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February 28, 2008

Executive tells R.I. conference: Green is the word

Journal Photo/Steve Szydlowski

The web page of 1E, a global Windows management software and services company was on hand with software that automatically shuts down computers when not in use. Brown University is hosting a conference today to highlight "green" technology in the business world.

PROVIDENCE -- A green revolution is underway at corporations around the world, Joel Makower, chairman and executive editor of Greener World Media, told about 400 business people this morning at the 2008 Green Technology Conference at the Rhode Island Conference Center.

In just the last 120 days, Makower said:

A leading manufacturer has produced a green cell phone that uses minimal energy when recharging.

A major auto maker has developed a production plant that produces zero waste.

A line of green cleaning products has gone to market and another company converted its fleet of 1,000 trucks to bio-diesel.

However, Makower said there are still no standards for what makes a company green, activists don’t reward companies that do good, Wall Street still isn’t paying attention and the public doesn’t know who to believe.

Steve Hamburg, director of the Global Environment Program at Brown, challenged everyone at the conference, sponsored by the Brown Forum for Enterprise, to come up with one idea that would make money, reduce carbon emissions and lessen energy usage.

At the same time.

-- Journal staff writer Peter B. Lord

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