Ways to Save the Earth
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Energy Camp "Ways to Save"
Welcome to the Energy Camp "Ways to Save" page!
Below, you'll find an index of the many different ways you can save the earth. While Energy Camp's focus is the reduction of energy consumption (particularly with respect to IT), we recognize that many visitors to this wiki will also be interested in learning about other measures they can take to help contribute to the sustainability of the planet. So, in terms of ways to save the Earth, we have no interest in restricting the ideas that you can contribute to just those ideas that have to do with reducing the carbon footprint of information technology.
Did you have a sustainability epiphany just the other day?
If you're like the rest of the Energy Camp community, then you've probably got at least a couple of wheels in your brain working the sustainability challenge. In Massachusetts for example, grade school students propositioned the state legislature to mandate the use of narrower margins for government printouts. Whitespace in the margins looks nice. But it's a waste of the earth's resources. This is particularly true of the paper industry which is one of the top consumers of both oil and fresh water (in order to produce paper). It's a brilliant idea. It came from kids. And they did the math to justify the change in policy to the state's legislature.
Now, you don't have to keep that idea in your head
Whether it's an idea on how to run more efficient data centers, reduce the carbon footprint of your own PC, or to be a more efficient recycler (have a better personal recycled material:refuse ratio), it needs to be shared with the world. That's what this wiki is for. Wiki's like this wiki that you're looking at right now make it possible for anyone to record their thoughts and ideas where others can see them. By making this wiki available to everyone with a stake in the earth's sustainability, we can all do our little part (or big part) to make a difference. All you have to do is write that idea into a page on this wiki. For more information on how to add an idea to this wiki, see How to Add your Way to Save.
Ways to Save
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Information Technology
Tips From You, the Members of the Energy Camp Community
- How long must a nature break be before shutting down/sleeping my PC makes sense?
- Optimal power management settings to make a PC green
- Why turning off your screen saver saves energy
- Easy ways to towards greener printing
Additional Background and Commentary
- Some thoughts on the energy consumption of desktops vs. PC.
- Top Ten Reasons To "Green" Your Information Technology
Best Practices (non-technology) For Any Business
Advice, the Do's and Dont's, and more on running a Green Business
- Why to "Eco-Label" your goods and services
- Ten Best Practices on Using the Web to Promote Your Company's Sustainability Initiatives
The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook
- The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook has just been published in the UK by Greenleaf and AMACOM in the US. It is for anyone in business who is trying to launch energy efficient, eco-friendly, green or sustainable practices.
