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Technology and the Environment

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OK, well, not so unrepentant or unabashed since I’m writing this post on the varied factors around technology and the environment, and have been thinking about this issue for myself for a long time. There is some argument as to whether or not cloud computing is good or bad for the environment. Green Hosting.

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Moving from Red AI to Green AI, Part 1: How to Save the Environment and Reduce Your Hardware Costs

DataRobot

Because model size poses a cost for whoever is paying for your infrastructure, and it also has implications for our environment, as the computational needs of bigger models drain more power from our infrastructure. Furthermore, it costs somewhere between $1 and $3 million in a cloud environment to train. Why should you care?

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The science behind optimizing a productive work environment

The Next Web

You can see the Attentional Control Network (in green) and the Imagination Network (in red) in the image below. These tips are handy, but I’ve found that my environment makes a big difference to how productive I am, and how easily I can brainstorm new, creative ideas. Removing yourself from your normal work environment—i.e.

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SpaceX launches Fram2, the first crewed spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions

Engadget

First views of Earth's polar regions from Dragon pic.twitter.com/3taP34zCeN SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 1, 2025 The crew will observe unusual light emissions resembling auroras in the regions, including STEVEs , which appear as purple and green light ribbons in the night sky. Rabea Rogge, a robotics researcher from Norway, is the pilot.

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The most innovative architecture companies for 2025

Fast Company Tech

Architecture is, at its core, about problem-solving: balancing aesthetics, functional needs, and technical constraints to create effective buildings and environments. A key element of the design is its green paseo, located on a former adjacent roadway, which hosts a weekly farmers market.

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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Natural Resources Defense Council :: Green Gifts. Holiday gifts that protect the environment, NRDC Green Gifts are guaranteed to bring joy to your loved ones while protecting Mother Earth. Nonviolent Peace Force :: Peace Bonds.

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Wiring the Green Movement for Earth Day

Amy Sample Ward

I wanted to use today to focus in on a question recently posed by my good friend Joe Solomon on Twitter : What are the nonprofit/orgs that are working 2 wire the green movement, like what @ netsquared does 4 nonprofits, @ sunfoundation for politics; which orgs are working to expose data, leverage soc media, connect the orgs together?

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