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When most of us think about Boston, we conjure up images of a historic America, the original 13 colonies and a place with early colonial influence. But; all that is about to change! Thanks to the recent efforts of Boston’s current administration, Boston is now on the cutting edge, setting a national example for early adoption of bold new environmental trends.

The city of Boston has recently made a commitment to reducing energy use and harmful greenhouse gas emissions while saving taxpayer money. Thomas M. Menino, mayor of Boston, said: “From our green building requirements to our clean vehicle policies, sustainability is a critical component of the City of Boston’s future.

Under Mayor Menino’s leadership, solar installations have been placed on a number of municipal buildings; the city has undertaken a large-scale retrofit of its school bus fleet of 500 school buses, using ultra low sulphur diesel, and are being equipped with pollution control technologies. This reduces tailpipe emissions by more than 90 percent. The city has completed an installation of 25 combined heat and power units, a key element of the Boston Public Schools overall energy management program. This saves taxpayers at least $8 million annually. Boston was also recognized as a national leader by the EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program.

Most recently, In February of 2007, the city installed Verdiem’s surveyor’ software on all PCs at Boston City Hill and it has already reduced PC energy use by an average of 44 percent. It is saving an average of 180 kWh of electricity or about $25 per PC annually through centrally managing the sleep, shut down and wake cycles. Essentially, this program simply places the PCs into lower power settings when they’re not in use, like when you go to lunch, a meeting or even home for the evening. Based on its existing customer base, annual use of Verdiem technology reduces greenhouse gas emissions at a rate equal to taking more than 8,000 passenger cars off the road for an entire year, or conserving 4,317,988 gallons of gasoline.

Bill Oates, Boston’s CIO, said the software only cost the city $25 for each PC license, and based on projections, it will save the city $25 per PC annually. “So we believe that after the first year we will have covered the cost of the license,” Oates said. After that, “we’ll save about $30,000 annually.”

So what are you waiting for?

Taken from: Tech World

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By Joshua Levitt
E-Commerce Sales and Marketing Manager for UsedCisco.com

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