The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values
… Annie Leonard: 'computers are great, but do they have to have … we reconcile our needs for certain things - computers, fridges and so on - with its … which we confuse our sense of self worth. Computers are great for access to art, news …
Greenpeace's most recent green electrics guide shows that PC manufacturers are still not meeting their obligations in terms of phasing out toxic substances
… Computer companies breaking promises on toxins … Technology Green Living Greenpeace Electronic Computer Mobile Phone PVC BFR Brominated Flame … Recycling Nokia Nintendo Apple Dowdall HP computer.jpg Greenpeace's most recent green …
Do you know where your email is stored and what it costs the environment to store it there?
… Serious Business YouTube Technology Internet Computers Risk Industrial Technology Internet Computers Sustainability Risk Green Living … virtual services via our desktops, some other computer at the other end of the internet is …
The US company has been singled out for its failure to remove dangerous chemicals from computers
… Waste And Recycling Science And Technology Computers Greenpeace Chemicals computer.jpg HP has backtracked on pledges to remove dangerous toxic substances from its computers The US company has been singled out …
The internet once represented something like freedom for Tom Hodgkinson, but the honeymoon ended when the problems of the virtual life became all-too-real
… to communicate with their friends through a computer network, forgetting how to play, to … being sold piles of rubbish by the same computer network that trumpets its ability to … most intimate communications logged on a vast computer somewhere in the US. The internet is …
More robust enforcement of laws designed to tackle the growing problem of e-waste is urgently needed, says Anja ffrench of Computer Aid, along with improved management of electrical waste by governments
… Anja ffrench | 31st May 2011 Comment E-waste Computers Pollution EIA WEEE Directive Waste … is urgently needed, says Anja ffrench of Computer Aid, along with improved management … that desperately need to be filled. At Computer Aid we believe that there are …
Greenpeace’s campaign for greener electronics shows promising results as HP release an almost toxin-free product
… Greenpeace Hewlett-packard Electronics computer.jpg HP were accused of backtracking … remove dangerous toxic substances from their computers Greenpeace’s campaign for greener … failure to remove dangerous chemicals from computers, has launched an 'almost toxic-free' …
Far from being a cranky relic of a pre-Enlightenment dark age, belief in telepathy would seem to be confirmed by contemporary science and might even help secure the planet’s survival.
… but two chairs, one behind the other, and a computer screen that has been positioned … a few feet behind the woman. Between them the computer screen flickers, lighting up the … of fire. A command flashes silently on the computer screen, instructing the man whether …
The main claim used to justify nuclear is that it's the only low carbon power source that can supply 'reliable, baseload electricity', writes Mark Diesendorf - unlike wind and solar. But not only can renewables supply baseload power, they can do something far more valuable: supply power flexibly according to demand. Now nuclear power really is redundant.
… That's wrong too. Practical experience and computer simulations show it can be done But … from renewable energy, and by hourly computer simulations. In 2014 the state of … (e.g. the USA) from their neighbours, hourly computer simulations of the operation of the …
The world's growing waste mountain of mobile phones, computers and other electronic goods is being illegally recycled in unregulated and primitive conditions in China and causing significant toxic pollution
… for e-waste including mobile phones and computers (UNEP) The world's growing waste mountain of mobile phones, computers and other electronic goods is being … electronics, particularly mobile phones and computers, have soared in the past two decades …
As awareness grows of the huge and swelling carbon footprint made by the world’s IT infrastructure, the government has launched a task-force to green our PCs.
… Green Phil Woolas Energy Energy Efficiency ComputerComputers Technology Carbon Dioxide Global … PC. Officials claim this could make our home computers 98 per cent more efficient. Phil …
Thinking of trading in your old fridge? We’ve got the lowdown on how to get hold of electricals that are genuinely green
… Phone Washing Machine Eco Green Apple Ipod Computer Society holding.jpg Thinking of … phthalates and PVC. Plus, you still need a computer or laptop in order to download … on the Digital TV Transition website . Computer Like televisions, computers are a …
A new computer software package developed in the US puts a financial value on the ecosystem services trees perform, from reduced air pollution to the amount of carbon dioxide removed... can it now work in the UK?
