Author Archives: David Fox
GoingGreen 100 Announced
AlwaysOn is a silicon valley media that hopes to “identify the sweet spots in the market, where technology innovation is disrupting behavior and creating explosive new entrepreneurial opportunities for both startups and big businesses” so it’s not surprising that they’re tracking the ‘green’ market. They’ve just announced their Top 100 list: Investment and public interest […]
Animal Minds
Fascinating program from one of my favorite radio shows/podcasts: In Baltimore, Maryland, there’s an octopus that likes to play with toys. In Vienna, Austria, there’s a border collie with a vocabulary of 340 words – more than many toddlers. Southeast Asia is home to dozens of elephants who like to paint. In this hour of […]
The Green Enterprise – ZDNet Video Series
ZDNet offers up a series of short “Green Enterprise” videos: A look into the enterprise to explore eco-friendly practices and innovations. In this ZDNet video series learn about what’s motivating green tech, and how green technologies are impacting IT. ZDNet joins other great video resources like TED, Green Festivals, Sundance Channel, One Minute Shift.
Blue Turns Green
Long known as “Big Blue“, IBM is turning green… The challenges have become clear: the need for clean water and air; affordable and reliable delivery of energy; the dwindling supply of fossil fuels; the reality of climate disruption and its implications for future generations. At IBM, our approach is twofold: we are working to make […]
From the Jaws of Nereis Virens
Tendril + Zigbee = Smart Grid @ Home
Cnet’s Green Tech blog offers a write-up on Tendril: “Most in-home displays take information from the outside meter, but because ours are networked devices and because we’re talking to the utilities’ back office, we know what the price plan is and we can present it in dollars and cents.” Continued at Green Tech… Smart indeed! […]
Biomimicry Workshop in September
Bay Area Public Transport via Google Maps
Funding News: Measure & Monitise Carbon
Cnet News reports on two recent fundings: Software company Carbonetworks on Monday is expected to announce it has secured $5 million series in A financing, led by clean-tech venture firm NGEN Partners. Continued at Cnet… CarbonFlow has raised $2.9 million in its first round of venture funding from Clean Pacific Ventures, OVP Venture Partners, and […]