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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Three months after launching energy management software to help U.S. consumers cut their PC energy use, Verdiem introduced the free software to the United Kingdom market.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- ICT could also save the country up to $240 billion from gross energy and fuel savings, according to research from The Boston Consulting Group and The Climate Group released Tuesday. The groups unveiled the U.S. addendum to a previously released report called "SMART 2020: enabling the low carbon economy in the information age," which used a global scope.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The nonprofit Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) for the first time scored major TV manufacturers for their recycling efforts, including commitment, volume of goods taken and public policy stance. The group assigned Sony the top grade -- a B- -- followed by Samsung, LG and Wal-Mart, each of whom earned C marks.
GAO Report on the EPA's E-Waste Regulations and Enforcement
In this report from the U.S. General Accounting Office, the EPA's policies and practices on keeping toxic e-waste from being exported to developing nations for disposal are scrutinized and criticized. The report finds that the federal governments regulations are thinly enforced, and that the EPA has no plans to begin enforcing regulations aimed at keeping toxic substances from electronics from leaving the U.S., where they are destined for developing nations and end up dramatically harming human health and the environment.
The report recommends steps that the EPA and federal government can take to improve the country's processing and tracking of e-waste, suggesting that because the American public has embraced the reduce, reuse and recycle mantra of environmental stewardship, the government should do the same.
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