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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. His 1989 book The End of Nature was the first book to warn the general public about the threat of global warming.

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350.org Is Greening the Planet with Lean, Green IT

Tech Soup

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. Find out how they're greening the planet and using the leanest greenest IT possible. His 1989 book The End of Nature was the first book to warn the general public about the threat of global warming.

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What is “organic” software?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I was perusing the program for a local “green&# event, when I noticed a full page advertisement for Firefox, saying that it’s software was “ 100% organic.&# For Firefox, it means, “open source, community-powered.&# I kind of chuckled. I thought, what does that really mean?

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Some lessons from the “enterprise”

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

There’s some great stuff there, like virtualization, social software, green IT, etc. The striking thing: open source software wasn’t on their list. And that’s because in the enterprise world, for the most part, open source software is a given part of the mix. Be Helpful.

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Majora Carter’s Eco-Entrepreneurship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Her success fighting against a plan to build a waste transfer station in Hunts Point and then spearheading the South Bronx’s first open-waterfront park in more than 60 years was a turning point. open source design or DIY manufacturing) to create customized products in small batches and the global reach of the Internet to sell them.

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Nonprofit Technology Link Love

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Amy Sample Ward let’s us know how to give green. Amy is a great source for nptech tips of all types. David is always a great source for thoughtful insights about open source. I love Holly’s approach to technology. It’s a great, thoughtful post. at 7:33 pm Michelle – thanks so much.

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Tidbits

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

I “live the open source lifestyle.&# A new site was launched called “ Green Nonprofits.&# I come across a lot in my varied net wanderings, and people send me stuff, so it’s a nice way to talk about some of it, without having to go into too much detail. I was profiled on Linux.com. That’s kinda fun!