Environment
NASA links human activity with climate change
By: William Atkins
On May 14, 2008, NASA announced that a Goddard Institute for Space Science study conducted by a team of international researchers concluded climate change caused primarily by human activities has impacted many of the natural systems on Earth.
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By: William Atkins
On May 14, 2008, NASA announced that a Goddard Institute for Space Science study conducted by a team of international researchers concluded climate change caused primarily by human activities has impacted many of the natural systems on Earth.
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National Geographic rates “green” countries
By: William Atkins
The National Geographic Society conducted its "Greendex" survey to find out how environmentally friendly countries are across Earth. Sorry, U.S.—you flunked! Go stand in a corner of the world!
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By: William Atkins
The National Geographic Society conducted its "Greendex" survey to find out how environmentally friendly countries are across Earth. Sorry, U.S.—you flunked! Go stand in a corner of the world!
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Where’s my electric Bambino, dude?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The Fiat 500, said to be ‘car of the year’ in the UK, is as cute as a button – just like it was back in 1957, when it first appeared. But where’s the electric version that would make this car glide, instead of sputter?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The Fiat 500, said to be ‘car of the year’ in the UK, is as cute as a button – just like it was back in 1957, when it first appeared. But where’s the electric version that would make this car glide, instead of sputter?
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Tree-planting Ecocho search engine dumped by Google
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The eco-friendly Ecocho website, promising to plant trees in return for users searching through the Ecocho search front-end, has had to stop using Google as the search results provider due to a violation of Google’s AdSense policies. Instead, Ecocho has been forced to use the far less popular Yahoo search technology, vastly diminishing its potential popularity.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The eco-friendly Ecocho website, promising to plant trees in return for users searching through the Ecocho search front-end, has had to stop using Google as the search results provider due to a violation of Google’s AdSense policies. Instead, Ecocho has been forced to use the far less popular Yahoo search technology, vastly diminishing its potential popularity.
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Smallest Dell PC yet goes eco-friendly with bamboo
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Dell’s eponymous CEO, Michael Dell, has unveiled his smallest, ‘never before seen’ eco-PC – which comes with a curvy bamboo casing. Is it a Mac Mini competitor, a way to jump on the green bandwagon or the start of a whole new successful line of environmentally friendly PCs?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Dell’s eponymous CEO, Michael Dell, has unveiled his smallest, ‘never before seen’ eco-PC – which comes with a curvy bamboo casing. Is it a Mac Mini competitor, a way to jump on the green bandwagon or the start of a whole new successful line of environmentally friendly PCs?
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Fuji Xerox celebrates 30 years, goes greener and updates logo
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Last week, Fuji Xerox celebrated the 30th year of the laser printer with several new models, including colour lasers, LED and Phaser ‘solid ink’ printers. Although there are some consumer models, most are aimed at business and enterprise, with new ‘green’ models aimed at separating Fuji Xerox from the rest of the printing pack.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Last week, Fuji Xerox celebrated the 30th year of the laser printer with several new models, including colour lasers, LED and Phaser ‘solid ink’ printers. Although there are some consumer models, most are aimed at business and enterprise, with new ‘green’ models aimed at separating Fuji Xerox from the rest of the printing pack.
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Don’t recycle your CDMA mobile at a Telstra store!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telstra is asking CDMA customers to hand in their old CDMA phones at Telstra shops and dealers around Australia so they can be recycled for valuable materials, rather than end up in landfill as an inconvenient pollutant. But why recycle them at a Telstra store – when your local school – and the environment – needs them more?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telstra is asking CDMA customers to hand in their old CDMA phones at Telstra shops and dealers around Australia so they can be recycled for valuable materials, rather than end up in landfill as an inconvenient pollutant. But why recycle them at a Telstra store – when your local school – and the environment – needs them more?
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Plant trees as you search the net
By: Stuart Corner
What is claimed to be the world's first 'green' search engine that offsets carbon emissions with no cost to the user has launched in Australia and 14 countries around the world.
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By: Stuart Corner
What is claimed to be the world's first 'green' search engine that offsets carbon emissions with no cost to the user has launched in Australia and 14 countries around the world.
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Earth’s only lungless frog caught between rock and hard place
By: William Atkins
A little flat-headed frog from Borneo, thought to be extinct, has been re-discovered. And, the most interesting thing about the frog is that it is an amphibian but does not have lungs for breathing, but instead breathes through its skin.
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By: William Atkins
A little flat-headed frog from Borneo, thought to be extinct, has been re-discovered. And, the most interesting thing about the frog is that it is an amphibian but does not have lungs for breathing, but instead breathes through its skin.
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It’s Our Earth, Well for One Hour Anyway
By: David Heath
In a few hours time, Australia will celebrate Earth Hour. Another triumph of style over meaning.
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By: David Heath
In a few hours time, Australia will celebrate Earth Hour. Another triumph of style over meaning.
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A high fibre (to the home) diet produces less gas:
By: Stuart Corner
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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By: Stuart Corner
We've all heard how better broadband will support lots of eco-friendly greenhouse gas reducing activities like telemedicine and teleworking, but the FTTH Council Europe has gone one better and attempted to balance the gains of these activities against the environmental impact of laying and operating FTTH networks. Not surprisingly, it's all good news.
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You can go green even in death
By: William Atkins
An Australian study by its largest cemetery has found that cremations are more environmentally friendly than burials.
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By: William Atkins
An Australian study by its largest cemetery has found that cremations are more environmentally friendly than burials.
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To 4-wheel drive or not on Australian beaches
By: William Atkins
According to Australian researcher Thomas Schlacher, sandy beaches that allow off-road driving have one-half the number and variety of animal species than beaches that do not allow 4WD vehicles.
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By: William Atkins
According to Australian researcher Thomas Schlacher, sandy beaches that allow off-road driving have one-half the number and variety of animal species than beaches that do not allow 4WD vehicles.
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007’s underwater car is no longer fiction!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you’ve ever wished you could drive your car underwater like James Bond in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, Swiss company Rinspeed have launched the sQuba, letting drivers do just that – but at a cost of US $1.5 million it’ll be a while before most consumers take to the water – in their cars!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you’ve ever wished you could drive your car underwater like James Bond in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, Swiss company Rinspeed have launched the sQuba, letting drivers do just that – but at a cost of US $1.5 million it’ll be a while before most consumers take to the water – in their cars!
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HP provides carbon offset for printer buyers
By: Stephen Withers
LaserJet printers purchased between January 21 and April 30 will be backed by carbon offsets the emissions associated with the devices' estimated power consumption over their useful lifetime.
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By: Stephen Withers
LaserJet printers purchased between January 21 and April 30 will be backed by carbon offsets the emissions associated with the devices' estimated power consumption over their useful lifetime.
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BigPond launches ‘state-of-the-art’ website for historic Everest bid
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Every now and then there’s some good Telstra news that doesn’t involve ADSL2+, the ACCC or fibre networks, with BigPond launching a site for anyone to follow the bid by the first-ever mother and daughter team to conquer Mount Everest.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Every now and then there’s some good Telstra news that doesn’t involve ADSL2+, the ACCC or fibre networks, with BigPond launching a site for anyone to follow the bid by the first-ever mother and daughter team to conquer Mount Everest.
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Google.org announces funding round
By: Stephen Withers
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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By: Stephen Withers
Google.org has announced a $US25 million funding round to a variety of organisations. The grants and investments fall into five areas that will be the focus of the company's philanthropic activity for the next five to ten years.
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IBM leads Eco-Patent Commons push
By: Stephen Withers
IBM is playing a pioneering role in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's program to open environmentally-responsible patents to the general community.
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By: Stephen Withers
IBM is playing a pioneering role in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's program to open environmentally-responsible patents to the general community.
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