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Climate Change, Science & Technology, Apr 2nd, 2010,
So-called ‘cloud computing’ – or basically ‘using the Internet’ to people like you and me – is largely dependent on coal-fired power stations. To be more precise, all Internet use isn’t cloud computing, but web-based computing is huge and increasing all the time. It allows access to all sorts of data and entertainment housed in massive servers or data centers, many of which rely on highly polluting coal. “Make IT Green: Cloud Computing and its Contribution to Climate Change”, shows how the launch of quintessential cloud computing devices like the Apple iPad, which offer users access to the “cloud” of…
Tags: Apple, cloud, coal, computing, Facebook, google, Greenpeace, Internet, power, report, Yahoo
Nature, Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Mar 23rd, 2010,
Discussions on illegal wildlife trade on the internet came to a head at the recent CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) event. Nearly 200 nations convened and voted on a number of issues, ranging from banning trade of the Kaiser’s Spotted Newt, to the rejection of regulating the trade of red and pink coral, and further conservation efforts for endangered tigers. Environmental groups, such as IFAW, argue that illegal internet wildlife trading has gotten way out of control. The group conducted a number of surveys on such trading and here are a few of the results: • In…
Tags: CITES, endangered species, illegal wildlife trade, Internet, Nature, protections, trade bans
Climate Change, Science & Technology, Oct 7th, 2009,
With new technology always comes the death or transformation of older industries. Environmental concerns necessitate some of these changes, but money has so far – almost across the board – proven to be far stronger motivation for change than any responsibility to the planet. Still, we shouldn’t bemoan the loss of “old” media like newspapers and magazines simply due to sentimental reasons. Certainly there are more practical concerns such as the loss of reliable local journalism, which suffers in much the same way as local industry and culture suffer due to economic and cultural globalization. However, as people who care…
Tags: environment, Green, Internet, newspaper, social media
