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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:45 PM

Microsoft becomes first US corporate campus to achieve Green Restaurant Certification for its cafeterias

By implementing a variety of new environmentally sustainable practices, including a new recycling program, Microsoft’s Redmond campus has become the first United States corporate campus whose foodservice has achieved Certified Green Restaurant™ status
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Monday, August 25, 2008 9:41 PM

Microsoft’s new recycling program cuts Redmond headquarters waste in half

As part of Microsoft’s goal to minimize our operational impact on the environment, we recently implemented a new recycling program that is helping to cut our Redmond corporate campus waste in half. Launched by our Real Estate & Facilities team, these
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:56 AM

Microsoft Provides Online Stage for Leaders to Share Opinions on How Technology Can Address Climate Change

All over the world, people are using technology to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, protect endangered species, and help businesses operate more efficiently. To promote the sharing of information on this topic, Microsoft has invited environmental and
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:30 AM

Microsoft Australia: Advancing Environmental Sustainability through Software

Environmental sustainability is an important issue at Microsoft Australia. From developing online resources that share environmental news and information to recognizing innovative environmental software solutions by partners, Microsoft Australia is helping
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Monday, August 11, 2008 7:42 AM

Where to Find Resources on Microsoft’s Environmental Business Practices

Interested in learning more about Microsoft’s Environmental Business Practices? If so, check out the Our Commitment section of the Microsoft Environment site . Here, you can: Review Microsoft’s Climate Change Policy Statement; Access Microsoft’s Carbon
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Monday, August 11, 2008 12:58 AM

Unleashing Power Management Features in Windows Vista

Last week, Microsoft made two major announcements with respect to PC power management: endorsing a free power management application for consumers and launching a free ENERGY STAR solution for licensed System Center Configuration Manager 2007 users .
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:50 AM

Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist Introduces Free Power Management Application for Consumers

Earlier today, Microsoft’s CES Rob Bernard, Verdiem’s CEO Kevin Klustner, and the Climate Savers Computing Initiative’s President Lorie Wigle announced the launch of Verdiem's Edison , a power management application offered free to PC users around the
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 9:37 AM

Microsoft Launches ENERGY STAR Compliant Power Management Tool for IT Administrators

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 has launched a new Desired Configuration Management (DCM) pack that fully complies with ENERGY STAR configuration guidelines! The new pack, which is endorsed by the United States Environmental
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:00 AM

Verdiem Launches free energy monitoring app – Edison

Today Verdiem announced Edison , a free energy monitoring application that allows eco-conscious consumers to actively control their PC’s energy consumption – and their household’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Microsoft and Climate Savers Computing
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:36 AM

Partners Leverage Virtual Earth to Deliver Environmental Solutions

In the last year, a number of partners have leveraged Virtual Earth technology to deliver innovative environmental solutions: Sungevity designed a global mapping platform, based on Microsoft’s Virtual Earth, which lowers the cost of solar energy installation,
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Monday, August 04, 2008 10:04 PM

Climate Change Analysis Enabled by High-Performance Computing

How can we leverage the potential of high-performance computing to better model the effect of global climate change? Microsoft researcher Dan Reed examines this question in a new article for the Microsoft Environment web site. According to Dan, "Computational
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Monday, August 04, 2008 8:51 PM

Microsoft Technology Enables Motorists to Reduce Car Emissions

Microsoft Auto and its partners are innovating new environmental solutions. The most prominent of these is Fiat’s EcoDrive, which launched earlier this year. EcoDrive opens an exciting new era in auto technology — one in which cars and drivers work together
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Monday, August 04, 2008 8:30 PM

Studying Climate Change in Alaska with Microsoft Research

Have you heard about the innovative climate change research underway at Microsoft Research? One of the projects, entitled SEAMONSTER, is a joint effort between researchers at Microsoft and the University of Alaska. Sponsored by a $900,000 grant from NASA,
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