http://susty.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://susty.com/100-percent-recycled-paper-printing-congressional-record-us-government-printing-office-gpo-video/ http://susty.com/100-percent-recycled-paper-printing-congressional-record-us-government-printing-office-gpo-video/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:45:15 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=7819 reams of paper making up bills and laws can be made into so much political ping-pong as this Daily Show clip points out, no matter how you slice it, it's still a whole mess of trees taken off decarbonization duty. For the first time in the history of the GPO beginning in 1861, these materials for federal lawmakers are now being printed on 100% recycled paper. What's surprising is what kind of paper the GPO has been using up until this point.]]> http://susty.com/100-percent-recycled-paper-printing-congressional-record-us-government-printing-office-gpo-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/google-global-warming-fight-data-center-no-chillers/ http://susty.com/google-global-warming-fight-data-center-no-chillers/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:39:11 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=7103 Data Center Knowledge explains that the chillers used to refrigerate water to cool data centers require, unsurprisingly, a large amount of electricity to operate. The quest for cost-effective energy via efficiency has led to a practice known as “free cooling:” air from outside the data center is used when the temperature is cool, while falling back on chillers on warmer days. Google takes this strategy to the next level eliminating chillers altogether in its data center near Saint-Ghislain, Belgium. Bonus feature is an on-site water purification facility that allows it to use water from a nearby industrial canal rather than a municipal water utility. Google anticipates free cooling at the facility for about seven days per year, but what's really fascinating is what happens when the weather gets hot.]]> http://susty.com/google-global-warming-fight-data-center-no-chillers/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/apple-ipron-pornographic-iphone-app-approved/ http://susty.com/apple-ipron-pornographic-iphone-app-approved/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 20:23:53 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6486 e-book reader Eucalyptus was being banned from sale in the iTunes App Store on the basis that it could deliver pornographic content. And just what was that content? See if you can believe it when you read below the jump.]]> http://susty.com/apple-ipron-pornographic-iphone-app-approved/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/improve-energy-efficiency-bloomberg-plan-ny-buildings/ http://susty.com/improve-energy-efficiency-bloomberg-plan-ny-buildings/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:55:37 +0000 by Elizabeth Balkan, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6027 http://susty.com/improve-energy-efficiency-bloomberg-plan-ny-buildings/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/clinton-climate-initiative-to-pay-20m-for-empire-state-building-retrofit/ http://susty.com/clinton-climate-initiative-to-pay-20m-for-empire-state-building-retrofit/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:00:39 +0000 by Elizabeth Balkan, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=5402 Clinton Climate Initiative and other partners to help green New York's 78-year old signature building -- and these two power-players weren't referring to flat-packing the NYC architectural icon, but rather focusing on reducing the structure's power consumption. This phase of renovation, expected to take about 18 months. Under the plan, the building owner's energy costs will decrease by $4.4 million a year, or 38 percent of energy use. An expected 105,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions will also be saved from as a result of the efforts.]]> http://susty.com/clinton-climate-initiative-to-pay-20m-for-empire-state-building-retrofit/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/kindle-2-green-to-go-gadget/ http://susty.com/kindle-2-green-to-go-gadget/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:48:05 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=4389 iPod for Books or iPod for Nerds - Is the Kindle 2 a Green Gizmo? The second coming of Kindle 2, Amazon's sleek e-reader, Kindle 2, is now shipping. Kindle version 2.0 boasts some geeky green electronics features - digital ink and story time. The K2 not only has an enhanced digital ink screen, but it also • generates 16 shades of gray for reading in outdoors in bright sunlight • displays six, customizable sizes of type • is incredibly thin, barely 1/3 of an inch, • weighs just over 10 ounces, allowing you to "read a book with one hand." Jon Stewart now findsThe Great Gatsby to be erotic literature. • READS TO YOU ALOUD! (sorry to yell, pls let us assure you Kindle 2 doesn't yell at you)]]> http://susty.com/kindle-2-green-to-go-gadget/feed/ 1 http://susty.com/big-reboot-engineering-tissues-microbes-robots-juan-enriquez-ted-talks/ http://susty.com/big-reboot-engineering-tissues-microbes-robots-juan-enriquez-ted-talks/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:11:13 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=6642 http://susty.com/big-reboot-engineering-tissues-microbes-robots-juan-enriquez-ted-talks/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/gadget-cell-phone-wind-solar-power-charger-lg-skycharger-ces-2009-video/ http://susty.com/gadget-cell-phone-wind-solar-power-charger-lg-skycharger-ces-2009-video/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:44:06 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=3894 http://susty.com/gadget-cell-phone-wind-solar-power-charger-lg-skycharger-ces-2009-video/feed/ 0 http://susty.com/wrist-watch-gadget-co2-scrubber-concept/ http://susty.com/wrist-watch-gadget-co2-scrubber-concept/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:12:53 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=5391 http://susty.com/wrist-watch-gadget-co2-scrubber-concept/feed/ 1 http://susty.com/plantsense-inc-seed-idea-usb-plant-sensor-gadget-easybloom/ http://susty.com/plantsense-inc-seed-idea-usb-plant-sensor-gadget-easybloom/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:12:00 +0000 by George Spyros, New York City, USA http://susty.com/?p=3457 USB plant sensor EasyBloom, received 2.5 million dollars in funding from Gabriel Venture Partners in June of 2008.]]> http://susty.com/plantsense-inc-seed-idea-usb-plant-sensor-gadget-easybloom/feed/ 0