… Torbay Forestry Commission newitree.jpg A new computer software package developed in the US … was entirely covered by bricks and concrete. Computer says... Once the information is fed into a computer i-Tree is able to quantify the urban …
From computer games to biohacking, digital designers are ditching music and video in favour of remastering a more exciting medium...
… And Technology Life_in_Mix_MAIN.jpg From computer games to biohacking, digital … in the fridge and then warm it against your computer screen. Presto! Your bacteria are … whose aim is to replicate the success of the computer industry in kick-starting an …
Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data gathered from more than 40 natural environments.
… Predictions based on computer simulations using real-world data … have claimed. Their predictions are based on computer simulations using real-world data … 13 freshwater ecosystems. Observations Using computer modelling, they found that, while …
It may have billion-pound profits and gushing praise for technological innovation but Apple is increasingly in the spotlight over its labour rights and environmental record. Eifion Rees reports on the 'sweatshop brand'
… number of touch-screen devices from computer giant Apple. It arrives on these … was launched, Apple’s smartphones and tablet computers have taken the world by storm. But … to specific questions. READ MORE... NEWS Computer companies breaking promises on toxins …
No more disability. Brain implants to boost intelligence. Ageing counteracted. The next stage of evolution or a nightmare we can never wake up from? Jim Thomas on ‘converging technology’.
… to ‘talk’ to each other via the ubiquitous computer processor. In his acclaimed novel … the new terrain of nanotechnology. Chemists, computer programmers, neuroscientists, … so that our minds talk directly to computers or to artificial limbs. Viruses …
A six-month investigation finds that the revolving door between government and the chemical industry has led the EPA to rely on easily manipulated toxicology research carried out entirely on computers - and this 'in silico' science often trumps both biology and epidemiology when it comes to regulatory action, or lack of it. The result? Toxic substances remain in everyday products.
… News Science Toxics Regulation USA Health computer-cut.jpg A six-month investigation … toxicology research carried out entirely on computers - and this 'in silico' science often … regulatory toxicologists typically rely on computer simulations called ' physiologically …
Putting down some of our hi-tech gadgets and hi-octane pastimes might help us make a lot less impact...
… result of the recession. Our addiction to computers is one of the problems. It is curious that the computer has become an almost indispensable … would give up his or her mobile phone and computer because both are made of plastic and …
Environmentalist and Humanitarian, Satish Kumar introduces the new trinity that he believes captures the essence of his ecophilosophy - one that cares about and for all life
… then you don’t grow food. You sit at your computer and your food comes from some poor … cars or you manufacture televisions or computers or some other gadgets. Growing food … only take care the soul when we slow down. No computer, no car. Just sit in your room with …
Sue immerses herself in the addictive world of ecogadgetry, including water-powered alarm clocks and a crash course in cooking with blankets...
… Efficient Plug Solar Light Washing Machine Computer Plasma Screen TV Energy Saving Trust … always necessary Ecobutton powers down your computer when you wander off to fetch … does it immediately. If you have a standalone computer it's definitely a good idea, though - …
Concerns are growing as awareness of the carbon footprint of IT equipment grows.
… the use of ‘thin-client’ computing, where computer users have low-powered ‘interfaces’ … and information. This would allow desktop computers to consume roughly 4 watts of power, …
Ever wondered where computers go when they die? Or what the endless expanse of a Chinese factory floor actually looks like? This film is a meditation on the consumer world
… Manufactured Landscapes Industrial Technology Computers Politics And Economics Pollution … Society Archive_226.jpg Ever wondered where computers go when they die? Or what the … in China (where 50 per cent of the world’s computers end up to be recycled), the …
In February 2009 the Environment Agency began its first prosecution against an individual for an e-waste crime, and claims to have prevented 33 shipments in the previous six months.
… Baker | 4th June 2009 News E-waste Technology Computers Technology Computers Pollution Science And Technology … compared to the estimated 33,000 tonnes of computers alone that the UK illegally exports …