Set aside for a moment the vagueness of “green,” and let’s ask a different question.  In an era where travel is being replaced by virtual conferencing, shopping by eCommerce, and partying by Second Life, what is the carbon cost of all of our time online?
I wrote a piece over at eCo Times which ran last […]

Everyone likes lists, right? RIGHT?!?
Here’s one I picked up at Google I/O, which ultimately traces back to Jaiku co-founder Jyri Englestrom:

What is the object? Social networks need to be about something beyond the connection of people. At Flickr, the object is a photo, at LinkedIn, it’s a job (writ large to include […]

News junkies, commodity traders and climate change scientists are all tracking last week’s midwest flooding, noting the confluence of impacts, including global commodity prices, US food costs, regional property damage, ethanol futures.  All of this is, of course, written in the context of the upcoming US election, and all the subterfuge within.
Over at AWhere (more […]

If you don’t know Freakonomics, drop everything and go buy that book (preferably at your locally owned bookstore — walk right in, they’re friendly!). Written by Steven Dubner and Stephen Leavitt, two of the leaders of a new breed of economist, the book seeks to dispel common myths and investigate the difference between […]

I know this is a bit off the beat (or is it?), but I couldn’t resist.  What these guys can do with computers is pretty damn cool.   IBM announced they have a new computer that can consistently perform petaflops.
From senior IBM genius Irving Wladawsky Berger’s […]

As we laid out last month, entrepreneurial activity in Colorado is in the middle of a renaissance. While the national corporate recession hits the headlines and gas and food prices reach for the sky, our local startup scene is rocking.
David Cohen, one of Boulder’s celebrity VCs, announces two new fundings today at his blog, […]

During our recent partnership retreat with Innovation Network for Communities (INC), we had many rich side conversations, ranging from discussions about climate change adaptation, urban transportation design and location intelligence.
We took a hike in Boulder’s ever-present flatirons, and got to talking about the unique evolutions of the mindset around ‘green’ and ‘eco’ culture that seem […]

I feel really lucky. Since February, when I started Chapter 17 of what my good friend calls a ‘curious lifestyle’, I have attracted a unique group of people into the nuance orbit. This has been a rewarding and interesting path, one I have chronicled here with a modicum of success.
The most recent group […]

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