President-elect Barack Obama's team sent out an e-mail earlier this week to people on his campaign's giant e-mail list, inviting them to send in their own ideas about energy and the environment. They want to harness the change Americans seem to crave on this front, the spirit that may have helped them win a couple of weeks ago. They want to harness us.

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By Albert Bozzo

When it comes to sustainability, Dell is thinking big--and small. And it's the big things that are paying off the most.

In August, Dell met its much publicized goal to be carbon neutral ahead of schedule, lending some credibility to its less tangible quest of being the "greenest technology company on the planet."

Of course, it helps to have an eco-minded chairman, CEO and company founder in the person of Michael Dell.

To read more, go to green.cnbc.com.

Our friends at Carbonrally.com are hosting a face to face carbon challenge between the Fighting Irish and the Orange.  NBC Universal is throwing down $10,000 to the rival who can build the largest Carbonrally team. It all comes together on November 22 when the Fighting Irish and the Orange take the field. The team that grows the largest by November 30 will take home $10K to support campus eco initiatives.

Are you a student, alum, or fan? Click on a helmet below to meet the members, post and read comments, or join the team.

           

Volunteers from NBC Universal planted dozens of trees on Wednesday as part of a concerted effort to "green their routines."

They planted trees and perennials, removing leaves, and beautifying the Carver Houses in East Harlem with the New York Restoration Project (NYRP.)

NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker and Lauren Zalaznick, president of "Green is Universal," presented the NYRP with a grant from the NBC Universal Foundation to kick off the volunteer project.

For more go to NBCNewYork.com.

Green Week is creating quite the digital buzz.  So much so that sites that aren't a part of the NBCU family are going green and promoting it!  Thanks to the editorial team at Zap2It.com for saluting Green Week so beautifully!

In the spirit of Green Week, Conan and some of his staff created their own PSAs with their "green routines".

As the website for all of your Green Week news from around the company, we'd like to share a few of our new digital endeavors.  First, to see what's going down across the company, download our Green Week programming widget.  Check out our other widgets on the Grab It page, too.



And before you log off to tune into one of our awesome green themed shows, remember to download our new CO2 Saver from Snap.com. It will manage your computer's power usage when it's idle, saving energy and decreasing the demand on your power utility.



The less electricity produced, the fewer harmful emissions and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) are released into the atmosphere. It'll track how much energy you've saved and convert it to CO2 emission poundage - giving you your total savings as well as all of Green is Universal users!

Aching to go green but don't know where to start? Making your home more power-efficient and Earth-friendly has moved beyond obvious upgrades like swapping out incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents or installing a couple of solar panels. A lot of environmentally friendly home renovations have emerged in the last couple of years, and they're easier to implement than ever before. Even better, lots of them look sexier, too. Follow the Continue jump below to read about the 10 newest green renovations you could be seeing in your home or your neighbor's soon, and be sure to check out what other sites in the NBC Universal family are doing for Green Week.

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