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California governor declares state in drought - Reuters eFluxMediaCalifornia governor declares state in droughtReuters - 2 hours agoBy Jim Christie SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After two years of below-average rainfall in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a statewide drought on Wednesday.Governor Schwarzenegge Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Crosby Ends Scoring Drought, Lifting Penguins - New York Times Canoe.caCrosby Ends Scoring Drought, Lifting PenguinsNew York Times - 53 minutes agoBy AP With one deflection, Sidney Crosby ended a personal scoring drought and helped the Pittsburgh Penguins make up for a poor performance.Pens' Crosby snaps drought with OT winner Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Drought could force nuke-plant shutdowns
(AP) AP - Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Scientists advance 'drought crop' Scientists make a breakthrough in plant genes that could lead to crops that can survive drought. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC |
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Drought Nearly Killed Off Humans 70,000 Years Ago A severe drought reduced human populations to isolated pockets in Africa, according to a Stanford University analysis. At one point, there may have been as few as 2,000 people left on Earth. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Drought Nearly Killed Off Humans 70,000 Years Ago A severe drought reduced human populations to isolated pockets in Africa, according to a Stanford University analysis. At one point, there may have been as few as 2,000 people left on Earth. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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UPDATE 1-Bud deal a boost for M&A banks in deal drought - Reuters CTV.caUPDATE 1-Bud deal a boost for M&A banks in deal droughtReuters - 57 minutes agoBy Megan Davies and Jessica Hall NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA, July 14 (Reuters) - The $52 billion takeover deal for Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc (BUD.Video: This Bud's for InBev ReutersVideo Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Fay's remnants soak drought-parched South
(AP) AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana that many hoped would help land parched for months by drought conditions. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Australia population shifts prompt 'man drought' Census data reveals that some 100,000 young men have left Australia, leading to a serious "man-drought" in many areas. Home > Rss Directory > General > BBC World |
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Under pressure: 10 sources pushing CIOs to go green Until recently, many CIOs didn't know how much electricity their IT equipment used, and they didn't care.The electric bill was someone else's responsibility -- usually the head of facilities -- so they didn't tr Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Are you ready for 'green SOA'? All of a sudden, green is the "in" color. In 2007, the IT industry embraced the green datacenter concept. What followed was an avalanche of PR from vendor after vendor claiming that they were greener than their competitors. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Economic trouble driving green IT initiatives Economic recession is causing many companies to ramp up the speed of green IT initiatives, while a much smaller number of companies have decided to slow down their green activities.The lion's share of more than Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Green IT's slow growth Could saving the Earth -- and your company's bottom line -- be as simple as using fresh air to cool your datacenter?It's not quite that simple, but it can be one step toward those goals because companies that us Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel's green buy helps image as well as environment Intel, the world's top chipmaker, and Nokia, the No. 1 mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.While Nokia has joined the World Wildlif Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Are big high-tech companies green hypocrites? Green sells, whether the product in question is a hybrid car or a laptop computer. Tech firms know this.Apple has a "My Greener Apple" campaign -- lauded as a huge success among ecology-conscious Apple customers Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Interop spotlights green IT Is green IT about saving money or social responsibility?The topic was tackled during two conference sessions at this week's Interop New York trade show. The consensus was that it could be both -- but the real dr Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Establish a 'green baseline' now says Forrester IT departments must establish a "green baseline" for their operations, according to new advice from Forrester Research.Without a well-defined environmental baseline, IT leaders will not be able to respond effect Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Companies put off green IT by cost More than 80 percent of organizations have moved green IT further up their list of priorities, although it still lags well behind issues such as security, legacy software, data quality, and server consolidation. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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The 5 quickest returns on your green investment Some enterprises have found ways to ensure their technology investments provide both environmental benefit and a quick return on investment.[ Discover the techniques used by InfoWorld's 2008 Green 15 winners Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Vendors vie for green IT appeal Green IT was a major theme at Interop this week as vendors outbid one another on how well their networking gear could lower power consumption to help save the planet.Some of the green IT claims were not-so-veile Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |