Is Google Green?, pt. 2
My very first post on this blog raised the question "Is Google Green." It was not meant as a stab at Google but more of a question regarding the assumptions we make when using new technologies--i.e. what resources do we require when we embrace new technologies. We are marketed and we preach the benefits but we rarely think of the energy usage, the e-waste, and the pollution generated by consumer electronics.
Today, Google announced its own efforts to encourage efficiency in computer power supplies--a technology that really has not changed its fundamental design since the 80s. We need more to happen than this, but it good to see the weight of a Silicon Valley titan behind this green initiative.
It is also a question that has been long on my mind. How often now, when I travel, do I find myself taking a bag entirely for electronic and their acoutrements. It would not be uncommon for me to take the following on a road trip: laptop, digital camera, iPod, and GPS unit. Which would necessitate four separate power supplies and other endless cables. We have exponential growth in storage capacity, processor speed, and bandwidth. Why not power supply?
Today, Google announced its own efforts to encourage efficiency in computer power supplies--a technology that really has not changed its fundamental design since the 80s. We need more to happen than this, but it good to see the weight of a Silicon Valley titan behind this green initiative.
It is also a question that has been long on my mind. How often now, when I travel, do I find myself taking a bag entirely for electronic and their acoutrements. It would not be uncommon for me to take the following on a road trip: laptop, digital camera, iPod, and GPS unit. Which would necessitate four separate power supplies and other endless cables. We have exponential growth in storage capacity, processor speed, and bandwidth. Why not power supply?
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