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A bit of Green from IT360

wiseman — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:22:19 +0000

The Sounds Sustainable podcast had the opportunity to drop by the IT360 conference a couple of weeks back to check out what’s new in GreenIT.

The Conference…

“IT360° Conference & Expo 2008 is an interactive experience for IT professionals and business executives. Faced with the challenge of shrinking budgets and limited time to test or evaluate, IT360° provides a conference of 80+ educational sessions and an informative exposition where professionals can compare applications and solutions while learning first-hand from leading companies and their experts in this immersive arena.”

Green IT…

The conference this year took a good look at what is happening in the GreenIT space

“New this year, the IT Green Feature spotlights green or sustainable information systems and technology programs throughout the industry. An IT Green seminar series will be offered at the conference, and vendors will display green initiatives on the trade show floor. Among the topics addressed at IT360° will be energy efficiencies in servers and data centres, green business leadership, hazardous material reduction, and environmentally responsible IT asset disposal.”

While in attendance we managed to record a couple of sessions to share with you from the GreenIt content stream.

Recycling Council of Ontario addresses electronic and electrical wastes

You can download the file here (right-click save as) or use the player below. Run time is 11min:30sec

Download audio file (IT360_RCO.mp3)

Aron Hayes

You can download the file here (right-click save as) or use the player below. Run time is 36min:30sec

Download audio file (IT360_Aaron_Hay.mp3)

Energy Conservation Society of Ontario

wiseman — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:57:10 +0000

Jason Dasti speaks with Glenn McKnight of the Energy Conservation Society of Ontario. This is the first in a series of interviews Jason recorded at the Oshawa Energy Conservation Fair.

To listen use the player below or download the file here (right click save as)
Download audio file (ECSo.mp3)

World Changing Book Release Tour

wiseman — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:19:32 +0000

Yesterday I recieved an email about the release of the new World Changing book. From the email, it’s…

A big compendium of tools and models that together illustrate a picture of the sustainable and just future we hope to create, it’s called WorldChanging: A User’s Guide to the 21st Century. At 600 full-colour pages, it was an enormous collaborative effort between more than 50 authors around the world. it’s also printed on recycled paper and the carbon impact of creating it - and its tour - have been offset by wind power.

The tour will be stopping by Toronto November 14th, 2006. Looks like as good a reason as any for me to make the journey to the big city.

A little about the event from WorldChanging.com:

Our Toronto stop is shaping up to be one of the biggest of the entire tour. It’s been really amazing to see the way all our Canadian colleagues have come together to create what looks to be an absolutely phenomenal evening of big ideas, worldchanging innovation, and community celebration. Ed Burtynsky, the noted photographer (and WC board member) and Ron Dembo (of Zerofootprint) will be joining editor Alex Steffen on stage to present an evening of Worldchanging ideas on November 14. Folks from the Art Gallery of Ontario will be creating an installation. Various DJs will lay down some sounds while we meet and mingle and party until late. This promises to be one of the most exciting events of the year. We hope you’ll plan to attend.

For more info head over to WorldChanging

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Fast Company Gets It

wiseman — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:20:19 +0000

Fast Company, has a great cover story this week on compact flourescent lighting. Among other things the article looks at the influence that large companies (such as Walmart et al.) may have in pushing the adoption of CFL’s to a much larger population.

“Can they change the game? Think how many games Wal-Mart has changed. There’s no reason they can’t change this game.”

Give the article a read and if you haven’t already get out to the store and pick up enough CFL’s to outfit the house.

For more info on CFL’s Fast Company has a couple of PDF articles including

Might Light

and The Power of 60 Watts. You could also surf over to http://www.cflbulbs.com/.

If you are the audio type and haven’t heard it already check out my Sounds Sustainable interview on CFL’s with Bill Kemp

Download audio file (cfl.mp3)

audio Bill Kemp business CFL’s efficiency energy