A Green Button issue
02.07.12
The White House hopes consumers will embrace Green Button technology to reduce energy consumption. Read More »
Energy and Environment Archives
The Internet of Things Is Spreading
12.21.11
Computer communications are now embedding themselves in industrial and home technology -- whether you want them or not. Read More »
Panel: Broadband Essential To Modernizing The Nation’s Energy Grid
11.18.11
Broadband is an essential part of a 21st century energy grid, experts told the monthly Broadband Breakfast Washington discussion. Read More »
Improving Education With Broadband Innovation
07.14.11
Education continues to experiment with innovative uses of broadband. One recent program is the Sustainable Design Award program, developed by the ACE Mentor Program of America (ACE) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Read More »
How Broadband Will Benefit a Green Economy
06.30.11
The Blue Green Alliance (BGA) in coordination with its members, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has released an updated version of its landmark 2010 report “Networking the Green Economy,” urging policy makers to create an environment that allows for long term public and private investment in high-speed broadband to build more sustainable communities in rural and urban America. Read More »
Wi-fi Connected, Energy Saving Fridges Hitting the Market
06.06.11
Featuring touch screen panels and wi-fi access, a new line of connected fridges can both dispense ice and allow owners to check their Twitter accounts with the push of a button. Read More »
Sierra Club Expresses Optimism for AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
05.31.11
In a letter to members of Congress, the FCC, and the Department of Justice, the Sierra Club, one of the oldest grassroots environmental organizations in the country, expressed support for increased broadband deployment under a post-merger AT&T. Read More »
Broadband Expansion Tops UN Development Agenda
08.31.10
Broadband development will be near the top of the agenda when the United Nations General Assembly convenes on September 20. Read More »
The Benefits of Broadband
08.24.10
We have just released the 2010 edition of the Benefits of Broadband--a compilation of fact sheets that details the benefits of affordable, high-speed Internet for all Americans. Read More »
CWA and Sierra Club Join Forces on Broadband Expansion
08.03.10
Margrete Strand, the Sierra Club's Director of Responsible Trade, praised a collaborative effort between the Communications Workers of America and the Sierra Club to promote the expansion of broadband Internet at the 72nd CWA Convention and Legislative-Political Conference in July. Read More »
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