Low-Carbon Computing

Source: EDUCASE Review Magazine
Author: Karla Hignite
Publication Date: November 01, 2009

Article Abstract:

Fran White, director of Goucher College's Decker Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, discusses how Goucher employs technology in a sustainable manner.

Lead:

Green IT is grabbing more mainstream headlines — and for good reason. Computing, data processing, and electronic file storage collectively account for a significant and growing share of energy consumption in the business world and on higher education campuses. With greater scrutiny of all activities that contribute to an institution's carbon footprint, information technology operations represent a largely untapped reservoir for energy reduction.

Link to Article: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume44/LowCarbonComputing/185219
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