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I joined a conversation this week (on Feb 26) called the 鈥淕reenGov Dialogue on Demand Response鈥� that was hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). It brought together leaders from government, the private sector, non-profits and academia to identify opportunities to reduce our nation鈥檚 periods of peak energy demand, promote a more stable electric grid, and help the Federal Government [...]
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The U.S.聽National Broadband Plan聽famously asserted that 鈥渂roadband and advanced communications infrastructure will play an important role in achieving [the] national goals of energy independence and efficiency.鈥澛犅燦ow, a聽study聽released by the聽Global eSustainability Initiative聽(GeSI) offers new calculations on the size of the opportunity for using broadband and IT to maximize the efficiency with which [...]
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Back in the day 鈥� in 1935 to be exact 鈥� the DuPont company introduced an advertising slogan that captured the spirit of the age:聽 鈥淏etter Things for Better Living . . . Through Chemistry.鈥澛� If we were to update this slogan we might now say, 鈥淏etter Things for Better Living . . . Through Data.鈥澛犅犅� Better living through data is a theme for our time, whether its IBM鈥檚 鈥淟et鈥檚 build a smarter planet,鈥� the [...]
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鈥淢easuring the Energy Reduction Impact of Selected Broadband-Enabled Activities within Households,鈥� is a new study from the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) that analyzes consumer survey data compiled by the Yankee Group on how consumers use broadband once they get connected.聽聽 The report, which was issued on Tuesday, June 19, examines the top eight most popular uses of broadband in order [...]