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The Hidden Human Cost of Government Going Green

Started by Aaron Brazell · 11 months ago

In the necessary push toward a greener nation, we are leaving some of our most valuable citizens behind. While I am all for “going green” and the overall “green technology” movement, I can’t help but notice that the way the government has chosen to go abo ... Continue reading »

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  • chrisbachmann

    11 months ago

    Nice post. Thanks for the reminder about those who do not have access yet. It is too easy to forget.
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  • digitalsista

    11 months ago

    thanks for this post it is important for others to the understand the impact.
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  • Aaron Brazell

    11 months ago

    You're welcome!
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  • geechee_girl

    11 months ago

    No problem. This issue is at the forefront of my mind lately.
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  • Andrew Feinberg

    11 months ago

    Leslie,

    Paperless isn't so much a "green" initiative as it has been one to reduce costs. Often one can be a result of another. Often the structure of government itself can be a source of "un-green-ness." Take the legislative branch, for instance. Did you know each member and committee office has its own IT system? Yes, that nearly 600 separate systems that could easily be reduced in number with proper use of virtualization, lowering the Capitol's "IT Footprint." Of course, all the juice comes from a gigantic coal power plant, but that's another story...
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  • geechee_girl

    11 months ago

    That's good to know Andrew, as a key argument often made for going "green" is cost savings. It still points to a huge segment of the population being sacrificed as a "human cost" to these cost saving initiatives, though. (And I am astounded that the separate IT system isn't more well known)
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