Archive for November, 2009

Galveston Church Holds First Service Since Hurricane Ike (KIAH-TV Houston)

For the First Presbyterian Church of Galveston congregation, home has never felt sweeter. Its been fourteen months since Hurricane Ike ripped through the church. Freshly painted walls, new carpeting, and bright faces proves faith was never lost. Rev. David Green envisioned this day would come soon.

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Cloud computing goes green underground in Finland (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

In the chill of a massive cave beneath an orthodox Christian cathedral, a city power firm is preparing what it thinks will be the greenest data center on the planet.

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Why standards still matter (EETimes)

Do industry standards still matter? With so many standards and so many standards bodies, where’s the value? Standards - Organizations - Standard Document Vendors - Finance - Arts

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Cloud goes green underground in Finland (CIOL)

Finland and other north European countries are using their water-powered networks as a conduit for renewable energy sources: capturing waste to heat the water that is pumped through the system.

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Underground data center to help heat Helsinki (CNET)

Excess heat from hundreds of computer servers to be located in the bedrock beneath one of the city’s popular tourist sites will be captured and channeled into a system of water-heated pipes used to warm homes.

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