Archive for April, 2009

Drink Green in Hoboken tonight (El Nuevo)

In Hoboken it’s not only think green, it’s drink green! Every month, people who are interested in environmental issues meet up at informal sessions known as Green Drinks. Expect a lively mix of professionals from business, non-profits, academia, and government.

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Eco opportunities come knocking (Computing.co.uk)

Sean Whetstone, Computing , Thursday 30 April 2009 at 01:00:00 The torrent of interest in green IT means there are enormous opportunities for IT staff with the requisite skills, writes Sean Whetstone If the world leaders of the G20 nations are to be believed, green technology and the green economy will help bring an end to the world recession. Whether or not this is true, it is clear that many …

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Tree City USA (The Battalion)

This year, Bryan, Texas met all of the standards set by Tree City USA and for the 21st time was named a Tree City USA.

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How Virtualization Saves Serious Computing Energy (Salon.com)

The notion of virtualization in the computing industry — using software to better utilize computers and thus require less of them — has been around for over a decade, and VMware was one of the pioneers of adding virtualization to data centers.

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The Grid May Be Smart, But Will It Also Be Green? (NPR)

The push is on to make the nation’s aging electricity grid smarter, so it can handle our growing demand for electricity. Many assume that a smart grid will also be a green grid — delivering clean electricity and helping to address climate change. But that’s not necessarily so.

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