Archive for the ‘Green Business’ Category

We can all set our power options to switch off our monitor after a certain amount of inactive time - however, that time is still being spent consuming electricity.

Enter the Eizo Nanao FlexScan monitors with EcoView Sense.

EcoView Sense allows the monitor to sense movement, or more accurately, the lack of movement. After 40 seconds of inactivity in the monitors proximity, it will automatically shut down.

You can read about it at New Monitor Watches You.

Here’s an excellent article that reiterates that you can save money while becoming more green.

The article has lots of great suggestions. You can find it at LEED the Way with Sustainability: Go Green without Spending Too Much Green.

I keep commenting about this from an environmental perspective. Making environmentally friendly choices can also make economic sense – they don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Sure, at times an environmental change will have additional costs, but that’s not always going to be the case. There are so many ways that we can help the environment and reduce costs. One such way is by simply conserving energy.

The Dairy Business Association has come to this realization. They have created what they call Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

Here’s a quote that describes EMS

You can read more about the initiative at http://www.wdexpo.org/2009/04/20/wis-announces-accomplishments-of-green-tier/.