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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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- 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
- Another gas problem for the NEXT U.S. President
- Another gas problem for the NEXT U.S. PresidentMaybe the EPA doesn't act becauseCO2 is NOT a pollutant? Or maybe because somebody realizes that manmade global warming is the biggest hoax in history? I'm surprised that Mars has not threatened to sue the EPA. After all, there's...
- Tags: Man-made global warming, carbon dioxide, gas problem, NEXT U.S., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, global warming
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Another gas problem for the NEXT U.S. President
- Five states are threateneing to sue the Environmental Procrastination Agency over gas. Not GASoline gas, but CO2 gas. California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut are seeking tighter controls on emissions from ships, airplanes and off-road vehicles. The current EPA, of course, cannot find the time or...
- Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Healthcare, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Disasters at Whistler raining on Mozilla's summer parade
- Disasters at Whistler raining on Mozilla's summer paradeCongratulations!!!You have officially joined the tin hat brigade. Only the open source community would blame Microsoft for the weather and rock slides. Was this even really worth reporting?RE: Disasters at Whistler raining on Mozilla's summer paradeAnd Microsoft is also to blame...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Whistler, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.
- OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- In the information age, IT innovation means everything
- In the information age, IT innovation means everythingInteresting.I think many IT failures are due to misundersyanding the company's business model. The nuances if you will. This is another reason to develop internally. To take it one step further. There are many good IT personnel that only understand IT. They don't...
- Tags: Strategy, Leadership, Operating systems, information technology, innovation, Linux, Unix, blog
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming
- At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...
- Tags: global warming, government
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming
- It is going to be announced today (Friday, when the news cycle goes into snooze control) that the Environmental Procrastination Agency will take no further action on auto emissions or greenhouse gases during the George W. reign. In fact, they will seek much more comment and public input in...
- Tags: President, Government, Greenhouse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Healthcare, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Your flat screen TV could be killing the planet, read all about it
- There's a research paper being much-touted in the tech and green press: concludes that nitrogen trifluoride is many times worse for the earth's atmosphere than methane or CO2 or the more popular greenhouse gases. That nitrogen trifluoride, also known as NF3, its chemical formula, is used in making...you got...
- Tags: Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, TV, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
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