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Will we look back at today as a period of climate change or the start of climate change?
Australia is one of the places in the world where climate change is most strongly felt. The climate has been noticeably changing for around 10 years now, and in Melbourne the graph of ...
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The (possibly surprising) future of incandescent bulbs
Most commercial buildings in Australia have moved away from incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescents, which are much more energy efficient and last longer. The limitations of CFLs are slow warm up time, early failure if frequently switched, and high cost ...
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Standards that ensure your new IT purchases are energy efficient and have minimal environmental impact
When your IT equipment is due for upgrade it’s the perfect time to greatly reduce your computing energy use. But how do you know what products to use? The US EPA Energy Star standard is now ...
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New technologies that will halve your computer energy use – interview with Stuart King, Dell Australia/New Zealand
Computers continue to get more powerful, but are they using less power? This afternoon I interviewed Stuart King from Dell Australia/New Zealand. Stuart talks about how computer power use is coming down, discusses the Intel vPro technology for power management, ...
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The romance and reality of urban wind power
Its now possible to buy a 200 watt micro wind turbine for $449 from Jaycar electronics. A couple of years ago they were even including a four meter tower with the wind turbine. If ...
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Linfox video on their carbon reduction program
This 8 minute video shows how Linfox is going about reducing its carbon emissions. What stands out for me in this video is the broad commitment across the organisation to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Use it to help inspire a ...
