Bill Gates sat down for his seventh Reddit AMA session on Monday, February 26, dispensing some interesting perspectives. Asked about the biggest threat to humanity during the AMA, short for Ask Me Anything, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist offered the following. There are some things that aren’t likely but we should worry about – […]
Watch: ‘Aquarium of the World’ turning into underwater desert
Fusion brings us this excellent, if saddening look at the effects of over-fishing in the Sea of Cortez. The area, which rests between the Baja California Peninsula and the Mexican mainland, also known as the Gulf of California (see the map below), was once hailed for its biodiversity and the sheer amount of fish and wildlife under […]
Happy Earth Day 2014
Recycling an old graphic… It’s no Google Doodle — which rocks this year, by the way (yes, even the Dung Beetle) — but it’s from the heart. Here are some Earth Day themed tweets to get you started on this awesome day (updated throughout the day). Microsoft’s #carbon neutrality efforts highlighted along with #sustainability work […]
Kickstarter spotlight: ShowerSaver reveals the naked, soapy truth about water use
Recent droughts in the U.S., ballooning water bills and the specter of water wars in the not-too-distant future have heightened concerns over one of our most precious resources, good ol’ H2O. But how many people are actually doing something about it? One innovator, Kevin Myers of Green Starts Here, wants to help folks conserve water and […]
Microsoft and Pixel Lab spotlight Everest’s vanishing glaciers
Microsoft Research and the company’s IE team joined Pixel Lab, filmmaker David Breashears and his GlacierWorks foundation on the HTML5-powered, touch-enabled site Everest: Rivers of Ice. While obviously optimized for Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8/RT tablets like Microsoft’s Surface, the site appears to work well enough on other browsers (I tried it with Chrome). And it’s worth […]
Kickstarter spotlight: Piccolo LED lamp
Here’s a gorgeous new lamp that’s sure to catch the eye — and funds, hopefully — of fans of energy efficient LED lighting. Mike Garner, founder of Manifold Lighting has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding project to start production on Piccolo, a stylish, USB-powered desk LED lamp (don’t worry, it works with USB wall plug adapters) that emits a nice […]
Ketel One and GQ enlist Facebook for eco-entrepreneurs
I’ll raise a glass to that! Ketel One and GQ are searching for the next great idea in eco-friendly entrepreneurship. The companies are running a contest, “A Gentleman’s Call,” to determine which one of five finalists will take home $100,000 to pursue their dreams. And they’re using social media to help name the winner. The ideas range […]
Green Kickstarter spotlight: Off the Grid and On the Cloud
A little late on this one, but another Kickstarter film project has grabbed my attention. For a techie, the thought of living off-grid, while not without its adventurous allure, conjures a life filled with compromises. What about reliable power? Broadband access? Off-Grid.net’s Nick Rosen wants to explore how going off-grid doesn’t necessarily mean giving up […]
Grow your green SMB customer base with SEO
Today, Office Depot shared some great insights on SMBs and their green business practices. According to the company, a majority of small businesses have adopted eco-friendly practices or are planning to by 2014. Earlier, at Small Business Computing I wrote: Sixty-one percent of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are actively taking steps to reduce their environmental impact according […]
ecoSocial: Salesforce’s Rypple for greener workplaces?
Is your organization on Salesforce? Now the company is offering a great new way to add some socially-driven momentum to your sustainability efforts. While I was writing up a Salesforce-Rypple integration article for Enterprise Apps Today, it occurred to me that it would make a great tool for not only getting word about green initiatives […]
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