Sustainable IT: Chipmaker Intel said it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours per year in renewable energy credits — making it, according to the EPA, the single largest corporate purchaser of green power in the U.S., Ted Samson reports. RECs are effectively electricity generated from renewable sources. “I commend Intel here for its move. In an ideal world, of course, companies seeking to run their operations on clean technology would be able to draw on clean energy straight from the grid, rather than having to buy RECs,” Samson explains in this Sustainable IT post. “Given the momentum of the clean-tech movement, that should become feasible in coming years.” Show of the week: The semi-annual Demo conference is underway in Palm Springs, Calif. and the most recent demonstration to impress Ephraim Schwartz was of Hubdub’s combination news aggregation and predective platform. Hubdub, however, is but one of 77 companies presenting what they hope is a good idea and, in so doing, looking to snag VC investment from audience members. Ongoing coverage: Demo 2008 Tomorrow’s tech today. (Full Disclosure: Demo is owned by IDG World Expo, the parent company of InfoWorld.) Data management: While many are saddened by the death of Ken Henderson, author of Guru’s Guide to SQL Server series of books, among others, Sean McCown feels it on a more personal level. “He was the coolest guy I think I’ve ever met and I know his family is devastated. I’m going to miss sitting in his office at MS talking about just anything and everything,” McCown writes in Felt around the world. “I consider myself lucky to have been brought into his circle.” The news beat: Earthlink founder Sky Dayton is stepping down as CEO of Helio, to be replaced by Wonhee Sull, Helio’s current president and COO. eBay says it will lower fees and tighten seller standards in changes it hopes will make shopping safer and easier. A report released on Tuesday estimates that India’s BPO industry could reach $50 billion by 2012, up from $11 billion of today. And Apple readies MacBook Air add-ons, including an external optical drive, an Ethernet adapter, a video connector, and new thrid-party cases for the unusually-sized computer. Technology Industry