Clear and Present Danger

I try to stay on topic, but sometimes I stray.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in today’s Times:
The fact is that the planet is changing faster than even pessimists expected: ice caps are shrinking, arid zones spreading, at a terrifying rate. And according to a number of recent studies, catastrophe — a rise in temperature so [...]

The World’s Energy Meter: Go Figure

98% > 2%

IT uses just a few percentage points of all electricity in industry.
But IT can impact the other 98%, as I discuss in this blog.
In Moving Beyond the 2% Solution, Doug Neal calls this Green Hygiene versus Green Business. I like these terms. Hygiene is good. Business is better. Doug links the need for innovative information [...]

OECD Conference: ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change, May 2009

Last month, OECD brought together policy makers and industry to discuss issues at the nexus of ICT and environmental sustainability.
In the opening address of the conference, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria said: “imagine a web page that tells you how much energy your home is using in realtime and suggests how you can reduce your energy [...]

Energy Use Eye Candy

From The Greener Grass comes an iPhone concept for monitoring and managing home energy use. 
Service concept

App interface: