Help us find ways to produce cleaner water.

The Art House computers and those at our various homes, donate their unused CPU time to benefit others and the planet. 80% of the energy a computer uses is in its manufacture, and only 20% is the energy it uses over it's lifetime.  Why not make the most of that computer and have it do what it's designed to do - compute!?


"World Community Grid brings people together from across the globe to create the largest non-profit computing grid benefiting humanity. It does this by pooling surplus computer processing power. We believe that innovation combined with visionary scientific research and large-scale volunteerism can help make the planet smarter. Our success depends on like-minded individuals - like you."

British garden birds are bouncing back

A national survey has recorded an encouraging rise in small bird populations in the UK.

In January, over 600,000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).  The results, published this week, show a promising increase in garden bird populations since last year.

[From "British garden birds are bouncing back" - BBC News]

Apple, Intel work to prevent use of conflict minerals mined in Africa

Apple, Intel work to prevent use of conflict minerals mined in Africa

By Slash Lane

Published: 03:50 PM EST
New rules related to electronic components are intended to stem the purchase of "conflict minerals" that fund wars in Central Africa, a measure supported by technology companies including Intel and Apple.

The terms of the Conflict-Free Smelter program apply to shipments of tin ore, tungsten, gold and coltan from the Congo and neighboring countries. The program was drawn up by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global E-Sustainability Initiative, in which both Apple and Intel play roles, according to Bloomberg.