Our joint Clean Energy Research Center is funding new approaches to energy efficiency, clean coal -- which we both need to deal with -- and clean vehicles.

WHITEHOUSE: U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

John White, executive director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technology, told The New York Times.

NPR: Can U.S. Go 'Green' Even When Oil Prices Drop?

Increase the energy efficiency of notebook computers and data center products 25 times by 2020 from 2010 levels.

ENGADGET: Intel wants to have conflict-free processors by the end of 2013

We see the standard being expanded horizontally to address the specific needs of new markets such as energy efficiency, in-car networking, data-center networking and content delivery.

ENGADGET: Ethernet gets new IEEE standard, still requires your thumbnail

The Center also released a new report on energy efficiency standards that takes agency benefit claims to task in a big way.

FORBES: Regulation in the Obama Administration -- However You Slice, It's A Turkey

Thanks to data center managers who are vigilantly seeking improved energy efficiency on your behalf, your power usage in the cloud is being managed responsibly.

FORBES: The Growing Energy Demands Of Living Your Life In The Cloud

From a gallery in The Post Family, a collaborative art space, Moving Designers heard from internationally renowned architect Gordon Gill and artist Matthew Hoffman (creator of the You are Beautiful project) to energy efficiency expert Tim Heppner and Ryan Wilson, the stormwater program manager at the Center for Neighborhood Technology.

FORBES: Sustainability, By Design