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Fighting Climate Change is a Business Model (Cool Green Science)
I’ve got another post over at the day job blog. It looks at efforts from Google and Bell Labs to jump start a move to a clean energy economy. These companies are doing this not out of some altruistic fervor, it’s all about profits. Here’s my basic premise:
Why are these smart companies stepping up [...]
Posted in envrionment Tagged bell labs, communication network energy, dave connell, efficiency profit, energy, energy efficiency, federal energy regulatory commission, google, Google climate change, Google electricity, Google energy monopoly, Google power company, green business, green tech efficiency, Green Touch, ict, ICT Copenhagen, information and communication technology sector, IPCC, plug-in vehicles, profit green, renewable energy, smart meters, solve climate, tech climate change, UNFCCC ICT, wall street journal Leave a comment
climate change is a new phenomenon … in 1958
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via youtube.com
In 1958 bell labs and Frank Capra teamed up to make “Unchained Goddess” a film about man’s effects on the natural world. It included this little gem about climate change.
The excerpt is one of nine enviro-themed viral videos ecopolitology highlights here.
Posted via web from davidconnell on posterous
Posted in envrionment Tagged 1958, bell labs, climate change, global warming, video, vintage film, yotube Leave a comment
pure speculation: obama putting together a climate pact ahead of copenhagen?
Now Obama is at the point where he feels on the verge of a breakthrough, based on the kind of talks that don’t get covered by reporters obsessing about state dinners. “He had extensive conversations with President Hu specifically on climate and conversations with the prime minister of India,” said one senior White House aide. [...]
Also posted in politics Tagged agreeent, Australia, bilateral, China, cop15, copenhagen, india, obama, president obama Leave a comment
does the military care about climate change?
According to The New York Times they certainly do.
Such climate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilize entire regions, say the analysts, experts at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies who for the first time are taking a serious look at the national security implications of climate change.
Recent war games and intelligence studies conclude [...]
Also posted in politics Tagged anthony zinni, army, climate change, global seurity, global warming, marines, military, national security 2 Comments
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