Sustainable+Computing+Issues


**What is Green Computing?**  Image source: https://secure.tickgreen.com 

**"Green computing ** is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The primary objective of such a program is to account for the **triple bottom line** , an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success. The goals are similar to green chemistry; **1. reduce**  the use of hazardous materials, **2. maximize**  energy efficiency during the product's lifetime, and **3. promote recyclability**  or **biodegradability **<span style="font-size: 92.4%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> of defunct products and factory waste." <span style="font-size: 73.92%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //Source: Wikipedia// <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 70%;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 255, 0); font-size: 120%;">

<span style="color: rgb(0, 82, 0); font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Some interesting and useful GREEN links:** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|The TICK Green site] - tick **<span class="tgGreen" style="color: rgb(0, 82, 0);">green ** makes it easy for you to neutralise the impact a website has on the environment. [|Microsoft Australia's]<span class="wiki_link_ext">Stance on Sustainable Computing - Advancing More Sustainable Computer Use at Home and Work [|Green Computing]<span class="wiki_link_ext"> - hosted by the Australian Computing Society Research Report into Green IT / Sustainable Computing Behaviours of Australians in 2009 -

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|Green Living pedia] - A wiki resource for sharing information on green living, now and for the future. [|GreenSchoolsConnect] - Green Schools Connect has been helping to educate and inspire young Australians about the environment. [|Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative] - Encouraging schools to take a whole-system and whole-school approach to sustainability [|ResourceSmart Victorian Educators Site] - Start on the 4-step Journey - Action! Action! Action! [|Victorian Association for Environmental Education] - A human voice in learning for sustainability
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Sustainable Schools Australia]- **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Environmentally Active Schools in Australia

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