items tagged with Global warming
Here comes the 'bright green' consumer: vendors take note
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-12-03 17:39:38
According to Forrester Research, 12 percent of US adults, about 25 million people, are willing to pay extra for consumer electronics that use less energy or come from a company that is environmentally, but another 96 million don't care about the environment or global warming.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-12-03 17:39:38
According to Forrester Research, 12 percent of US adults, about 25 million people, are willing to pay extra for consumer electronics that use less energy or come from a company that is environmentally, but another 96 million don't care about the environment or global warming.
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Is Microsoft a danger to the environment?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-11-26 08:42:48
As many commentators have alluded to in numerous articles for the past two decades Microsoft and Intel have a very special relationship often referred to as the Wintel alliance. The question is in a world concerned with climate change and global warming can the world afford to allow the Wintel alliance to continue?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-11-26 08:42:48
As many commentators have alluded to in numerous articles for the past two decades Microsoft and Intel have a very special relationship often referred to as the Wintel alliance. The question is in a world concerned with climate change and global warming can the world afford to allow the Wintel alliance to continue?
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CIOs caught in a green sandwich
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-11-22 19:13:46
Information and communication technology will be crucial to how organisations become 'greener' and CIOs are being pressured for solutions: from CEOs on one side and customers /supply chain on the other, but the major IT vendors have not caught on to the opportunity, says Gartner analyst, Simon Mingay.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-11-22 19:13:46
Information and communication technology will be crucial to how organisations become 'greener' and CIOs are being pressured for solutions: from CEOs on one side and customers /supply chain on the other, but the major IT vendors have not caught on to the opportunity, says Gartner analyst, Simon Mingay.
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Telstra sees opportunities from global warming
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-11-19 23:10:50
Telstra has plunged into the climate debate big time, releasing a commissioned report into the potential of telecommunications to reduce travel and hence greenhouse gasses, to control power-consuming devices and other applications.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-11-19 23:10:50
Telstra has plunged into the climate debate big time, releasing a commissioned report into the potential of telecommunications to reduce travel and hence greenhouse gasses, to control power-consuming devices and other applications.
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U.S. researchers report new House Process could reduce global warming
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-08 09:14:36
Harvard University and Penn State researchers have developed a new technology that is an accelerated process to help nature clean the atmosphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-11-08 09:14:36
Harvard University and Penn State researchers have developed a new technology that is an accelerated process to help nature clean the atmosphere.
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Expedition to measure the polar meltdown
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-10-16 03:56:22
Explorer and environmentalist, Pen Hadow, is embarking on an international scientific endeavour to predict more accurately the meltdown date of the North Pole's permanent ice cap.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-10-16 03:56:22
Explorer and environmentalist, Pen Hadow, is embarking on an international scientific endeavour to predict more accurately the meltdown date of the North Pole's permanent ice cap.Read More About Expedition To Measure The Polar Meltdown...
Three ocean corals listed as threatened for first time
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-09-16 09:50:12
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, two corals are listed as critically endangered and one coral is listed as vulnerable—for the first time in its listing.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-09-16 09:50:12
According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, two corals are listed as critically endangered and one coral is listed as vulnerable—for the first time in its listing.
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Dell tree planting scheme to hit Australia by Christmas
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-09-09 02:40:33
Dell will roll out its tree planting carbon offset scheme for computer purchasers in Australia by Christmas as part of a bid to enhance its environmental credentials.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-09-09 02:40:33
Dell will roll out its tree planting carbon offset scheme for computer purchasers in Australia by Christmas as part of a bid to enhance its environmental credentials.
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Dell tree planting scheme to hit Australia by Christmas
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-09-09 02:40:29
Dell will roll out its tree planting carbon offset scheme for computer purchasers in Australia by Christmas as part of a bid to enhance its environmental credentials.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-09-09 02:40:29
Dell will roll out its tree planting carbon offset scheme for computer purchasers in Australia by Christmas as part of a bid to enhance its environmental credentials.
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Russian sub expedition first to reach north polar sea bottom
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-08-07 11:29:38
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, two Russian mini-subs descended 2.65 miles and 2.67 miles below the surface of the Arctic Ocean, stayed on the seafloor for about forty minutes, and remained submerged for around nine hours.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-08-07 11:29:38
On Thursday, August 2, 2007, two Russian mini-subs descended 2.65 miles and 2.67 miles below the surface of the Arctic Ocean, stayed on the seafloor for about forty minutes, and remained submerged for around nine hours.
