Report: Greenhouse gas reduced in Silicon Valley

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: October 26, 2006| Author: Paul Rogers | Copyright information

In the grand scheme of things, Silicon Valley emits just a tiny fraction of the world's greenhouse gases.

Nevertheless, a coalition of major Silicon Valley businesses, nonprofits and government agencies is working to demonstrate that it is possible to take on global warming and make money while doing it.

According to a report coming out today, 14 members of the coalition known as Sustainable Silicon Valley cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 12 percent from 2000 to 2005. Thos...

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