Green Computing Campus

It has been three months past since March, when numbers of programs and marches were held to celebrate the earth day here in the Philippines. That one hour of darkness, that covers the houses of every participating household for the earth hour, which took place from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm of the 28th day of March, 2009, was indeed a great deep breath for the earth. But, can’t we keep the earth from suffocating?

From smoking cigarettes to huge amount of carbon dioxide produced by factories, it is such a shame what we have done to earth. We have taken so much from the nature ranging from the lands where trees used to grow until stealing the wings of the birds. Thus, the pollution from sea to sky is now evident, that even a simple wind grows to destroy and murder numbers of household. The plague that we are experiencing right now and the rapid spread of sickness, isn’t it yet time to realize what we’ve done?

As an Information Technology student, I can say that the growth of Technology has pushed the nature to breathe in smokes. Since technology holds the biggest responsibility, let us make it as the best medium to spread the words to keep the earth from dying. As students, we can spread the words to our friends, classmates and suggest it to our schools or campuses. Here are some sites that may serve as a guide for your school:

• http://chronicle.com/free/2009/01/10296n.htm
• http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/school-administration/index.cfm?i=53933
• http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-computing/articles/14645.aspx