Comments on: Green Metropolis http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/09/green-metropolis.html Just another weblog Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:22:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Agnes Bayatti-Ozdemir http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/09/green-metropolis.html#comment-12455 Agnes Bayatti-Ozdemir Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:02:32 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/?p=2483#comment-12455 According to Environmental NGOs, IBM is top in this area, 'but isn't using its clout with governments for international climate action' (Greenpeace). Maybe Samuel Palmisano - IBM's CEO - could use some of 'Big Blue's clout' in Washington for a greener planet, and ask President Obama to go to Copenhagen. With the "Smarter Planet" program, IBM remains at the top of Greenpeace's leaderboard and is well positioned to deliver IT solutions to reduce emissions on a large scale, as evidenced by city-level solution projects. Despite this advantage and high-level political access, Sam Palmisano has not put his full influence behind the policy solutions that are needed to drive economy-wide transformation that would further drive IBM's solutions business model. I think IBM is part of the leading companies that should be speak up for a strong deal in Copenhagen, and contribute to BRING SOLUTIONS. According to Environmental NGOs, IBM is top in this area, ‘but isn’t using its clout with governments for international climate action’ (Greenpeace).
Maybe Samuel Palmisano – IBM’s CEO – could use some of ‘Big Blue’s clout’ in Washington for a greener planet, and ask President Obama to go to Copenhagen.
With the “Smarter Planet” program, IBM remains at the top of Greenpeace’s leaderboard and is well positioned to deliver IT solutions to reduce emissions on a large scale, as evidenced by city-level solution projects. Despite this advantage and high-level political access, Sam Palmisano has not put his full influence behind the policy solutions that are needed to drive economy-wide transformation that would further drive IBM’s solutions business model.
I think IBM is part of the leading companies that should be speak up for a strong deal in Copenhagen, and contribute to BRING SOLUTIONS.

]]> By: grumblyfrown http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/09/green-metropolis.html#comment-11239 grumblyfrown Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:16:26 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/?p=2483#comment-11239 I can see a smart city being smarter than a dumb countryside but why aren't we working towards a smart countryside? I can see a smart city being smarter than a dumb countryside but why aren’t we working towards a smart countryside?

]]> By: Mark Cleverley http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2009/09/green-metropolis.html#comment-10191 Mark Cleverley Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:11:42 +0000 http://asmarterplanet.com/?p=2483#comment-10191 I am not sure that it's unconventional wisdom to say that urban living is more eco-friendly than suburban or rural living. "The Lorax was Wrong" http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/the-lorax-was-wrong-skyscrapers-are-green/#more-1835 appeared earlier this year in the Economix blog of the NYT. It deals with research that supports the proposition that denser is greener - that city living is the solution to sustainability. The researchers conclude: "...environmentalists should be championing the growth of more and taller skyscrapers. Every new crane in New York City means less low-density development. The environmental ideal should be an apartment in downtown San Francisco, not a ranch in Marin County"... and "...if you want to take good care of the environment, stay away from it and live in cities". That, for me, is the reason that we are talking about smart cities. I am not sure that it’s unconventional wisdom to say that urban living is more eco-friendly than suburban or rural living.

“The Lorax was Wrong”

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/the-lorax-was-wrong-skyscrapers-are-green/#more-1835

appeared earlier this year in the Economix blog of the NYT. It deals with research that supports the proposition that denser is greener – that city living is the solution to sustainability.

The researchers conclude: “…environmentalists should be championing the growth of more and taller skyscrapers. Every new crane in New York City means less low-density development. The environmental ideal should be an apartment in downtown San Francisco, not a ranch in Marin County”…

and

“…if you want to take good care of the environment, stay away from it and live in cities”.

That, for me, is the reason that we are talking about smart cities.

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