items tagged with Environment
Sleeping weeds in Australia awake. Why? Climate change!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-26 10:36:05
A CSIRO report states that climate change in Australia will wake up numerous species of sleeper weeds, which will only add to the over $4 billion per year that it costs to control weeds, not to mention the adverse problems it causes to the environment.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-03-26 10:36:05
A CSIRO report states that climate change in Australia will wake up numerous species of sleeper weeds, which will only add to the over $4 billion per year that it costs to control weeds, not to mention the adverse problems it causes to the environment.
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Macquarie Telecom call on government over data centre strategy
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-25 06:54:06
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-25 06:54:06
Macquarie Telecom has called on the Australian Government to ensure its data centre strategy, planned in response to the Gershon data centre recommendations, includes clear, environmental standards for individual data centres to be measured against.
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RIM’s call to arms for Blackberry users to support Earth Hour
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-18 22:50:19
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-18 22:50:19
Research in Motion (RIM) is supporting global Earth Hour on Saturday, 28 March with the launch of a dedicated mobile site for users of its BlackBerry smartphones.
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Not easy being a Green IT manager in Australia
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-17 00:53:16
Despite large volumes of rhetoric Australian IT managers are doing a woeful job of implementing Green IT policies, according to a new report. To make matters worse, the vast majority of senior IT executives are not even in the early stages of formulating, let alone implementing a Green IT policy.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-17 00:53:16
Despite large volumes of rhetoric Australian IT managers are doing a woeful job of implementing Green IT policies, according to a new report. To make matters worse, the vast majority of senior IT executives are not even in the early stages of formulating, let alone implementing a Green IT policy.
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‘Near enough good enough’ attitude to risk management
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-15 03:02:21
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Contracts
2009-03-15 03:02:21
Many of Australia’s largest businesses and organisations have a ‘near enough is good enough’ attitude when it comes to addressing business risk, according to the findings of a research report just released.
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GoodGuide tells if common home products are safe
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-08 09:33:05
You can checkout what chemicals, colorings, and additives are in the products you use, all in the website GoodGuide. Whether you are in the United States, Australia, or elsewhere in the world, you can find if the toys your kids are playing with are safe, along with the safety of many other international products.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-03-08 09:33:05
You can checkout what chemicals, colorings, and additives are in the products you use, all in the website GoodGuide. Whether you are in the United States, Australia, or elsewhere in the world, you can find if the toys your kids are playing with are safe, along with the safety of many other international products.
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Cisco system to network all Australian states & territories, and benefit the environment
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-01 02:43:47
Telstra says the Australian Government’s deployment of a Cisco TelePresence network will deliver “extraordinary benefits” to the public sector, helping the government to reduce the cost of travel, improve productivity and, even help the environment, by lowering the impact of carbon emissions.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals & Wheels - Government
2009-03-01 02:43:47
Telstra says the Australian Government’s deployment of a Cisco TelePresence network will deliver “extraordinary benefits” to the public sector, helping the government to reduce the cost of travel, improve productivity and, even help the environment, by lowering the impact of carbon emissions.
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High-tech 1/X Toyota car may feel at home in the sea
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-23 10:08:53
The 1/X design concept car by the Toyota Motor Corporation may one day use high-technology materials such as environmentally sustainable seaweed for the main material of its body. In the future, Toyota may use ecologically-friendly plant-base materials for all of its cars and trucks.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-23 10:08:53
The 1/X design concept car by the Toyota Motor Corporation may one day use high-technology materials such as environmentally sustainable seaweed for the main material of its body. In the future, Toyota may use ecologically-friendly plant-base materials for all of its cars and trucks.
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Tequila ain’t good for blue agave plant
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-06 09:54:47
A Mexican-U.S. study shows that legally tying a product such as Tequila to its region of origin can have dire consequences for the sustainability of that area’s local materials and traditions, in this case the blue agave plant. It’s a real hangover for this area.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-02-06 09:54:47
A Mexican-U.S. study shows that legally tying a product such as Tequila to its region of origin can have dire consequences for the sustainability of that area’s local materials and traditions, in this case the blue agave plant. It’s a real hangover for this area.
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Live 5 months longer in clean air
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-25 17:26:39
A Brigham Young University-Harvard School of Public Health study found that the average life expectancy of people in fifty-one U.S. cities increased by about five months over the past twenty-five years or so years due to cleaner air.
