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Everybody needs...water. But there's optimism.

Everybody needs...water. But there's optimism.Of all the forces aligned to destroy the American Way of Lifenature is the meanest of them all.Not terrorism, or environmentalism, or the credit crunch. Nature is today, by far, the most devious threat to the American Way of Life. Like Stephen Colbert "I've never...

Tags: GreenTech Pastures, American Way, Stupid People

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

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Two new tomes offer tips to guide your Green IT strategy

Believe it or not, I have a stack of 10 business books on my desk right now, begging to be read and reviewed. Two are pertinent for the loyal Green IT folks in the GreenTech Pastures, so I felt it appropriate to mention them as a scan some of the...

Tags: Strategy, Data Center, Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Global warming denial alert: human activities cancelling nature's cooling trend

I do my part but...For reasons of a smaller electric bill I conserve energy. I also recycle at work. But change my behavior to accommodate wackos? I don't think so. What gets me is the Environmentally Retarded, to whom Global Warming is a religion, only blame the Capitalist system in...

Tags: Obviously IT, global warming, kilometer

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Search engine lets you earn 'swag' on behalf of reforestation program

I am sure you have heard about or maybe even used some of the Web search engine sites that will donate something somewhere if you use their lesser-known technology instead of uber-search engines like Google, Yahoo or Bing. One example is GoodSearch, which will give money to your specified registered...

Tags: Search Engine, Recycling, Redemption, Swagbucks.com, Games, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-30

One more voice AGAINST geo-engineering to combat global warming

Fuller, you are spamming ZDNet.Every day your alarmist short blurbs, without any intelligent analysis, becomes boring.Have you ever considered taking a real job?Oh, btw, what happened to your standard 'disclaimer'? Wrong on that also?And what is it, global warming or climate change? You keep on flip flopping.Seriously, get an honorable...

Tags: geo-engineering, global warming, everyday live, green technology, too-often

Discussion threads 2009-08-09

Solar-powered signs update riders far afield

Even though I wrote about this one first and mainly for my blog at the Smart Planet site, where I cover sustainability and other "smart" management issues, I thought it was fun for GreenTech pastures, too. Now, instead of wondering why your bus...

Tags: Sign, Blogging, Internet, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-06

HP releases new eco-reporting tools, goals for imaging products

Here's a number that would awe even Carl Sagan: 53 trillion pages. That's the number of pages that Hewlett-Packard estimates will be produced in A4 equivalent printer output in 2010, with nearly 90 percent of that coming from commercial offset printers. At this rate, the global carbon...

Tags: Cartridge, Hewlett-Packard Co., Imaging, Tool, Printing, Gingras, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-02

E-waste watchdogs have hackles up over proposed bill

The debate has started again over a proposed bill meant to help thwart exports of e-waste by electronics recyclers. As I've reported several times in this blog, the e-waste issue continues to build as a national interest, because more and more individuals and businesses are opting to...

Tags: Electronics, E-waste, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Teflon: is it safe?

A comment to one of my recent posts said: "Hey you wanna do a story? Try researching Teflon and what the FDA's special group studying it has been up to and what the manufacturer has been doing. Then think about all the teflon coating in fast food, popcorn and cooking...

Tags: FDA, DuPont Co., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teflon, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Government, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Convergence alert: Keep an eye on the building network tech guys

This is one of those thinking-out-loud posts that I believe will inform many GreenTech Pastures posts to come. Just wanted to direct your attention to a new ad campaign out of IBM this morning that is focused on the role that "smart buildings" will play in the green movement in...

Tags: Data Center, Network, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Convergence, Data Centers, Strategy, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Here are 10 green IT resolutions: How many can your team keep?

There's nothing like fresh-fallen snow to clear your mind. But if you can't relate to cold and white winter imagery, think about the most azure seascape you've ever gazed across or the greenest mountainside meadow in which you've daydreamed. That's my way of saying I've pretty much had it with...

Tags: Team, Data Center, Green IT, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-01

Green IT appears recession resilient (for now)

An economic downturn doesn't appear to be derailing green IT efforts, according to a survey by Forrester Research. In the survey, Forrester found that a global recession is speeding up green IT plans in many cases because of the cost savings such efforts can produce. Forrester surveyed...

Tags: Recession, Green IT, Survey, Forrester Research Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Verdiem appoints new CEO; plans broader sales reach

Marking a new phase of its maturity, Seattle-based power management software developer Verdiem has snagged the cofounder of Visio and Aldus as its new chief executive. In an interview with GreenTech Pastures, Jeremy Jaech said one of his short-term goals is to accelerate corporate sales for the...

Tags: Power Management, Sales, Verdiem, Jaech, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Give 'em the cash, forget fuel efficiency

The chorus of disagreement in Washington over a measly 25-billion dollars is something to behold. For the record that's less than 4% of the money that's been earmarked by the federal government to save the banks, insurance companies, the mortgage mills and other big-spenders on Wall Street and their...

Tags: Detroit, Cash, Mortgages, Insurance, Federal Government, Finance, Capital Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Memo to the President-elect: Environmental responsibility and economic revitalization go hand-in-hand

No matter their political affiliation, most people who have an opinion about what President-elect Barack Obama should do first after he’s sworn into office point to the country’s economic identity crisis as his first order of business. And given how much the latest jobs report rattled the...

Tags: Job, Clean Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-08

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

News to know: Vista reliability; Nokia-Symbian; Open source drivers; diversITy

 Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Improving Windows Vista's reliability Mary Jo Foley: Gates hints about Microsoft's cloud futures on his way out How many people does it take to fill Bill Gates' shoes? Dennis Howlett: Time to...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Phone, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Symbian Inc., Open Source, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Disaster averted: But (sob) my next notebook might not be an Apple one

I'm thinking I owe GreenTech Pastures readers an update on the state of my Apple PowerBook G4, which now is resting comfortably on the desk behind me, although it's in a bit of rehab with some applications that have disappeared. (Yes, I have two computers, so shoot me.) One of...

Tags: Toshiba Tecra, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-05-17

Dell: We're greener than HP

Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the "we're greener than you" game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Our big carbon footprints

A class of MIT students in mechanical engineering has studied the carbon footprints of different lifestyles, from the homeless to multimillionaires. And the results are both fascinating and frightening. According to the study, even the people with the lowest incomes in the U.S. emit twice more carbon than the average...

Tags: U.S., Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-29