According to Slashdot.org, ‘the nuts and bolts of news for nerds’ – to which I confess I’m addicted, US companies waste at least $2.8 billion per year on leaving unattended PCs switched on. A US government report also claims that idling PCs are responsible for an extraordinary 20 million tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to [...]
Tag Archives: Green issues
Houston, we have a problem. We're running out of planet.
December 12, 2008 – 10:40 am
By Daniel Taghioff, India. We need a Global Climate Deal right now, but when even a Greeny like Al Gore worked hard to dilute the Kyoto Protocol, you start to wonder if the Americans have a collective death-wish. The answer, of course, is no. But why then the insistence on oil? Why the crazy misadventures [...]
It does not have to be that way
November 4, 2008 – 10:49 am
THUS aims to consolidate fresh thinking about life-changing issues, bridge the truth gap left by today’s political and business coverage and add fact-based appraisal of the best forward thinking from a host of informed sources. It will do so with good humour, optimism and empathy. You should not need a PhD to understand or enjoy [...]