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Archive for February, 2010

  • Will Cloud Computing Make Personal Computers Obsolete?

    Imagine a future where we can somehow reign in electronic waste, and perhaps one day eliminate it completely. The answer may be in cloud computing.

    By Evan Kopelson

    February 26, 2010

  • Is Working from Home Environmentally Friendly?

    I feel as though my work life at home is more eco-friendly than when I worked in a law office.

    By Jessica Bates

    February 26, 2010

  • How Green are Digital Newspapers?

    I had heard about digital newspapers, but wasn’t sure how popular they are or how much of a difference they are making on the environment.

    By Joey Papa

    February 25, 2010

  • Conserve Paper — File Taxes Online

    Each year, more and more people go the e-file route to file their taxes. Assuming that trend continues, millions more people will file online this year.

    By Lauren Kelley

    February 25, 2010

  • IBM’s $86-Million Green Data Center

    One of the world’s largest computer software manufactures, IBM, is moving toward conserving and making its facilities more energy efficient.

    By Joey Papa

    February 24, 2010

  • Zero Waste

    Zero waste is a philosophy and a design principle for the 21st Century.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Xeriscaping

    Refers to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Waste Minimization

    Measures or techniques that reduce the amount of wastes generated during industrial production processes.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Volatile Organic Compounds

    Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that have a high vapor pressure and low water solubility.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Vermicomposting

    Also known as ‘worm composting,’ vermicomposting can be accomplished in bins or pits and adapted for indoor or outdoor composting.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Triple Bottom Line

    Abbreviated as “TBL” or “3BL”, and also known as “people, planet, profit” or “the three pillars”.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

  • Sustainable Development

    Sustainable development has been defined in many ways, but the most frequently quoted definition is from Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report.

    By Jesse Stallone

    February 24, 2010

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