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Thursday, June 25, 2009 12:44 AM

Craig Mundie on Microsoft's 'Hohm' energy push

CNET posted a great interview with Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, focused on the background for the Microsoft Hohm application. Check out the full article here – and see the video interview below.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:08 PM

Microsoft Hohm to help consumers understand energy usage and reduce their impact on the environment

Today Microsoft announced a new online application, Microsoft Hohm that helps consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money. Microsoft Hohm is an easy-to-use tool that helps consumers lower their energy
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Friday, February 20, 2009 12:59 AM

The Rise of AV Power and Green TV

Mark Aggar, Microsoft's Environmental Technologist just posted an interesting blog entry on power usage in your home AV set-up. It definitely opened up my eyes on a few elements of my own set-up and challenged my thinking. Worth a read. http://blogs.technet.com/markaggar/archive/2009/02/19/the-rise-of-av-power-and-green-tv.asp
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Monday, November 17, 2008 9:00 PM

Greening your PC

Our Environmental Technologist, Mark Aggar, has new blog which you can read at http://blogs.technet.com/markaggar/default.aspx . One of his first blog entries is on considerations to "Green your PC". Here are the key tips cross-posted here. I’m often
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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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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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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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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 8:22 PM

Microsoft and the European Environment Agency (EEA) launch “Eye on Earth" today

Today, Microsoft and the European Environment Agency (EEA) launched “Eye on Earth” a pioneering online environmental observatory with the first of its resources: Water Watch. Water Watch is a web application that will provide the public with instant online
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