October 2010

CloudApps: A holistic view of carbon

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The secret to energy saving? Psychology

By Franceska Brown When the first washing machines made their way into homes in the early 1900s, many people died from plugging them in.

Time to stop energy-leaking electronics

With no foreseeable slowdown in the expanding array of electronic devices at our disposal, making gadgets as energy-efficient as possible could be the only

Smart phones can boost sustainability

Smart phones … what would we do without them? Smart phones are not simply a mobile phone on steroids. Far from it. Where it

‘Green sins’ plague baby products

Product manufacturers are listening to the message from their customers: “We want greener, more sustainable choices.” But too many companies still are responding to

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US power blackouts leave record numbers in the dark

We’ve heard over and over again in recent years that a smarter, more

Scientists: Smart tech, not-so-smart decisions threaten civilization

We have the technology we need to resolve the world’s most pressing environmental

How much uranium is left?

As a natural resource on a finite planet, uranium is no more unlimited

Is it a new dawn — or twilight — for nuclear energy?

Nuclear energy stands at a strange crossroads. In one

Investors tell CEOs: ‘Cut your carbon, or risk losing trillions’

Big investors know that money talks … and a

Why $200 oil is the subprime mortgage of energy

What does an oil price shock have to do

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Who’s the leading smart-city brand?

More than half of the world’s nearly seven billion people now live in urban areas, and that proportion is expected to reach almost 69 per cent by 2050. To avoid pushing local and global systems to the point of collapse, cities will need to become much smarter and more efficient Read more ...

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Managing the smart-grid data overload

Developing the UK’s smart-grid infrastructure will require communications and data technologies that can manage far more information than utilities must handle today. That’s the focus of a strategy report from Greenbang Research: “Enabling the UK’s smart-grid future: The wireless spectrum debate.” The report answers such questions as: Should dedicated Read more ...

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Incentives fire up UK solar market

The introduction of the feed-in tariff (FIT) incentive policy on 1 April has sparked an explosive reaction in the UK renewable energy market with solar leading the way in installations, according to a new Greenbang research report titled, “The UK’s Feed-in Tariff: Impact, response and market trends for the decade Read more ...

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