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Purdue University lends satellite idea to Egypt for disaster sensing
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-14 16:22:20
The Purdue Terrestrial Observatory will be used as a model for the Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory in Egypt, which will provide real-time, early-warning meteorological and environmental data on natural and human-made disasters such as epidemics, famines, flooding, earthquakes, and terrorism.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2009-01-14 16:22:20
The Purdue Terrestrial Observatory will be used as a model for the Kamal Ewida Earth Observatory in Egypt, which will provide real-time, early-warning meteorological and environmental data on natural and human-made disasters such as epidemics, famines, flooding, earthquakes, and terrorism.
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Is the Internet becoming uncool for greenies?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2009-01-13 21:24:53
A leading analyst believes that the Internet is in danger of becoming a target for green groups and anti-global warming organisations because of the massive power consumption of data centres. Is it possible that the greenies may soon target the Internet industry as environmental vandals?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2009-01-13 21:24:53
A leading analyst believes that the Internet is in danger of becoming a target for green groups and anti-global warming organisations because of the massive power consumption of data centres. Is it possible that the greenies may soon target the Internet industry as environmental vandals?
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Samsung goes big, small, green and fast with 100GB SSD
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2009-01-08 07:26:14
Pop Quiz: what is the most environmentally friendly drive for data centres today? Samsung reckons it has the answer in the biggest little speedy green SSD yet.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2009-01-08 07:26:14
Pop Quiz: what is the most environmentally friendly drive for data centres today? Samsung reckons it has the answer in the biggest little speedy green SSD yet.
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Brits in panic over lightbulb shortage
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy conservation technologies
2009-01-07 08:55:51
File under strange but true: it seems that there is a veritable panic amongst Brits over fast dwindling stocks of traditional 100W incandescent lightbulbs.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Energy conservation technologies
2009-01-07 08:55:51
File under strange but true: it seems that there is a veritable panic amongst Brits over fast dwindling stocks of traditional 100W incandescent lightbulbs.
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Apple unveils 17in MacBook Pro with fixed battery
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-06 15:51:11
Rumours that Apple's new 17 in MacBook Pro would feature a fixed battery have proved correct.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-06 15:51:11
Rumours that Apple's new 17 in MacBook Pro would feature a fixed battery have proved correct.
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Going green with an onion powered iPod and a paper iPhone dock?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-11-24 09:24:33
Just how green can you be with your iPod in one hand and your iPhone in the other? Can onions and paper help you improve your place in the environmentally friendly tech stakes?
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-11-24 09:24:33
Just how green can you be with your iPod in one hand and your iPhone in the other? Can onions and paper help you improve your place in the environmentally friendly tech stakes?
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Recession proof your enterprise with Linux-based virtualisation
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-23 06:43:17
Businesses everywhere are looking to cut costs in the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade. Linux can aid you in cutting your infrastructure costs - no matter your platform of choice.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-23 06:43:17
Businesses everywhere are looking to cut costs in the grip of reduced consumer spending, decreased advertising and a general slowdown of trade. Linux can aid you in cutting your infrastructure costs - no matter your platform of choice.
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ASUS brings Bamboo casings to life in notebook
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-13 00:59:11
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-13 00:59:11
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.
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How green is my vendor? Capgemini's Green IT Report 2008
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-17 22:03:15
The Green IT Report 2008, just published by Capgemini, examines the IT industry’s green credentials and an assessment of how industry leaders are dealing with environmental responsibility, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, also looking at what both IT vendors and users should do to implement a successful green IT strategy.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-17 22:03:15
The Green IT Report 2008, just published by Capgemini, examines the IT industry’s green credentials and an assessment of how industry leaders are dealing with environmental responsibility, sustainability and corporate social responsibility, also looking at what both IT vendors and users should do to implement a successful green IT strategy.
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Change the world with Google's Project 10^100
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-24 16:53:43
Got an idea that might make a big difference to a lot of people if only you could find the funding to start putting it into action? One of Google's tenth birthday projects has $US10 million to spend on five such ideas.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-09-24 16:53:43
Got an idea that might make a big difference to a lot of people if only you could find the funding to start putting it into action? One of Google's tenth birthday projects has $US10 million to spend on five such ideas.
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