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More of Telco vs Utlity taken the smart metering space

The Scoop podcast looks at the long and inglorious quest for the paperless office. As the financial crisis takes hold, focus has again switched to the huge cost savings and efficiency gains promised by electronic transactions. How can CEOs and CIOs realise the dream? The Scoop host Mark Jones is joined by director of e-health and e-commerce consulting group Casprel, Patrick Gallagher, RMIT general counsel John Lambrick and senior researcher at National ICT Australia Mark Staples.

I ran an electricity reduction contest in the Lasell College residential houses for the month of October. I had my Environmental Science students implement programs to help residents reduce their electricity consumption for the month. Students implemented programs such as passing out CFL bulbs and convincing roommates to share a refrigerator. Data was reported weekly on the Green Campus Initiative web page. At the end of the month, electricity consumption was down 3.7% compared to October of 2007.

Cool carbon footprint calculator for kids

Microsoft, Toyota, AMP Foundation and PlanetArk working together on a National Tree Day Initiative.

Companies need to invest in green operations and buildings before talking green and to be perceived as environmental leaders.

The Nag here.

this is a place for anyone who'd like to do something about climate change, or sweatshops, or eating better food, but, well, you know... busy, things come up...

here's the deal.

one thing a month. sign up to get nagged each month about one easy thing you can do to be greener, cleaner and, if you're not careful, a tiny bit smug.

For the high-profile crowd that turned out to celebrate a new home in Venice, Calif., the attraction wasn't just the company and the architectural detail. The house boasted the builders' equivalent of a three-star Michelin rating: a LEED platinum certificate.

Oberlin University Competition

'Green up' your CV
By Ann-Maree Moodie | smh.com.au | 26 May
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There was once a time when working in the environment meant you were a "tree hugger" and your car had a bumper sticker, "Save The Whales". Likewise, if you worked in the community, you were a "do-gooder" who engaged in social work or volunteered in a soup kitchen.

But times have changed. Today the boards of large listed companies have sub-committees which focus on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and community involvement.

Senior executives spend their work lives thinking about carbon emissions, environmental footprints, climate change and other sustainability issues. Think Westpac's Dr Noel Purcell or Sam Moyston, group executive, culture and reputation at Insurance Australia Group.

Credentials in environment policy, stakeholder relations, corporate social responsibility projects and philanthropy - coupled with good skills in strategy development and implementation - are essential for the contemporary manager keen on developing broader skills and experience.

"The increasing importance given to CSR issues by business, government, investors and NGOs [non-government organisations] has led to a new class of professional, the CSR manager," says a report by the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility. "And as CSR becomes ingrained in business, it will be a profession of the future."

The centre's survey found most people in a corporate social responsibility role are at manager level or above. Two-thirds are women and most are aged between 26 and 45 years.

More than 90 per cent are university-educated, with degrees in social sciences, humanities, commerce, management and tourism. The average salaries range from $80,000 to $150,000 (a minority earns $250,000 or more) with the majority working for public companies.

Managers have a job title that includes the words "environment", "sustainability", "community", "stakeholder relations", "

Between 2000 and 2006, U.S. hybrid sales increased from 3,000 to 250,000 vehicles. Why? The rise in gas prices? Government incentives like income tax credits and deductions, state sales tax waivers, single-passenger access to HOV lanes, and waivers of fees for registration, emissions testing, excise and parking? Or changing consumer tastes and preferences for a clean environment and an energy security policy?

Builds strong case for dashboards, as per data from Oberlin University.

Builds strong case for dashboards, with $$$ metric and reconfirms data from Oberlin University.

Tiny house - what do you value - the land you live on or your home. Wonderful piece.

Explore and learn about the impacts of climate change and find out how you can make a difference with Climate Change in our World. The Met Office Hadley Centre, British Antarctic Survey and UK Government have harnessed Google Earth technology to present you with an interactive animation showing how climate change and global temperature rises could affect our world over the next 100 years.

Our many obese and excessive ways...

ICare Sustainability Campaign

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