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Taylor Grandchamp

Greening Through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability - 0 views

Tomlinson, Bill. 2010. Greening Through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability. Cambridge: The MIT Press. Tomlinson's argument lies in the undisputed fact that human and envir...

sustainability technology ecological modernization

started by Taylor Grandchamp on 02 May 12 no follow-up yet
Micah Leinbach

Facebook and the environment - 2 views

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    Somewhat of a "cute" environmental story, the powerful repurcussions of it are rooted in the use of social networking for environmental causes. I've used facebook myself to organize things of a far lesser scale back home, and it actually is very handy. There is a strain of thought that the solution to environmental problems will come from community, small-scale group action, (as opposed to individual lifestyle changes or government influence as a major force). While it seems unreasonable (to me, atleast) that any one of these will be "The Solution", this article does show how a small, connected social group can be a more powerful force than one individual, yet still avoid the possible complications of large-scale government execution. Also shows the importance of social connections in dealing with environmental issues. Good example for an environment and social connections case study.
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    It's worth also considering Frank Rich's broad commentary on how social media have taken us in all sorts of salutary and heinous directions recently...see www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/opinion/10rich.html
Kim Vanderklein

The Environmental Endgame: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster, and Human Surviva... - 2 views

In this book The Environmental Endgame: Mainstream Economics, Ecological Disaster and Human Survival, his intention is to first of all provide an accumulation of evidence supporting the theory that...

sustainability climate change technology

started by Kim Vanderklein on 16 Mar 12 no follow-up yet
Jim Proctor

Going Green but Getting Nowhere - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    Good green behaviors get us nowhere?  This economist has some provocative arguments, albeit getting a bit mainstream toward the end.
Julia Huggins

US EPA Industrial Materials Recycling - 0 views

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    For those who aren't convinced that action at the individual level is the best focus of our energy and/or activism: "Management and recycling of industrial products and materials are key priority areas. While typically not seen by the general public or part of most of our daily lives, these wastes are often generated in large volumes. Learn about EPA initiatives, such as the Coal Combustion Partnership Program, and the recycling and beneficial use of industrial byproducts generated during manufacturing processes.
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