Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Start an Organic Farm
Nicolas Donck is one of the pioneer farmers who helped to set up the Morningside Farmers' Market in Atlanta ten years ago. Learn about his farm and what he does.
Free Bike Lending Library
A student-led bike library opened Sept. 24 at the University of Denver (DU) offering high-tech bikes on loan for free, and a glimpse of the citywide bike sharing program that gets rolling next spring. The free DU lending library is open to all students, faculty and staff using the same bikes that will dot the city landscape in early 2010.
Big Green Initiatives - IBM
Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) opened a new data center designed to support new compute models like cloud computing, to help clients from around the world operate smarter businesses, organizations and cities. The new data center reduces technology infrastructure costs and complexity for clients while improving quality and speeding the deployment of services – using only half the energy required of a similar facility its size. The data center will ultimately total 100,000 square feet.
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer tours Ioxus
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer toured Ioxus on February 15, 2010 to discuss future growth. Schumer secured $1,427,250 used to save jobs and expand our workforce.
Solar-Powered Water Purifier
WWF has selected Solvatten, a solar-powered water purifier, as a 'Climate Solver', recognizing this Swedish invention's potential to reduce green-house gas emissions. Given the number of people worldwide currently treating their water by boiling with firewood, WWF estimates that, with widespread distribution, Solvatten could be reducing CO2 emissions by 26 million tonnes per year by 2020. The use of Solvatten can reduce dependence on firewood and other fuels, since it uses the sun's rays.
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