>> “In a bid to increase energy efficiency, a town in western Sweden is planning to connect the local crematorium to its district heating system.” (via ideas) Earlier: Write after death: Cremains-pencils.
>> IBM and Intel datacenters are being used to heat up swimming pool, hotels, and homes. “A report on IEEE Spectrum indicates that instead of using air-conditioning or fans, the IBM datacenter simply has devised a water pump system through micro channels within the computers themselves. The water then absorbs the heat from the datacenter and sold to the neighbors.”
>> Unrelatedly: Happy Day Without a Bag Day! Get in on the drawing for 6 different reusable bags I’m giving away.
>> How to wrap your present in a reusable bag. (via LAist)
While I wholly support A Day Without A Bag, today I realized that customers at Rite Aid in downtown L.A. were totally clueless with regards to the notion of bringing your own bag.
As I stood in line with my quart of milk, I watched how customers used Rite Aid plastics bags like there was no tomorrow. Nearly everyone was double-bagging, and everyone took a bag, even for little, single items like a pack of gum.
The fact is, Green Girl, you are amongst a very small club of environmentalists that really do walk the talk. The vast, vast majority of Americans are either clueles, don’t care, or are asleep at the wheel when it comes to doing their part to care for the environment.
Comment by The Green Monster — December 18, 2008 @ 3:47 pm