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BiographyMatthew Wheeland
Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com. He has a long background in environmental journalism and new media, and is a graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz and the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He has previously worked at publications including Sierra Magazine, AlterNet and Greater Good Magazine; his writings on the environment, politics, culture and business have appeared in a wide range of print and online publications.
Blogs
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The past year has brought a sea change in the world of IT, with big changes underway in every aspect of computers' lifecycles, as well as increasing awareness of the power of the computer age to address larger environmental issues.
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IBM applies its computing expertise -- and the idle processing power of 400,000 civilians -- to explore ways to make rice fields more productive by analyzing the grain's proteins and come up with higher-yield and more nutritious strains.
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The surprise announcement today that Lee Scott will be stepping down as CEO of the retail behemoth made waves in the media. How will his replacement, Mike Duke, address the company's environmental ambitions?
Features
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For Boisset Family Estates, wine is part of a long tradition, but one that is not always in tune with what's best for the environment. Jean Charles Boisset explains some of the innovations the company has developed for its packaging and marketing, and how they highlight the potential for -- and the challenges of -- changing a business as tradition-based as winemaking.
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With its Considered design ethos, Nike is increasingly developing and reimagining shoes in innovative ways to reduce waste and chemical use, all while maintaining the brand's high performance standards. Lorrie Vogel, the General Manager for Nike's Considered products, explains what makes a product Considered, and how the company has turned trash into treasure.
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As IT needs take up an ever-bigger part of companies' energy bills and purchasing budget, the costs of maintaining computers based on their performance per dollar are growing exponentially. Ken Brill of the Uptime Institute spoke with GreenBiz Radio about the surprisingly easy ways to drop IT costs while improving performance.
Articles
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The country's leading tech companies showcased their innovations and green strategies at the recent CEATEC electronics show.
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With the global financial meltdown sending every company "back to the blackboard," a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit finds that almost three-quarters of businesses with CSR programs in place are seeing financial benefits as a result of achieving environmental goals.
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According to research firms and reports from OEMs, the country -- long a market for IT of all types -- has begun addressing excessive energy use and its environmental footprint
Podcast
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The issue of what companies and manufacturers should do with toxic -- but still valuable -- electronic waste has made lots of headlines recently, and in this interview with GreenBiz Radio Barbara Kyle, the national coordinator of the Electronics Takeback Coalition, explains how companies can get out ahead of their looming e-waste problem.
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Peter Williams, the Chief Technology Officer for IBM's Big Green Innovations project, explains how the company's idea for a new, nonprofit water organization can make managing our most precious resource even more efficient.
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Mike McKeever, the executive director of the Sacramento Council of Governments, talks to GreenBiz Radio about implementing the area's widely praised smart growth strategy and how smart growth is changing how businesses plan their own growth.
