Today’s MacGyver Computing Award

The Unofficial Apple Weblog reports on a web server running on a Newton MessagePad 1200! Talk about ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’! Something to consider before you think about ‘recycling’ that ‘obsolete’ computer — you know, the...

On the other hand, take a look at Brazil

But in the meantime, some (countries as well as companies) may not be depending on Kyoto to chart a strategic direction that makes intrinsic sense, across several value axes. For example, this excerpt from Worldchanging post on Brazil earlier this week: Lula:...

EU: Last Legs of the Kyoto Treaty?

Stratfor offers a fairly discouraging word. Here’s the summary: The Italian environmental minister suggested Dec. 15 that the U.N.’s Kyoto Treaty on climate change should be allowed to die in 2012 if the world’s largest countries do not sign on...

Commitment and accountability

Dave Pollard never fails to surprise: About a year ago, I made my first public commitment to stop just talking about How to Save the World, and actually do something about it. Here’s my progress report. He not only seems to have the time to think, he actually...

The Long and the Short of It

My latest “New Bottom Line” essay, available now on our web site and next week at greenbiz.com, takes a look at the question of short and long loops, large and small scale, and their implications for sustainability and trade. Small, short. Big, long. No,...