Costs of running communication networks about to tumble?

January 12, 2010 energy efficiency

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I saw a report on the Green Data Center Blog today that a new industry group called GreenTouch has been formed with the express aim of reducing the amount of energy communications networks (including the Internet) use.
In fact their Global Mission is to, by 2015:
deliver the architecture, specifications and roadmap — [...]

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GreenMonk Energy and Sustainability show 11th January 2010

January 11, 2010 GreenMonkTV

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We had a really positive show today – lots of great links to announcements from HP, Oracle, and Intel to name but a few and some great discussion in the chat box!
Here is the chatstream from today’s show:

Tom Raftery :
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/1/6/822520/-Freak-Current-Takes-Gulf-Stream-to-Greenland
Joe Garde
Hi Tom welcome back :
massive implications for us [...]

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Google Energy to start disrupting the utility industry?

January 10, 2010 utilities

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There is no doubt about it but Google is a disruptive company.
First Google disrupted search, then advertising, then video (with their acquisition of YouTube), and then Office applications with the launch and continued development of Google Apps for Domains. Most recently Google has disrupted the mobile phone industry, first with the [...]

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What If We Create a Better World For Nothing?

January 7, 2010 Carbon emissions

One of my goals in 2010 is to help move the sustainability debate beyond Global Warming. Global Warming or Climate Change is still arguable – while other environmental impacts and issues are not. Its surely time for sustainability advocates to reframe our narrative – and get beyond the Global Warming debate. We [...]

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Green Numbers round-up 12/18/2009

December 18, 2009 GreenNumbers

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Welcome to this Friday’s Green numbers round-up!

IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Cities in the Next Five Years
IBM unveiled a list of innovations that have the potential to change how people live, work and play in cities around the globe over the next five to ten years:
· [...]

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15 Green Predictions for 2010

December 17, 2009 sustainability

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It is the end of the year – that time of year when everyone rolls out their X Predictions for 2010 post and, in that regard, GreenMonk is not going to be any different!
Well , maybe slightly different, some of the following predictions are more like hopes and aspirations on my part [...]

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PG&E smart meter communication failure – lessons for the rest of us

December 16, 2009 smart grid

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What we have got here is a failure to communicate
The famous line from legendary movie Cool Hand Luke is the first thing that comes to mind when one hears about the fiasco which PG&E’s smart meter rollout in Bakersfield Ca. has become.
From the report on the SmartMeters.com site:
a class-action lawsuit has been [...]

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IBM’s John Soyring talks about IBM’s Smart Planet initiatives around water

December 14, 2009 water

I posted my video interview with IBM’s John Soyring previously as part of a round-up of my impressions of the IBM Connect09 event. I have since had the interview transcribed so I thought I’d post it once more as a stand-alone post, with the transcription – the content is that good.
Transcription:
Tom Raftery:
Hi, everyone and welcome [...]

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SAP’s Sustainability Performance Management software launched

December 14, 2009 sustainability

I wrote a piece on SAP’s new Sustainability Performance Management (SPM) tool a few weeks back. At time of writing it was very much in the realms of speculation as the product was, as yet, unreleased.
Last Thursday, Dec 10th, SAP announced the release of the software and having been given a preview of the software [...]

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