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GREENFILES Dell Commends E.U. on Green Leadership Michael Dell commended the European Union’s initiatives on green procurement, its sustainable industrial policy and its recent communication on information and communications technology (ICT) for energy efficiency while speaking at a September conference in Brussels, Belgium. Speaking to E.U. officials, Dell said his company wanted to work with European institutions in framing these policies – and others in the future – to preserve the environment while driving economic competitiveness and productivity. Dell’s company is putting its money where his mouth is. The computer giant announced it is transitioning all of its new laptop displays to light-emitting diode (LED) in the next 12 months. According to the company, its 15-inch Dell chairman Michael Dell at LED displays consume launch of RED brand (photo an average of 43 percent courtesy of Microsoft) less power at maximum brightness than normal screens, resulting in cost and carbon savings. Also, the LED screens will contain zero mercury. In August, the company announced that it had met its carbonneutral goal more than five months ahead of schedule through a combination of operational efficiencies, greater investment in green power and responsible offsets to cover remaining impacts. The company also introduced its first hybrid PC. The computer is about 80-percent smaller than a standard desktop and consumes up to 70 percent less energy. The company also released findings of a specially commissioned IDC Green IT Barometer Study. The study showed more than half of European IT managers already have a green IT strategy in place, or plan to implement one in the next 24 months. Seventy-five percent of European organizations cited cost pressure as a key driver, while 72 percent cited regulatory requirements. Mr. Dell said that European countries such as the U.K. are developing aggressive strategies for greening IT, adding, “Dell wants to work with private and public sector institutions across Europe to help them in these crucially important efforts.“ View a copy of the study at www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/comply/IDCWP28Q.pdf. 22 Pollution Engineering MAY2008 http://www.auburnsys.com http://www.auburnsys.com http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/comply/IDCWP28Q.pdf http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/comply/IDCWP28Q.pdf

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Pollution Engineering - November 2008 Contents The Editor's Desk EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Casebook Canada Environment Management The Green Files Waste Island Phase I ESAs and Vapor Intrusion Meeting the Mercury Target Wet ESPs - The Sky's the Limit Most Successful IFAT China Ever Thermoplastic to the Rescue Install a Trench Without Open Excavations Remediate Impacted Soils Without Accumulation of Metabolites Apply an Alternative to Wet ESP Solve These Common Pump Problems Minimize Risks Handling Ammonia Monitor International Regulatory Developments for Audits Skim Oil and Save Prevent Chemical Vapor Intrusion Spill Control and Containment Products Pumps and Systems Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - November 2008

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