Green Campus Computing

1.)http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3214/webcasting-a-few-ideas-for-green-computing-on-campus


Webcasting a Few Ideas for Green Computing on Campus

Campus computers are energy hogs. Whether they are dorm room devices or large college data centers, computer processors suck in huge amounts of electricity and give off a lot of heat. What is an energy-conscious (and budget-conscious) CIO to do?

The California State University-Monterey Bay has some ideas. On their education and technology roundtable, Ready2Net, which is both Webcast and broadcast on TV, they tackle computing, energy and the environment.

Casey Green, founder of the Campus Computing project, moderates a panel that includes CIOs from Washington State, San Diego State, Bryant Universities, as well as executives and specialists in high-tech energy conservation from Pacific Gas and Electric and Cisco Systems.

Another place to find useful ideas is The Chronicle’s latest Tech Therapy podcast, “How Green Is Your IT?” Tune in, turn on, and drop your big carbon footprint.—Josh Fischman


2.) http://ready2net.csumb.edu/site/x21966.xml


Green Computing and
Higher Education:
The New "3 Rs"--
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, Reuse & Recycle (60 minutes)

The dramatic increase in energy consumption and costs have caused a renewed interest in the effective management and use of computing throughout the campus. The proliferation of new computing devices now reaches almost every area of campus service to support instruction, facilities, and student life. Every time we leave computers on without regard for energy conservation and planned use, we potentially waste electricity. Burning fossil fuels generates most of our electricity and also emits pollutants, sulfur, and carbon dioxide into the air. These emissions can cause respiratory disease, smog, acid rain and global climate change. Many campuses are looking to CIOs to conserve energy and to promote more sustainable solutions in labs and data centers. How will CIOs contribute to a more sustainable future?

3.)http://campustechnology.com/articles/2009/06/10/u-connecticut-developing-green-tech-to-clean-up-environment.aspx


U Connecticut Developing Green Tech To Clean Up Environment

* By Dian Schaffhauser
* 06/10/09

The University of Connecticut and VeruTEK Technologies are teaming up to research and develop green chemistry solutions for eliminating the toxic effects of chemical waste in the environment.

VeruTEK, which develops green technologies to clean up the environment, has an option to license any resulting solutions or technology from the project, which will research environmental catalysis and photocatalysis of pollutants.

"We at the Department of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Connecticut are thrilled to be collaborating with Dr. George Hoag and his team at VeruTEK ... in the development of new green chemistry solutions to clean the environment," said department head Steven Suib. "Researchers at VeruTEK are leaders in the field of environmental research and are dedicated to development of functional green technologies. VeruTEK's ongoing projects and products are well thought out, operational, and exciting."


My Opinions...


For me, to promote green technology in our school we must cooperate and do something like:

- use electricity wisely
- turn off other appliances which is not being use like (computer,television,etc.)
- love our environment
- do not use wires in plugging if it is broken


those are the simple ways for us to have a green technology in our environment. We, are the Information Technology (IT) students must adopt this simple ways in a simple mission in our high technology environment.