron Pernick, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, solar;, The Clean Tech Revolution, The smart grid, TX, utility industry, VA, WA, Washington, wind

Yesterday, Clean Edge, Inc., a clean-tech research and publishing firm, released Clean Tech Job Trends 2009. The report provides an investigation of how clean-tech jobs in the U.S. and globally are changing the face of industry, where the hotbeds of growth exist, and whether current clean-tech salaries are living up to their ‘green-over blue-collar’ promise.

Sierra Magazine Names Top 20 Most Eco-Enlightened Cool Schools

By Tracey de Morsella on August 27, 2009 2 Comments academics, administration, America’s greenest universities, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment-, Arizona, Arizona State University, Arizona State University at Tempe, Arizona State University-Tempe, Asheville, Avital Binshtock, AZ, Bal Harbor, Bates College, battery recycling, Berea College, Berkeley, Bike Emory", bike rental, biodegradable take-out containers, Boulder, Buff Energy Star program, CA, California, Cambridge, campus climate plan, campus sustainability, Cape Cod Community Colleg, car-sharing, carbon neutrality, carbon reduction, Carbondale, Carleton College, Carlisle, Carnegie Mellon University, carpool, Center for Environment and Sustainability Education, climate warming, CO, coal research center, College of the Atlantic, Colorado, Columbia University, Commission on the Environment, compostable waste, computer recycling/disposal, Connecticut, COTE, CT, Dean of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Affairs, Department of Environmental Studies, DePaul University, desk-side recycling program, Dickinson College, Duke University, Durham, e-waste collection, Eco-Dawgs, EcoMug, Ecovillage, efficiency, emissions reductions, Emory College, Emory University, energy, energy conservation, Energy Management Team, Energy Star, Energy Star Policy, Environmental Alliance, environmental impacts, Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, environmental studies program, Evergreen State College, Facebook, FL, fluorescent bulb recycling, food, food waste composting program, Free Store, Gainesville, George Jones Farm, Georgia Tech, global warming, Green Campus Loan Fund, Green Purchasing, Green SealTM cleaning products, Harvard University, Haverford College, hazardous waste pickups, hydrogen fueling station, Irvine, Jimmy Carter Solar Panels, Legacy Flooring, Les Purce, Lewiston, locally grown, Los Angeles, MA, Maine, market garden, Massachusetts, ME, Middlebury, Middlebury College, NC, NetZero, New Hampshire, New Haven, New York, New York University, NH, North Carolina, NU, Oberlin, Oberlin College, Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, Office of Environmental Stewardship, OH, Ohio, Olympia, OR, organic food, organic food waste, Pennsylvania. PA, pollution prevention, Pomona College, purchasing, rank, ranking, Retrofit, ride board, Salem, Santa Cruz, Seattle, Sierra Magazine, solar panels, Southern Illinois University, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Sustainability Coordinator, sustainable practices, sustainable transportation, Tempe, Texas Tech, transportation, Unity College, University of California, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Colorado, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Florida at Gainesville, University of Georgia, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, University of Vermont Burlington, University of Washington, VA, Vermont, VT, WA, Warren Wilson College, Washington, Waste Management, waste minimization, waste removal, Waste Watchers, Willamette University, Yale Sustainable Food Project, Yale University, zero-waste facility, Zimride, Zipcar

Last week, Sierra Magazine named the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop global warming and operate sustainably. The magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that they believe are making a true impact for the planet, and marks Sierra’s third annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The […]

Greenopia Ranks 50 State Governors for Environmental Responsibility

By Tracey de Morsella on July 29, 2009 3 Comments 50 Greenest Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Richardson, Bill Ritter, biofuel, Brownfields, CA, California, California Green Corps, Carbon Fund, carbon offset, Christine Gregoire, Clean and Clear Water Action Plan, Clean Car initiative, clean energy, clear-cutting, Climate Action Plan, Climate Change, CO, coastlands, Colorado, Connecticut, Connecticut Green Lodging, conservation, CT, eco-leaders, electronics recycling program, emissions, Energy Master Plan, energy-efficient, environmental, forestlands, forests, Fort Collins, global, global warming pollution, Governor, Governor O’Malley, Governor Baldacci, Governor Corzine, Governor Douglas, Governor Gregoire, Governor Kulongoski, Governor Rell, Governor Richardson, Governor Schwarzenegger, green, green collar jobs, green economy, green jobs, green lifestyles, greenest cities, greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse Reduction Act, Greening, Greenopia, James Douglas, jobs, Jodi Rell, John Baldacci, Jon Corzine, LEED, LEED standards, liquidation harvesting, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Maine, mandatory, Martin O'Malley, Maryland., MD, ME, mercury limit laws, mountains, New Energy Economy, New Jersey, New Mexico, NJ, NM, offshore wind, OR, Oregon, Portland, Program Open Space, recycling, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, renewable energy, resource conservation, River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, Solar Roof Program, solar;, sustainable standards, tax incentives, Ted Kulongowski, Ten Greenest Governors, Vermont, VT, WA, Washington, water purification, Western Climate Initiative, wildlife habitats, wind, zero energy

Greenopia recently released a comprehensive ranking of 50 governors in the US and compared their policies, transparency, and interest group ratings to determine which governors were eco-leaders and reveals which state governments are most dedicated to preserving the environment. Topping the list is Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado followed closely by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.

Green Event Spotlight: 2009 Green Professionals Conference

By Tracey de Morsella on July 14, 2009 1 Comment employment, emvironment, energy efficiency, Green Business, green professionals, Green Professionals Conference, job seekers, jobs, OR, Oregon, Portland, Students, sustainability, sustainability industry, sustainable

The 2009 Green Professionals Conference is a one-day event focusing on the future of the industry and employment opportunities. The Green Professionals Conference provides job-seekers, first and second year Green Professionals and industry experts with vital networking, educational resources and employment opportunities. By uniting individuals and organizations with a common vision, this event cultivates a community dedicated to a more sustainable world.