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[Only Hybrids] Greener Gadgets 2009: Saul Griffith on Climate Change and the ...: Saul Griffith led off Greener Gadgets 2009 with one of the best 40 minute explanation of why (to use his words) we're all a bunch of planet fuckers and what.

[Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) Environmental News] Inventor: Gadgets need green design revolution | Green Tech - CNET ...: There is debate how much is an acceptable level of carbon concentration in the atmosphere, but Griffith picked 450 parts per million--corresponding to a 1.5 to 3.5 degree Centigrade temperature increase--because it could avoid the "list of horrors," such as mass species extinctions and destruction of coral reefs. The level before the industrial revolution was 290 ppm and is now between 380 ppm to 390 ppm, he said.

[EarthFirst.com] Greener Gadgets 2009 Delivers Buffet of Awesome Green Tech ...: Beginning with an easy-to-understand explanation of energy using simple measurements, Saul went on to characterize his own energy usage in terms of travel by air and car, the requirements of his household and work, the food he consumes, the physical stuff he owns, and the society he lives in. By tallying up all of these, Saul found that his personal energy footprint amounts to 18,000 watts.

[Inhabitat] Inhabitat » Live-blogging Greener Gadgets TODAY!: You have to be highly aware of this as a designer,” Saul said. He even proposed a new title for the Greener Gadgets Conference ”” saying that in an effort to support products that would last for 20 years, we should change the name to ”˜Greener .

[myGreenCar.eu] Hybrid news | Tech Park Could Make City Hub of Green Autos ...: Greener Gadgets 2009: Saul Griffith on Climate Change and the Amount of Renewable Energy Needed to Prevent It (Video). Posted by TreeHugger. Mar-6-2009 I. US Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 1.4% from 2006 to 2007 ...

[Twine | technifical items] Are greener gadgets even possible?: Scientific American Blog | Twine: But wind power kite scientist and serial inventor Saul Griffith is skeptical, according to his keynote address at the Greener Gadgets conference in New York City this past Friday. That's the only way to cut his own daily energy use from 25000 watts to just 2500 watts””the amount he figures is necessary to ensure that greenhouse gas concentrations don't rise above 450 parts-per-million in the atmosphere and forestall catastrophic climate change.

[VentureBeat » DigitalMedia] The consumer electronics industry is getting serious about going ...: To meet the aggressive timetable that most scientists agree is necessary to hit sustainable CO2 levels, Griffith touted the usual two pronged approach: drastic reduction in energy demand, and a mix of solar, wind, geothermal and biofuel power to meet the need that remains. This sounds like a pat solution, but the numbers he threw out in his presentation lent it a unique urgency that many have yet to comprehend.

[Change.org's Stop Global Warming Blog] Stop Global Warming - Change.org: Today: Greener Gadgets 2009: Above, keynoter and materials scientist Saul Griffith, co-founder of Instructables.com, Low Cost Eyeglasses, and more, has been holding forth on how and why consumer electronics makers and designers have a big part to play in curtailing a future of "climate horrors" -- because these products represent such an enormous portion of every Western citizen's carbon / energy use footprint. If and as more and more people around the world adopt a "Saul Griffith-style" way of living, he says, the products need to be more like heirlooms, passed from parent to child to grandchild, like a Mont Blanc pen rather than a soon-outmoded smart phone, if we want to have our toys and enjoy them in a reasonably pleasant-to-live-upon planet.

[Find Cool Gadgets Here!] Saul Griffith Talks About Climate Change & Renewable Energy at ...: Get More Information about the latest Gadgets here. Saul Griffith Talks About Climate Change & Renewable Energy at Greener Gadgets (Pt 2).

[GROG: green tech blog] Melting Ice Caps « GROG: green tech blog: Last week’s Greener Gadgets Conference was a smashing success, and if you missed it, you missed out. Inventor Saul Griffith gave a provocative and rousing keynote presentation, with a call-to-action to consumers to start measuring their energy use and designers to start changing the way they make things.

[Dangerous Intersection] George Will’s irresponsible article denying climate change and the ...: The problem with George Will and the Washington Post “fact-checkers” can be spotted in all global warming deniers. We call them “deniers” because they work hard to cherry pick their evidence and then they consciously misconstrue it.  They are also “deniers” in another sense:  they won’t consider the potential consequences of the course they are trying to steer.  What if they are wrong?  Really and truly.  Why can’t they bear to even consider the possibility of half of Florida being under a foot of water.  When faced with even a small risk of immense harm, rational people take precautions.  That’s why we carry spare tires in our trunks.  That’s why rational people don’t let infants play with guns that are “probably” not loaded.

[The Green Blog] Inventor: Gadgets need green design revolution | The Green Blog: NEW YORK--The solution to climate change boils down to industrial design, contends entrepreneur and inventor Saul Griffith. Griffith gave the keynote speech at the Greener Gadgets conference here on Friday where he ran through a flurry of numbers on energy and climate change to argue that the consumer electronics and IT industry needs to make drastic changes to curb its .

[GROG: green tech blog] BIO-FUELS ARE BAD « GROG: green tech blog: One of the more interesting green design stories I heard while attending the Greener Gadgets Conference last week was from the founder of SunNight Solar, Mark Bent. His company makes the SunLight solar-powered flashlight, which they market in the U.S. as an emergency light, but in Africa, it serves a much greater purpose.

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