People & Media
Now that You've Unwrapped Your Gifts... December 25th, 2008
Take the Next Green Step with Your Technology
Ahhh...Christmas day. The gifts are unwrapped, dinner is in the oven, and the credit card bills are in the mail. What next? Well, if you bought any electronics this holiday season, there are several things you...more
Put Your Computer to Use for Good When You're Not Using It December 23rd, 2008
Grid Computing Project Aims to Discover Next-Generation Solar Materials
You're probably using only a fraction of your computer's computing power when it's on. When it's idle, you're using even less. But now you can put that unused processing power to good use coming and...more
Is Your Favorite Actor Green? December 12th, 2008
And, no, we don't mean starring as an alien in a sci-fi flick
Much for the same reason I turn off the radio when Chowder Head from Boston calls in to a sports talk show to weigh with his take on why the Red Sox are winning, I...more
iPod Green: Try a Sustainable, Handcrafted Wood Sound System December 11th, 2008
As the proud owner of my very first iPod, I'm in the market for a few accessories that won't break my bank or the environment. The first item I found that matched both criteria is...more
Start Saving Power in Your Datacenter -- Before It's Too Late December 9th, 2008
Study: Datacenters Face Critical Power Shortages by 2011
Businesses are going to have to start thinking about ways to conserve power in their datacenters immediately, according to a new report which says that two-thirds of all datacenters will not have enough electricity to...more
Greenpeace Grades the Electronics Makers on Climate Leadership December 4th, 2008
Nintendo and Microsoft Rank at the Bottom
For the tenth time in the last two years, Greenpeace has ranked electronics manufactuers according to their policies and manufacturing procedures to come up with a list of the "greenest" electronics makers, but also to...more
From Consumerism to Sustainablility November 28th, 2008
Reimagining our culture of consumption
My toddler's first sign language word wasn't "mama" or "dada"--it was "more". Yes, more. Now instead of it being signed, it's spoken incessantly as, "I want more, daddy." Whatever it is, she can't get enough...more
The Color of Hope November 25th, 2008
Van Jones' book shows how green in the answer to two big problems
Watching the news has never been likened to taking Prozac. In fact, listening to a talking head recite a laundry list of the world's problems drives me toward not only getting a prescription to Prozac,...more
Do You Know How to Recycle Your Old TV? November 21st, 2008
New Report Grades Manufacturers' Take-Back Programs
A whole bunch of TVs are likely to be replaced over the next few months. Not only will retailers be dropping their prices in a desperate bid to reduce their inventory, many TVs will need...more
The Green Conversation November 18th, 2008
How to engage others with the right dialogue
Communication is a true art form that can be as uncreative as crudely drawn stick figures or as masterful as a Van Gogh. When it comes to discussing the environment with others, the way we...more
