Silicon Valley eyes emissions.(News) From: Waste News | Date: May 10, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Joe Truini

Silicon Valley, synonymous with technological innovation, is applying its brainpower to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A coalition of high-tech companies, along with the city of San Jose, the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the NASA Ames Research Center, have set a goal to reduce Santa Clara County's carbon dioxide emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2010.

The effort will be the equivalent of removing 1.1 million ...

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