All posts tagged conservation

Phasebook? My(Green)Space? Can Social Networking Be Harnessed for Energy Conservation?

Google_PowerMeter

The latest to announce its demise is Google Powermeter. All the efforts to combine social networking with energy conservation seem to be pulling the plug. As I wrote back in April, Web 2.0 may be many things, but green it is not. And that’s a shame, because if our friends could “unlike” our energy habits, [...]

Social networking and energy conservation: What went wrong?

It was a match made in geek heaven. Combine the hottest online activity–social networking–with the biggest environmental challenge–energy conservation–and you get something yummier than peanut butter and chocolate. It’s not just a mashup of buzzwords, either. Most of us pat ourselves on the back about our energy-saving ways. Sure, we have our vices, but doesn’t [...]