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Technology not tomatoes

A new energy efficient colocation data centre in Christchurch is aiming to reduce costs and create a cooperative-style marketplace for ICT businesses. The Colocation Company director Jamie Cairns says power-saving cooling technology has made it much more affordable for users to locate servers and ICT equipment at the data centre ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team last month, about Computing, Energy Saving

Keeping the blood out of your laptop

Blood Diamond wasn't just a bloody good movie. And the same sad story is being played out again, without Leonardo Di Caprio and friends, this time over the minerals which help power up our wired up lifestyle.    BusinessGreen.com has been talking to major buyers in the electronics world ... keep reading

Written by Celsias team in May, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Computing, Consumerism, Economics, Industry & Business, Poverty & Development, War

Brother – he ain’t heavy, he’s a printer company?

When a big company designs a new logo trumpeting its sustainability credentials you have to admire the courage, as this tends to instantly put it under the microscope – Beyond Petroleum anyone? Thankfully, the new insignia being used by Japanese-based printer and imaging hardware firm Brother has something to back it ... keep reading

Written by Andy Kenworthy in May, about Computing, Consumerism, Energy Saving, Industry & Business, Recycling

Tenuous green link of the day - Corel

For those of you who just got your first Celsias Weekly in your inbox.  Here's why we are careful not to fill your life with crap.  To "celebrate" Earth Day Corel offered me up to 40% off their computer programmes.  If anyone can tell me the meaningful link between ... keep reading

Written by Andy Kenworthy in April, about Computing, Consumerism, Industry & Business

IBM cleans up its supply chain

  My last IBM laptop soldiered on for eight years, despite being carted around in a backpack through the Amazon and used every day by the IT equivalent of Cro-Magnon man. It’s nice when a company whose products I have enjoyed raise their sustainability game a little. Greenbiz.com  has ... keep reading

Written by Andy Kenworthy in April, about Computing, Emissions, Energy Saving, Industry & Business (1 comment)

Web Application Allows Easy Analysis of Climate Pledges

The World Research Institute (WRI) released an interactive Web application   yesterday at the COP15 conference. The application allows for easy analysis of a country's emission reduction pledge and all of the latest developed nation pledges have since been fed into the new application by the WRI. Rob Bradley, International ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. in December 2009, about Climate Change, Computing, Design, Education, Emissions, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Politics & Government

Playing the Futures Game

During moments of idleness I’ve often dreamt of seeing into the future. I have been known to ponder frivolously who’ll win a World Cup Final or the US Masters but other times it’s a lot more prosaic; what will happen with a new initiative at work? How ... keep reading

Written by Chris Turney in November 2009, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Computing, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government

Navigating the Twitter-verse for Green Thumbs

If Facebook is friendship-lite then Twitter is the random ass slap at a bar.  My cynical side has been known to call Twitter non-committal, voyeuristic, and highly narcissistic.  But like everything else in life this coin has another side that does not involve celeb tweets, self promotion, or “Boys, I ... keep reading

Written by Raegan Payne in October 2009, about Art & Culture, Celebrities, Children and Families, Climate Change, Computing, Design, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Events, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government

966 tonnes of electronic equipment saved from landfills

New Zealand's annual eWaste Day had an enormous impact this year: 15,700 carloads of stuff resulted in a total collection of 966 tonnes collected for proper disposal and recycling. This is the event's 3rd year running nationwide. Electronic waste, also known as e-Waste is extremely hazardous as ... keep reading

Written by Chris Tobias in September 2009, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling (1 comment)

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