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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.brighthub.comhttp://www.brighthub.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Posts by localcitizen</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2832&amp;o=DateDescending&amp;a=275</link><description>Posts by localcitizen</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><item><title>Google Search's Carbon Footprint: Exactly How Much CO2 is Released?</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/23036.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23036</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>There have been several reports that aimed to put an exact number to the carbon footprint of a single Google search. We look at each study as well as the estimates of carbon emissions that each study found. Carbon Footprint of Googling Recently, attempts by giant search engine firm Google to promote its eco-friendly policies have blossomed into a d...</description></item><item><title>Why Old Computer Hardware May Be Considered an Environmental Hazard</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/11508.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:16:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11508</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>This Green Computing article points out basic problems with old computer hardware, including environmental and health hazards from obsolete hardware and equipment that is typically discarded to the nearest landfill. Problems of Computer Hardware Being an Environmental Hazard Sure, computers have changed the way we work, shop and live, cutting down ...</description></item><item><title>How USB technology is Greening IT: Flash Drives and Energy Efficiency</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/11091.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:53:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:11091</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>Looks into how handy little USB flash drives contribute to energy efficient computing The USB Drive Anybody looking for storage solutions to replace bulky external drive hardware and compact disc writing looked on in wonder over the past few years as manufacturers started to pack more and more storage power into small USB drives that offer 'direct ...</description></item><item><title>Cap and Trade in '09: Possible Ramifications for Green Computing</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/22972.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:44:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:22972</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>A Cap and Trade energy proposal could change how business leaders look at their IT systems. Cap and Trade&amp;#58; Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You&amp;#63; Calls for a national &amp;quot;cap and trade&amp;quot; system for containing the carbon footprint of U.S. businesses have a lot of public and private policy makers concerned. Where are these proposals coming ...</description></item><item><title>Green Computing: What Does it Really Mean? Part 2: ENERGY STAR and energy efficient technology</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/25653.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:02:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:25653</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>Efforts by governmental groups to allow for standards of energy efficient technology. ENERGY STAR&amp;#58; A Government Project All of the statistics on technology-related energy expenditures in this country have prompted more involvement than just that of companies. America's government has its eye on all attributes of national life that lead to high ...</description></item><item><title>Green Computing: What Does it Mean Part 1: Selling Green</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/25652.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:38:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:25652</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>A look at green computing in its general definition, and some notes on what it may mean in the future. Is Green Computing a Marketing Strategy&amp;#63; With so many households, companies and organizations &amp;quot;going green&amp;quot;, it's no surprise that technology has come under the microscope in the search for more sustainable and renewable energy. Howe...</description></item><item><title>Tera Stack: Green Data Storage for Less</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/23975.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:04:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23975</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>We have all seen them. Rooms the sizes of janitors closets devoted to data storage. We see them in hospitals, security companies and other large firms. In a world where space, cost and energy consumption are on the minds of everyone,Hie electronics has developed a sophisticated data storage system About Tera Stack We have all seen them. Rooms the s...</description></item><item><title>The Green Energy Summit: An Opportunity for Global Conferencing on Green IT</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/23060.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:31:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23060</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>Notes on the upcoming Green Energy Summit to be held in Bangalore, India, March 3-7, 2009. The Green Energy Summit of 2009 People with an impact on public policy or involvement in big business will want to keep an eye on the Green Energy Summit, a four-day event where leaders from around the world will meet to decide aspects of the future of intern...</description></item><item><title>SAS for Sustainability Management: Decision Support for Greener Business</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/23059.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:52:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23059</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>A look at SAS, Sustainability Management tools and greening IT and other processes. New Section TitleSAS for Sustainability Management As compared to the situation two or three years ago, or even back to the twentieth century, corporate managers these days have a lot more tools at their disposal for dealing with the new realities and mandates comin...</description></item><item><title>C.A.D.E. (Corporate Average Data Efficiency) - A Tool for Today's Big Business</title><link>http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/23037.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:35:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:23037</guid><dc:creator>stoltzsj</dc:creator><description>A look at Corporate Average Data Efficiency and its emergence in today&amp;#39;s business world. Challenges facing 21st century businesses. C.A.D.E. - What it is Chances are you never heard of this before. It's not even the only option to come out of the &amp;quot;alphabet soup&amp;quot; of common acronyms for those four letters. But what C.A.D.E. really means...</description></item></channel></rss>