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- Artists view our relationship to tech
- On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi visited the Wood Street Galleries for an exhibit exploring how artists visualize our future relationship to consumer electronics. From hybridized robotic dogs to a piece called "Cellphone Disco," each work is meant to question viewers' level of intimacy with...
- Tags: Artist, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Personal Technology, News, kara tsuboi, robots, pittsburgh, wood street gallery, art, dogs, birds, co2, carnegie mellon, france cadet
- Videos 2008-06-04
- Trade you some CO2 for a little O2
- I wouldn't hold my breath on anything getting done about the atmosphere and climate change in the current configuration of power in Washington D.C. But there are some rumblings that may hint about the next phase of American politics.Tuesday, July 24, 230pm Eastern Time, there's a subcommittee hearing in...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- A consequence of convergence?
- Everybody talks about convergence as if it has been, or is likely to become, a real thing. Personally, I've talked about the iphone as a pocket Mac illustrating the convergence of multiple communications functions in one integrated device - and, of course, Apple's TV gadget is intended to link that...
- Tags: Sun, Linux, General, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-06-22
- Green IT: Why it matters
- Theres an environmental storm about to hit the technology industry. Information and communication technology accounts for 2 percent of global CO2 emissions, according to Gartner. Thats the equivalent of the airline industry. The big question: What are technology executives going to do about it?...
- Tags: IT Management, General, Gartner Symposium
- Blog posts 2007-04-26
- Oil and water can mix after all...
- It sounds almost too good to be true. Researchers at Queen's University in Canada have found an effective and environmentally friendly way to mix and unmix oil and water. This could help the oil industry to clean up oil spills and extract oil from tar sands. The 'surfactant' (surface active...
- Tags: emulsion, Queen
- Blog posts 2006-08-18
- Storing liquid CO2 in the oceans?
- One of the ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to capture carbon dioxide at its source, when it is emitted from power plants for example, and to store it in other places, such as depleted oil and gas reservoirs or even the ocean after liquefaction. But, according to Youxue...
- Tags: CO2
- Blog posts 2005-11-04
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- Chilling data from the Arctic
- Chilling data from the ArcticSo much hyperbole, so little factPolar bear populations are on the rise. It's stupid to think that the polar bear is so unadaptable that it can't handle a decrease in ice floes. They'll just hunt from shore. Life adapts.BTW, the sea ice is the SECOND lowest...
- Tags: Polar Bear population, Arctic, bear, lake, ice
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Chilling data from the Arctic
- Less ice, more water. More swimming, fewer polar bears. That seems to be the conclusion from some recent Arctic data. Oh, and the ARctic is belching methane, a greenhouse gas far worse at warming the atmosphere than mere CO2. The loss of...
- Tags: Polar Bear, Ice, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Cheap oil signal end of greentech bubble?
- Oil futures are dropping to depths not seen for months. Even Hurricane Ike was not able to hike up the oil futures. That devastating hurricane was trumped by the downward spin of the world's stock markets and a slew of other unencouraging economic stats. So...
- Tags: Private Equity, Stock, Stock Market, Investment, IPO, Finance, Financial Services, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- What are we breathing now? Let me guess...
- What are we breathing now? Let me guess...AIRSO!please stop using my AIR hold your breath so we can get clean air. you are messing it all up for usGET A REAL JOBBreathing deeplyconfident in the fact that the human system is excellent at filtering out all manner of substances...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, political establishment, Dude
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Coal's outspoken enemy and his uphill battle
- NASA climate scientist James Hansen is anti-coal. And he states his case firmly wherever he goes. He cites coal-burning as a major contributor to greenhouse gas in the atmosphere and a spur to global warming. Hansen was in Britain to testify on behalf of protestors there...
- Tags: Coal, James Hansen, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- EnCalcGU (zip)
- EnCalcGU calculates the cost of gas used, allowing the cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log file. EnCalcGU copes with different charging rates for gas at different times of day, alternative rates based on...
- Tags: Rate, JSutils, EnCalcGU, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- EnCalcE (zip)
- EnCalcE calculates the cost of purchasing and running electrical appliances, allowing 2 alternative items to be compared under the same running conditions. The results can be saved to a log file for later analysis. It also calculates CO2 generation. EnCalcE is part of the JSutils group of software utilities which...
- Tags: Software, JSutils, EnCalcE, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- EnCalcEU (zip)
- EnCalcEU calculates the cost of electricity, allowing the cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log file. EnCalcEU copes with different charging rates for electricity at different times of day, alternative rates based on a...
- Tags: Rate, JSutils, EnCalcEU, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- Video: Does Green IT matter for business?
- Video: Does Green IT matter for business?My tip? Follow the moneyIMHO, being "green" has become little more than a shakedown that industry is happy to play along with. After all, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we all could get laws passed that mandated that our customers purchase more...
- Tags: Does Green IT, carbon dioxide, video
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...
- Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Carbon Control Software Home Edition (exe)
- Every year inactive computers make a contribution to climate change in the form of millions of tones of CO2. Play your part in preventing global warming by using Carbon Control Software Home Edition. It works by switching off your computer when its not being used and can help reduce your...
- Tags: Computer, Carbon Control Software, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Geoengineering may be tech's answer to global warming
- There's already money going into developing geoengineering plans to combat rising temps on this planet. Shell Oil has stepped forward as an early supporter. There are a myriad suggestions on how to use mega-engineering projects to combat global warming. Sulphurous gases sprayed into the upper atmosphere. ...
- Tags: Global Warming, Proposal, Geoengineering, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, laptop computer, CherryPal C100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"
- The man from the bank stood in front of the small gathering and talked about solar energy and why his bank helped put together a community solar project in my new hometown: Ashland, Oregon. Bank of the Cascades, Executive Vice President, Bill Haden, said he explained the...
- Tags: Bank, Panel, Washington, Oregon, Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
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