Resource
Useful Links
Education
Global Energy Systems - Presented by Uppsala University (Sweden)
This is a lecture series, which is part of the Master Of Energy (renewable energy)
http://www.fysast.uu.se/ges/en/courses/global-energy-perspective-7-5hp
This series of videos is, I think, the clearest and most straightforward explanation of how our economy, energy systems and environment interact -- how we got to where we are today, and some reasonable expectations for the future. Presented by Chris Martenson.
http://www.chrismartenson.com/
The Story of Stuff.
A look at the impact of what we buy has on the environment. Presented by Annie Leonard
http://www.storyofstuff.com/
Blogs
Greening of IT
A blog written by the team at 24x7 Books. Mainly lists links to other sites and
latest reports on Green IT.
http://books24x7.typepad.com/greening_of_it/
Green Data Center Blog
Monitoring, Metering, Managing the Green Data Center
http://www.greenm3.com/
Recycling of electronic waste
ByteBack Australia
Free computer recycling for Victorian residents and small business
http://www.bytebackaustralia.com.au
Recycling Near You - PlanetArk
Don't dump it, recycle it! This is the Planet Ark and Sensis 'Recycling Near You' website. You can search for local recycling information either by Council AREA or PRODUCT. Enter your Postcode, Suburb or Council Name in one of the forms below to find where you can recycle in your local area.
http://www.recyclingnearyou.com.au/
Information sites
CIO Green IT Advice & Opinion
How to stay out of the red with an environmental approach
http://advice.cio.com/industry/wholesale-retailer-distr-computer
Greener Computing
Latest news in the Green IT space
http://www.greenercomputing.com/
ACS Environmental Sustainability Group
The ICT Environmental Sustainability Group ("Green ICT") brings together
professionals interested in balancing economic and environmental aspects of
information technology and telecommunications. It is a special interest group of the
ACS.
http://www.acs.org.au/greenit/
Carbon Offset Guide Australia
The Carbon Offset Guide is intended to be a resource for businesses, government agencies, NGOorganisations and individuals seeking information about offsets. The aim of this website is to provide an independent directory of Australian carbon offset providers. It is hoped this will improve the understanding of the offset market by Australian businesses, as well as the broader community, and facilitate better environmental and economic outcomes.
http://www.carbonoffsetguide.com.au/providers
The Climate Institute
Established in late 2005, The Climate Institute is a non-partisan, independent
research organisation that works with community, business and government to drive innovative and effective climate change solutions. We research. We educate. We communicate. Our vision is for an Australia leading the world in clean technology use and innovation, with clean and low carbon solutions a part of everyday life throughout the community, government and business.
http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/
Change2
The Change2 network is a free central resource on sustainability that brings
together individuals, business, government and NGO’s. On the site you can sign up to participate, or create your own public or private group for your workplace, club, or as a place to bring together people who share your sustainability interests.
http://www.change2.net/
Climate Counts
Climate Counts publish a scorecard on various company's efforts to become more sustainable. A number of IT businesses are listed. The higher the score, the greater the company's commitment to fighting global warming.
http://www.climatecounts.org/
Standards
Energy Star Australia
ENERGY STAR is an international standard for energy efficient office equipment including computers, printers and photocopiers, and home electronics such as TVs, audio products and DVD players.
http://www.energystar.gov.au/
The Green Grid
The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. In furtherance of its mission, The Green Grid is focused on the following: defining meaningful, user-centric models and metrics; developing standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve data center performance against the defined metrics; and promoting the adoption of energy efficient standards, processes, measurements and technologies.
http://www.thegreengrid.org
SPEC
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) is a non-profit
corporation formed to establish, maintain and endorse a standardized set of relevant benchmarks that can be applied to the newest generation of high-performance computers. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from our member organizations and other benchmark licensees. In particular relation to Green IT, SPEC has developed a Power specification for measuring energy use of servers
http://www.spec.org/
Energy Rating Australia
In Australia it is currently mandatory to label a number of appliances including
washing machines, refrigerators and air conditioners. The Australian Government has created MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) by which these appliances are governed. In late 2007 they assessed the viability of labeling computing devices for energy standards. Reports are available on this website which provide the results. A formal standard for computing energy labelling regulation has not yet been agreed upon in Australia but this website is the one to watch for changes in this. Additionally they assessed the regulation of close control airconditioners (i.e. for computer rooms) - again no standard has been defined yet.
http://www.energyrating.gov.au