Now, this is cool: Austin Hill and Ron Dembo are launching a program called Dark Green PC that will use open-source software to help people reduce the amount of energy used to power personal computers. Hill said the key to making Dark Green a success is making it a social and fun activity by letting people broadcast on Facebook, on their blogs, etc. how much energy they’re saving. The question is how much energy could we save just by turning off our screen savers: Hill said if 100 million people installed the software on their computers, it’s equivalent to planting 13 million trees, or taking nine million cars off the road, and not building 200 power plants. “This is an example of something small that can have a huge impact,” he said. Dark Green is looking for a open-source project leader, and hopes to have some early code developed by the Fall.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s three-day tour of Canada is making a stop at MaRS in downtown Toronto where he and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a $30-million investment in stem cell research. MaRS is also where the mesh conference is being held so if “The Arnold” has a few minutes of spare time on his schedule, we’d happy to have him take in one of workshops or panels. 🙂 Of course, we’d also be happy if he wanted to step on our main stage to deliver his thoughts on what’s going on Silicon Valley, and how the GTA can strive to encourage more entrepreneurial activity in the tech sector.
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