Comments on: Blog Action Day http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/10/15/blog-action-day/ It is and we do. Musing, enthusing, libraries, emerging technologies, balancing, being mum. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:33:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/10/15/blog-action-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15247 Kathryn Greenhill Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:40:08 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/10/15/blog-action-day/#comment-15247 Hi Sue. Thanks for the link. I do get your point - we should take the gifts that technology offers, whilr seeking to lessen its adverse impact. I feel very cynical about carbon offsets - $3.93 for absolution via Qantas ! Thanks for the link. I'm happy to have it on my blog..but it would be even better on your blog....which must be coming soon? Hi Sue. Thanks for the link. I do get your point – we should take the gifts that technology offers, whilr seeking to lessen its adverse impact. I feel very cynical about carbon offsets – $3.93 for absolution via Qantas !

Thanks for the link. I’m happy to have it on my blog..but it would be even better on your blog….which must be coming soon?

]]> By: Suelibrarian http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/10/15/blog-action-day/comment-page-1/#comment-15093 Suelibrarian Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:16:58 +0000 http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2007/10/15/blog-action-day/#comment-15093 There is also cost v benefit. The cost of producing that heat via the web is also offset by the benefits of increasing communication and learning opportunities. Which in turn are helping to highlight issues and change other environmentally damaging behaviors. I worry that, instead of using technology to fix the problems (better cooling systems, more efficient energy supply sources), people read about issues such as this and use it to excuse ludditism. Can everyone excuse me if I use this to highlight an organization I belong to which needs it? The Alternative Technology Association http://www.ata.org.au/ uses this type of approach. Most of the technology they advocate is at the domestic level. I helps me to answer the question of "What can I do?". There is also cost v benefit.

The cost of producing that heat via the web is also offset by the benefits of increasing communication and learning opportunities. Which in turn are helping to highlight issues and change other environmentally damaging behaviors. I worry that, instead of using technology to fix the problems (better cooling systems, more efficient energy supply sources), people read about issues such as this and use it to excuse ludditism.

Can everyone excuse me if I use this to highlight an organization I belong to which needs it? The Alternative Technology Association http://www.ata.org.au/ uses this type of approach. Most of the technology they advocate is at the domestic level. I helps me to answer the question of “What can I do?”.

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