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Ancient organisms growing in New Jersey laboratory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-07 08:56:22
Scientists removed samples of DNA and bacteria from ancient icy glaciers in the Beacon and Mullins valleys of Antarctica. The single-celled microbes (microscopic organisms) were then melted within their laboratory, and found to grow.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-07 08:56:22
Scientists removed samples of DNA and bacteria from ancient icy glaciers in the Beacon and Mullins valleys of Antarctica. The single-celled microbes (microscopic organisms) were then melted within their laboratory, and found to grow.
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Ford confident that its hydrogen engine is almost consumer ready
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-12 10:25:30
The Ford Motor Company is testing its internal combustion hydrogen engine around the United States and Canada in the form of shuttle buses. They produce only small amounts of harmful emissions and get better mileage than their older gasoline counterparts.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-12 10:25:30
The Ford Motor Company is testing its internal combustion hydrogen engine around the United States and Canada in the form of shuttle buses. They produce only small amounts of harmful emissions and get better mileage than their older gasoline counterparts.
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Sun not global warming factor, according to UK & Swiss scientists
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-11 11:43:17
Data from the past forty years clearly shows that the Sun peaked in intensity in the mid-1980s and has been declining in solar activity ever since. With the Sun in a cycle that produces less heat, it is unlikely to be a factor in the Earth becoming warmer.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-11 11:43:17
Data from the past forty years clearly shows that the Sun peaked in intensity in the mid-1980s and has been declining in solar activity ever since. With the Sun in a cycle that produces less heat, it is unlikely to be a factor in the Earth becoming warmer.
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Who says size doesn’t matter: Earth is 0.2 inches shorter
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Sugar based fuels could be better than corn based ones
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2007-06-24 10:36:16
Synthetic fuel made from simple sugar found within fruit, honey, berries, root vegetables, and other materials could be more efficient than corn (ethanol).
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Sustainability
Category: Alternative energies
2007-06-24 10:36:16
Synthetic fuel made from simple sugar found within fruit, honey, berries, root vegetables, and other materials could be more efficient than corn (ethanol).
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Marine life on floating icebergs may help reduce CO2 in atmosphere
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-22 08:56:05
U.S. oceanographers have discovered marine ecosystems on drifting icebergs that absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, a gas that contributes to global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-22 08:56:05
U.S. oceanographers have discovered marine ecosystems on drifting icebergs that absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, a gas that contributes to global warming.
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Will EPA side with brown or green on ozone standard?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-21 21:37:48
The EPA is considering stricter ozone standards. Dropping levels would save thousands of lives say "green" environmentalists. However, It will cost "brown" businesses more to comply with the stricter standards. Will the EPA go with businesses and industries or heed the advice of scientists and environmentalists?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2007-06-21 21:37:48
The EPA is considering stricter ozone standards. Dropping levels would save thousands of lives say "green" environmentalists. However, It will cost "brown" businesses more to comply with the stricter standards. Will the EPA go with businesses and industries or heed the advice of scientists and environmentalists?
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Google aims for carbon neutrality this year
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-19 21:22:43
With various organisations and nations setting goals for reducing their carbon footprint over a period of years or even decades, Google is getting stuck in with a plan to achieve carbon neutrality in six months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-19 21:22:43
With various organisations and nations setting goals for reducing their carbon footprint over a period of years or even decades, Google is getting stuck in with a plan to achieve carbon neutrality in six months.
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Familiar backyard birds on decline—down 50% over last 40 years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-18 10:01:06
Based on a new National Audubon Society study, twenty of the most common North American birds, such as the field sparrow, snow bunting, meadowlark, Northern bobwhite, and whippoorwill, are drastically on the decline due to human encroachment, climate change, and invasive species.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-18 10:01:06
Based on a new National Audubon Society study, twenty of the most common North American birds, such as the field sparrow, snow bunting, meadowlark, Northern bobwhite, and whippoorwill, are drastically on the decline due to human encroachment, climate change, and invasive species.
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Google and Intel lead green computing brigade
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-13 21:00:12
PCs and servers are incredibly wasteful, energy hungry devices. So the world's biggest purveyors of and facilitators of these devices, led by Google and Intel, have launched an initiative to make computers more green and help save the planet by 2010.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-06-13 21:00:12
PCs and servers are incredibly wasteful, energy hungry devices. So the world's biggest purveyors of and facilitators of these devices, led by Google and Intel, have launched an initiative to make computers more green and help save the planet by 2010.
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