Matthew Wheeland

Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com.

Oakland, CA — 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.

Cisco's EnergyWise Additions Make Green a No-Brainer GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 17, 2010
Among the many upgrades Cisco announced today to its 'Borderless Networks' plan is EnergyWise Orchestrator, which makes a simple software upgrade the only action thousands of businesses need to...
A Sneak Peek at Designing Electronics for the Environment GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 17, 2010
Despite well established practices and technologies on the market, most firms are unaware of the business benefits of desiging electronics with environmental performance in mind. An upcoming...
Greenpeace Loses Round Two in Tiff with Facebook GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 09, 2010
After calling out the social network for using electricity generated with coal for its new green data center, it turns out that at least some of Greenpeace's servers are powered by coal as well as...
Your Taco's Footprint: 19 Ingredients that Logged 64,000 Miles GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 03, 2010
A new project from a California college aims to map how far the various ingredients in your taco-truck lunch have traveled to reach your plate. ...
CloudBlue Takes Responsible E-Waste Management Global GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 03, 2010
The company aims to bring transparency and environmental responsibility to end-of-life management, focused especially on global enterprises with complex infrastructures. ...
Is a Bloom Box a Good Investment for Your Company? GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, March 01, 2010
The new Bloom Energy Server was touted far and wide last week as a game-changing fuel-cell device. We talked to some of the first owners of 'Bloom Boxes' to find out why they made the $700,000...
eBay, Walmart, Google Among First to Hop on the 'Bloom Box' Bandwagon GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 25, 2010
At a much-buzzed event yesterday on eBay's campus, Bloom Energy unveiled its Energy Server, fuel cell generators that could change the shape of how companies and municipalities get their energy....
The Smart, Connected Planet is at the Heart of IBM's Pulse 2010 GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 22, 2010
The kickoff to IBM's third-annual Pulse expo showcased how the company has its eyes on making the world's cities connected, automated and efficient, through hardware and software innovations and...
Can Facebook's Data Center be Green if it Runs on Coal? GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 18, 2010
The social network earned cheers aplenty for its recently announced energy-efficient data center, some of which are turning to jeers now that it turns out its electricity will primarily be...
After a Year of Stimulus Spending, White House Touts its Successes GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 17, 2010
One year ago today, Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Investment Act. Today, he and top administration officials are making the rounds to highlight the plan's success in recasting the...

Ford Expands Efficiency Efforts to its Dealers' Lots GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 14, 2010
At the National Automobile Dealers Association convention this weekend, Ford unveiled a pilot project aimed at helping its 3,500 dealers nationwide save energy and reduce emissions and other...
Green Economy Investments Bring 300 Percent More Jobs, Reports Find GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, June 18, 2009
Two new reports on the impacts of moving to a low-carbon economy show putting money toward energy efficiency, building retrofits and renewable energy projects can create 1.7 million new jobs,...
Investor Groups Point Finger at Climate Laggards: Exxon, Massey and Others
By Matthew Wheeland, February 18, 2009
A group of investor representatives spearheaded by Ceres yesterday announced a list of nine "Climate Laggards," including corporations from the oil industry, energy producers, automakers and home...
Grading Sustainability Reports: Creating the Curve
By Matthew Wheeland, June 16, 2007
As more and more companies publish sustainability reports, awards and studies of these reports help raise reporting standards. ...
Green Computing at Google GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, May 02, 2007
From large-scale data centers to every desktop it owns, here's how the search giant's quest for energy efficiency gets results. ...

BSR 2009: The State of Sustainability in 'The World's Workshop' GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 26, 2009
One session at this year's Business for Social Responsibility conference focused on how sustainability initiatives are taking root in China; the head of BSR's China operations sat down for an...
BSR 2009: How Business Can Make the Changes the World Needs GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 21, 2009
At the opening sessions of the 2009 BSR conference, industry and public-sector leaders explored the scope of the problems facing the world, and proposed how the global business community can shape...
Apple Becomes Latest Company to Abandon U.S. Chamber Over Climate
By Matthew Wheeland, October 05, 2009
In what is rapidly becoming the trend of the moment, Apple has become the latest company to leave the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the Chamber's opposition to climate change legislation. ...
Meatless Monday: Coming to a Cafeteria Near You? GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 05, 2009
With the adoption of a meat-free menu one day a week in the Baltimore school district, the emissions-reduction, health-improvement project got a significant boost last week, but is it an idea that...
Moss and Weeds Get the Green Treatment
By Matthew Wheeland, September 03, 2009
... albeit in totally different ways. New reports highlight how one company is using moss as a pool cleaner and another has made weed eaters and leaf blowers significantly greener. ...
Who's the Greenest Generation? New Study Finds Out Who Isn't... GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, August 28, 2009
Knowledge may not lead to action, based on the results of a survey of U.K. residents about environmental issues and behaviors. ...
Train Travel Isn't as Green as You Think GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, August 12, 2009
A new study factoring in the lifecycle and infrastructure for different modes of transportation finds that, while cars and trucks are most GHG-intensive, planes and trains are not that far apart...
China's Energy Intensity Cuts Good News for the Climate
By Matthew Wheeland, August 03, 2009
The Chinese Government announced yesterday that it had cut the amount of energy used per unit of GDP by 3.35 percent, even as the country seems poised to take on the title of world's largest...
Onion Power: Tops, Tails and Skins Become Electricity GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, July 17, 2009
Gills Onions, a large-scale onion processor in Oxnard, Calif., is unveiling a first-of-its-kind method of turning waste from business operations into electricity and major cost savings. ...
Lamborghini Jumps on the Green Wagon with Hybrid Sports Car GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, June 09, 2009
As part of an overall sustainability program, the high-end, low-quantity sports car manufacturer is bringing renewable energy to its factory, setting emissions-reductions goals, and developing a...

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Can IT Solve the World's Problems? The State of Green Business Forum 2010 GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 05, 2010
At the end of yesterday's Forum, a panel representing the world's largest IT companies talked about how to successfully apply technology to environmental challenges. ...
Re-Designing the Environmental Challenge: State of Green Business Forum 2010 GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 04, 2010
In a lightning-paced presentation, serial innovator Saul Griffith laid out the human and global scope of the climate crisis, as well as where solutions will -- and won't -- come from. ...
Taking the Pulse: State of Green Business Forum 2010 GreenBiz.com
By Matthew Wheeland, February 04, 2010
The opening of the first of two day-long events digging in deep to the findings of the State of Green Business report took stock of just how far we've come in reducing corporate impacts. ...

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