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Companies like Google are trying to come up with creative ways to use renewable energy, like tidal power, to power energy-sucking data storage centers. But while they're coming up with ways to float their servers in the middle of the ocean, Sun Microsystems has come up with a way to cut how much energy servers use in the first place.

If you’re looking to buy a new gadget, but want to figure out which brand is greenest, you’re in luck. The Consumer Electronics Association has released its first Environmental Sustainability Report showing how major electronic companies stack up when it comes to sustainability.

If you’re looking to buy a new gadget, but want to figure out which brand is greenest, you’re in luck. The Consumer Electronics Association has released its first Environmental Sustainability Report showing how major electronic companies stack up when it comes to sustainability.

Biodegradable plastic made from renewable resources always sounds better than petroleum-based plastics, right? Well, kind of. We know that most bioplastics aren’t biodegradable in the sense that you can toss it in a compost bin and expect it to quickly disintegrate. Bioplastics still often have to go through an energy-intensive recycling process to get them to fully degrade. So, does this make them equally undesirable? Exactly how do they measure up to conventional plastics?

It’s no longer entirely up to individual companies and individual investors to make solar a significant source of US electricity – rather, if it is going to happen, it is up to utilities.