Tuesday, April 21, 2009

I.T. goes Green

Information Technology goes green.

There are a lot of environmental issues concerning I.T.; a major concern is disposing of old hardware, which can contain toxic substances. This article in PCMAG.COM reviews eco friendly laptops, desktops, monitors, and disk drives:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2345704,00.asp

Thursday, April 09, 2009

More roads in Africa ?

Does Africa need more roads, more railways, or both ?, (or neither ?);

This article in the UK Guardian suggests that more roads are needed; China is investing in building more railways. 



Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Ecological debt: no way back from bankrupt

While most governments' eyes are on the banking crisis, a much bigger issue - the environmental crisis - is passing them by, says Andrew Simms. In the Green Room this week, he argues that failure to organise a bailout for ecological debt will have dire consequences for humanity.