This week’s round-up highlights: Google wants us to believe that bigger is greener , Facebook’s new app will help you live a greener life , Top 10 ways your IT department can go green, rising energy costs boost PC power management, and a standard method to measure storage power and efficiency to improve energy efficiency.

Google Wants to Show Why the Cloud Means Bigger is Greener
Through cloud computing and by carefully designing their data centers Google wants us to believe that bigger is greener.

Facebook Announces Green Living App that will Compare Users' Energy Saving Activities
Sure everyone knows that Facebook can help you stay up to date with Friends but now Facebook wants to help you live a greener life. The new app will show users how their energy usage compares to other users and give suggestions on how to conserve energy at home.

Top 10 Green IT Initiatives
Looking for a starting point in going green in your IT department? Here are 10 ways you can start.

Rising Energy Costs Boost Power Management
As businesses around the world feel the pressure from increasing energy prices they are looking to PC power management to help reduce costs. 

An independent measure for storage system power efficiency launched
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has announced a standard method to measure storage power and efficiency in an initiative aimed at improving the energy efficiency of storage technologies.