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May 22nd, 2008

How “green” is the tech world?

Posted by: Mario Di Simine
Tags: Ask

Display laptop computersReuters turned the table on executives at the Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit and asked them to describe what they are doing in their own lives to reduce their carbon footprint. Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter is changing every light bulb in his home to compact fluorescents, Mozilla CEO John Lilly spends more time on the Internet than in his car and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar tries to drive his car as little as possible. Not everyone is up to the task: Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says he’s “actually doing nothing.” For the full story, click here .

Other industries have come under pressure to become more environmentally friendly. Are the tech and media industries green enough?

For full coverage of the Reuters Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit, click here .

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Interesting stuff…

- Posted by Libby

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