gotta love politician…
clipped from www.savetheinternet.com
June 9th, 2006 by tkarr

Last night’s House vote against an amendment that would make Net Neutrality enforceable is the result of swarming lobbyists and a multi-million-dollar media campaign by telephone companies that want Congress to hand them control of the Internet.

The fight now moves to the Senate, where there is stronger bi-partisan support for a bill — put forth by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) — that would protect our Internet freedom from AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth.

Our grass-roots coalition includes more than 720 groups, 5,000 bloggers and 800,000 individuals who have rallied in support of net neutrality at www.savetheinternet.com. The coalition is left and right, public and private, commercial and noncommercial.

Senators can expect to hear from their constituents on their responsibility to protect Net Neutrality and we will be watching closely to make sure they listen.

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SOURCE: Dell Inc.

Dell Inc., Round Rock
Bryant Hilton, 512-723-4780
bryant_hilton@dell.com
or
David Frink, 512-728-2678
david_frink@dell.com


Copyright Business Wire 2008
clipped from www.marketwatch.com

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Jul 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
Dell’s Asset Recovery Services, which help enterprise customers
responsibly retire used IT equipment, has been recognized by IDC with
the Green Recycling and Asset Disposal for the Enterprise (G.R.A.D.E.)
certification. IDC published the 2008 Assessment of U.S. IT Asset
Disposal Service Providers, Doc #213383 today.

The IDC G.R.A.D.E. certification process is based on 34 IT Asset
Disposal (ITAD)-related functions and tasks and uses a
multi-dimensional weighting system that incorporates the broad
offerings of remote applications, onsite services, logistics, in-plant
processing, and post treatment. IDC G.R.A.D.E. certification is
currently focused on the U.S. market.

Small businesses can also take advantage of Dell’s product
recovery services. Dell provides an online service to companies
recycling fewer than 10 pieces of equipment, allowing them to easily
manage, return and track used assets through the recycling process.
Business Wire 2008
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By: Susan Wilson
clipped from tech.blorge.com

HP collaborates with XE on improved solar power

clipped from tech.blorge.com

HP collaborates with XE on improved solar power With so many improvements already being shown in solar cell technology, the collaboration between Hewlett Packard (HP) and Xtreme Energetics (XE) to improve photo voltaic efficiency by 100% would appear to be bravado.

Not only do the companies expect to improve the efficiency but they also expect the improved solar cells to be more cost effective than current solar cells.  How do they plan on accomplishing this feat?

Well,  XE specializes in solar energy systems and HP has transparent transistor technology. XE will be licensing HP’s technology to create what XE calls “Solar with Style”.

Hp uses thin film technology in its transistors utilizing zinc and tin which are readily available and inexpensive.  XE is prepared to license that technology and use it in its concentration and tracking system.  The clear transistors will allow more light to get through thereby increasing the efficiency of the solar panels.

TECH.BLORGE.com
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More Innovation from the UK.
clipped from www.vnunet.com
Carbon emissions
UK launches ‘green grid computing’ competition

Participants invited to solve environmental issues

Written by Ian Williams

The government-funded Grid Computing Now network has kicked of a competition
which invites participants to help solve environmental issues through grid
computing.

Well known examples include the Folding@Home project which utilises the idle
power of PCs and PlayStation 3s to help with cancer research.

The ‘Grid Computing for a Greener Planet’ competition is supported by
Microsoft, Intellect, the British Computer Society, 451 Group, Memset, the
National e-Science Centre, Oxford e-Research Centre, WWF and The Technology
Strategy Board.

  • A one-year membership to the BCS
  • An industry mentor to help the winner progress their idea
  • A week-long internship at the National e-Science Centre at the University of
    Edinburgh
  • A Sony Vaio or Microsoft Xbox 360
  • A one-year limited subscription to The 451 Group’s EcoEfficient and Grid
    services research

Grid
Computing Now
website
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clipped from torrentfreak.com

Coming Soon: Pirate TV Show

Written by Ernesto on June 29, 2008 

Jesse Alexander, the executive producer of the popular TV-shows ‘Heroes’ and ‘Lost’ and Matt Mason, author of ‘The Pirate’s Dilemma’, are working on a new TV-show about piracy. The show will be based on Matt’s book, and will show how important pirates are for today’s society.

Matt recently told us that he has been working on turning the book into a TV show with Jesse Alexander, the Executive Producer of the popular TV-shows Heroes and Lost. “It all happened a few months back when I was in LA talking to Disney, Matt told TorrentFreak, adding “We are trying to get this made into a 13-part TV show.”

You can find Matt’s articles on TorrentFreak here. Also, his book “The Pirate’s Dilemma” is now available as a free download, if you don’t want to pirate a copy.

The upcoming show aims to educate people about the history of piracy, and how it shapes our future.
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clipped from www.savetheinternet.com

Stop Internet Blocking and Censorship for Good

Big phone and cable companies like Comcast and Verizon want to tell the public when to stop and go on the Internet. But our online movements shouldn’t be controlled by gatekeepers.

Tell Congress to support the Internet
Freedom Preservation Act 2008 (HR 5353)
to stop Internet blocking and protect Net Neutrality.

Get involved »

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