While we are talking about numbers. Here is a random sprinkling of numbers I collected from different surveys.
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, issued a survey to its members to determine the need for Green Jobs.
Survey Results:
* 41% of the energy professionals who were surveyed plan to retire in the next ten years.
* 72% of energy professionals indicate a heightened shortage of qualified professionals in the energy   efficiency and renewable energy fields in the next five years.
* 70% of energy professionals …

Forrestor Research, Inc. has introduced green IT baseline calculator , online tool to help IT professionals calculate their green IT baseline.
Doug Washburn explains how this baseline calculator can help in quantifying Green IT implementation practice:

* Guide your greening efforts with solid data. Avoid guessing about what to green first by referencing concrete statistics on energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and cost per IT asset.
* Create realistic goals. Measuring IT’s energy consumption will help you estimate the possible environmental and economic benefits of …