Green Initiatives

DC Features

• E-Waste: E-trash Swamps the Developing World
  Environmentalists say that besides global warming, electronic waste, or "e-waste," is the most threatening environmental problem in the world today. Mounting global sales of electrical and electronic products are generating an equally imposing amount of toxic waste that's too complicated to process.
  

DC US News

• California Campuses to be Aided by Green Power
  Public-private partnership aims to provide schools with renewable energy.
  
• A Smarter Planet: The Next Leadership Agenda
  "We will see new leaders emerge who win not by surviving the storm, but by changing the game."
  
• Municipal Technology Takes Center Stage During 2008 Democratic National Convention
  Denver's Technology Services Department provided the critical IT infrastructure, applications and communications systems to link these efforts and enable city officials to manage the historic event.
  
• Atlanta Prepares New Sustainability Portal
  SustainableAtlanta.org will be a hub for building a more environmentally conscious city.
  
• Local Officials Move Toward Monitoring Nanotechnologies
  Massachusetts city health officials urge adoption of unique voluntary program.
  
• San Francisco Issues RFI for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
  A new generation of electric vehicles, both plug-in hybrids and full-battery electric vehicles, is beginning to emerge and is expected to accelerate in the near future.
  
• Governor O'Malley Approves Wetlands License for Maryland Broadband Cooperative
  "Broadband access will help strengthen our economy and improve the lives of all Marylanders."
  

DC International News

• Presidents of Burkina Faso and Rwanda Address New Trends in ICT
  ITU high-level meeting aims to strengthen cybersecurity and mitigate climate change.
  
• Global Standards Symposium Meets in Johannesburg
  Technology leaders call for clarity in standards landscape.
  
• OECD Proposes Roadmap for the Internet Economy
  Signatories agreed to make public-sector information available for free or at minimal charge.
  
• Songdo, City of the Future, Under Construction in South Korea
  Will be connected to the Incheon International Airport, one of the world's busiest, by a new 7.4-mile bridge and linked by subway to Seoul.
  
• U.S. and Arab Mayors and Municipal Leaders Convene in Chicago for Historic Conference
  Topics include economic development and improved quality of life; education and youth; and the environment and sustainability.
  
• Survey: Lack of Clear Industry Standards Slowing Green Data Center Initiatives
  Corporate adoption of green datacenter strategies has stalled or perhaps taken a step back since last year.