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Power sharing: App connects EV drivers, outlet owners

March 7, 2011 by Todd Woody
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First there was music sharing and then car sharing. Now get ready for plug sharing. Xatori, a Silicon Valley software start-up, aims to create a network of electric car enthusiasts who make their household power outlets and home chargers available for drivers who need to top off their battery or who find themselves out of range of the... [read more]

Information Privacy in the Smart Grid Age

February 8, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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New technologies challenge our ability to manage them.  Do you recall that many users of social networks like MySpace and Facebook were chagrined to discover that their personal information has achieved immortality on the Internet?  In many cases, users failed to appreciate the ramifications of their decisions about sharing... [read more]

A most important string to ICT's bow

July 20, 2009 by David Tebbutt
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In crude terms, the computer industry sees itself as the saviour of the planet and all who inhabit it. Take a briefing from any major ICT company and it will tell you a) how it's cleaning up its own act and b) how, by buying more ICT stuff, we and the developing world can create a bright and sustainable future for ourselves. The... [read more]

Why farmers need (something like) Facebook

April 27, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Some solutions to environmental problems are dizzyingly complex. Others are surprisingly simple. Last week at FORTUNE’s Brainstorm Green conference, the Environmental Defense Fund released its 2009 Innovations Review—a collection of new ideas, products and services that are good for business and good for the environment. EDF asked me to... [read more]

Have You Heard of Globe Forum?

February 14, 2008 by JDeragon
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Designing, building, and maintaining a green office building may require extra time and effort, but tenants are sending a clear message to the real estate industry – environmental sustainability is here to stay and of critical importance. Jones Lang LaSalle partnered with CoreNet Global to query attendees of CoreNet Global Summits on... [read more]

Green Marketing on Social Networks

November 30, 2007 by David Widger
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Participation in social networks continues to grow seemingly without bounds as more people seek to connect, share and collaborate with likeminded individuals online.  Today, hundreds of millions of online users have already signed up, with an increasing number belonging to more than one network.  For green marketers, social... [read more]