Archive for the ‘green’ tag
Thoreau as Climate Researcher
The New York Times has a great peace on research at Boston University and Harvard that is using the writings of Thoreau on the plant life at Walden Pond for climate research.
The MINI E(lectric) Field Trial
Since I’m a former Mini Cooper owner, I got the following via email about their introduction of the electric MINI:
500 people will be able to lease the MINI E for a year. The applications begin mid-November and are open to people in Southern California, New York and New Jersey.
Google Tips to Reduce Home Heating Bills
From Google, in honor of Halloween (I don’t get it either).
For example:
Computing Equipment:
- Learn how to set power management on your computer
- Download the Google Desktop Power Management Gadget
- Buy a Climate Savers certified energy efficient computer
- Plug your computer peripherals (printer, scanner, speakers, fax machine) into a powerstrip and power down when not in use.
A lot of good links. And a calculator.
