Dell's plan to help save Earth

The computer maker says it has completely neutralized its carbon emissions. Here's how. By Marc Gunther, senior writer Dell installed energy-efficient lighting, cut back on air conditioning and tapped renewable energy at its Texas headquarters. (Fortune) -- Dell is announcing Wednesday that it has become carbon neutral by turning out the lights in its offices, buying wind power and protecting endangered forests in Madagascar. It's all part of CEO Michael Dell's commitment to make the company that he started back in 1984 "the greenest technology company on the planet." But what, exactly, does becoming carbon neutral mean? It turns out that there's no agreed-upon definition of carbon neutral, even as rock groups like the Rolling Stones, events like the Super Bowl and the Oscars, and a growing number of companies have set carbon... [read full story]