Archive for November, 2008

The must-haves for holiday entertaining (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

The day and time are set, and the menu is planned. Now it’s time to focus on the basics. We asked several experts for their thoughts on household essentials for holiday entertaining. Photo caption: Use folding chairs for extra seating. Photo by Washington Post

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U-M saves energy, cash with green computing (Detroit Free Press)

Spurred into action by a phone call from Google cofounder Larry Page, the University of Michigan is on its way to becoming a leader in green computing, hoping to save money and the environment.

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Intel, HP Describe Green Strategy (PC World)

‘Greenergy’ forum highlights plans for recycling, green packaging, cutting energy consumption, and more.

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Shopper’s Green Helping Retailers out of the Red? (WTVC Chattanooga)

Retailers across the country are hoping to get out of the red and into the black after shoppers dish out the green. It’s the biggest shopping day of the year but with the economy at one of the lowest in our time how will the stores fare?

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Green IT - a Luxury or a Necessity for Local Government? (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

As the recession bites and budgets tighten across the public sector will green initiatives be put on the back boiler? Or will green goals be embedded as a key aid to efficiency?

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