Then I am doubly a poor global citizen. I have computers coming out of my ears. I guess my only contribution to reducing my carbon footprint is that I don¹t throw them away but either keep them to maintain backward compatability or give them to others more needy.
On the other hand, at eca we are currently reformulating our long term institutional strategy. That will include placing ethical matters at its heart and, in particular, sustainability (in its broadest sense, but including energy efficiency, recycling, etc). We have very large energy hungry buildings with cavernous studios, where the lights are often left blazing all night and the heating is not very smart. Hopefully this can make a difference. Regards Simon Simon Biggs Research Professor edinburgh college of art s.bi...@eca.ac.uk www.eca.ac.uk www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ si...@littlepig.org.uk www.littlepig.org.uk AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk From: helen varley jamieson <he...@creative-catalyst.com> Reply-To: <he...@creative-catalyst.com>, NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:31:19 +1200 To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org> Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] We won't fly for art : Take the Pledge there is definitely research on this, or at least on similar things. i remember something about one avatar in second life consuming the same amount of energy resources as one person living in brasil - did that come thru this list? & as well as the actual use of the computer, the hardware obsolesence issue is maybe even greater ... the energy & resources used to create computers etc that are upgraded every couple of years ... Simon Biggs wrote: > I like sailing and it is reasonably green. It is a lot more fun than > flying. > > As for flying, I am a sinner. I have cut down a lot, more for the sake > of my own health rather than the planet¹s, so I don¹t fly every week > or two anymore. But I still fly about once a month, with two or three > long-hauls a year. What can I do? Stop showing art? Shift my practice > from installation to online work only to some extent I have done > that already? Quit all my responsibilities that require me to be > physically present somewhere else? > > What is the carbon footprint of using Skype? Massive server-farms > probably have footprints similar to airports. Has anyone done a > comparative analysis on this? > > Regards > > Simon > > Simon Biggs > Research Professor > edinburgh college of art > s.bi...@eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk > www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ > > si...@littlepig.org.uk > www.littlepig.org.uk > AIM/Skype: simonbiggsuk > -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst he...@creative-catalyst.com http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz http://www.writerfind.com/hjamieson.htm ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201
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