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Want to have a carbon free Taxi ride in a Tesla, maybe time to visit Amsterdam and ride a Tesla Taxi in to the city from Schiphol Airport.
In 2007, Gartner reported that the IT industry was responsible for approximately 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions– equivalent to the aviation industry at the time. Since then the number of data centers worldwide has surpassed …
Electronic waste, also known as e-waste, is a growing concern, especially as we start replacing our old TVs with new digital, high definition models. Add the mountains of cell phones thrown out (130,000 per year) along …
A friend of mine sent me a link to this video today of a failure to launch for Shell at its big PR party in Seattle. If Shell can not get a mini-rig to work at …
To understand carbon offsetting, one must first have at least a general understanding of carbon emissions, also commonly known as “greenhouse gases“. These are atmospheric components-like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane gas-that contribute to the …
PCs and associated peripherals contribute approximately 31 percent of worldwide information and communication technology (ICT) energy use, and many companies would like to pare this down, but don’t know where to start. Gartner has identified seven …
Many people bike to work, they go the same pace day after day, but do you not want to push your self to higher endurance. Cycling is a fantastic exercise to gain endurance and strength while …
A comprehensive global public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation finds that people around the world view water issues as the planet’s top environmental problem, greater than air pollution, depletion of …
Browsing the internet today, I read this interesting exchange of “Letters” between Paul Kingsnorth and George Moinbiot. The blog entry Is there any point in fighting to stave off industrial apocalypse? can be found on the …
Jeff Rubin, the chief economist of CIBC World Markets, has resigned from CIBC after more than 20 years of service to focus on his new book. Random House Canada, along with Random House in the US …
