{"id":335126,"date":"2010-02-18T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T15:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=99674"},"modified":"2010-02-18T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T15:27:12","slug":"learn-why-the-kindle-is-good-for-the-planet-and-more-at-greennet-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/335126","title":{"rendered":"Learn Why the Kindle Is Good for the Planet and More at Green:Net 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>One e-book device can displace the buying of some 22.5 physical books a year, according to the Cleantech Group<\/a>, which translates into an estimated savings of 370 pounds of CO2. Indeed, the Kindle, Nook and other e-reader devices are examples of “dematerialization,” putting into digital form what would normally be delivered physically. Such carbon savings potential extends beyond books to CDs and other products; it even extends to the enterprise in the form of meetings (aka telepresence). But what other areas are ripe for innovation?<\/p>\n

The entrepreneurs and investors that cut their teeth in the Internet and computing revolutions are now developing the latest greentech innovations. Join us at Green:Net 2010<\/a> on April 29 in San Francisco to see how they’re leveraging information technology to reduce global warming.<\/p>\n

We already have a great lineup of speakers including:<\/p>\n