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An article about expanding categories in the 80 Plus incentive program for high efficiency computer power supplies has been posted at our affiliate site, Silent PC Review. Nearly 500 models are now 80 Plus approved, and they processed 230,000 rebates last year, but market penetration of high efficiency powered computers remains at under one percent. Story link

The Green Grid, a consortium of IT companies and professionals, seeks to lower the overall consumption of power in data centers around the globe. Membership already includes all the major players in the PC industry. Launched at the start of 2007, the organization is chartered to develop meaningful, platform-neutral standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve energy efficient performance of global data centers.

This fanless 500MHz addition to the VIA Eden ultra low voltage (ULV) processor line has an idle power of just 0.1 watt to meet the low power requirements of a wide range of industrial, commercial and ultra mobile applications. The ultra compact 21mm x 21mm NanoBGA2 package enables the x86 platform to squeeze into a smaller chassis than ever.

Zonbu claims their new green computer received the highest certification possible from the Green Electronics Council's EPEAT tool and consumes an average of just 15W. They offer a free end-of-life take-back service.

The New York Times reported April 23, 2007 about how mainstream online publishers like Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive and the National Geographic Society are creating new environment-focused sites and "increasing their offerings of 'green' content, hoping to attract readers and advertising revenues from manufacturers and retailers who are suddenly walking the earth-friendly path." Green is apparently one of the top growing ad markets.

Natalie Behring visited an e-waste dump in the southern Chinese city of Guiyu with a camera and captured a series of appalling scenes for a photo essay published by Foreign Policy

Beijing, China, 13 April 2007 - VIA Technologies and Hewlett-Packard unveiled the HP Compaq dx2020, a highly energy efficient commercial PC for the China market powered by the VIA C7-D desktop processor.