Linux Ecology HOWTO

Werner Heuser < [email protected] > Wade W. Hampton <[email protected]>

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Objectives
• 1.2 Caveats
• 1.3 About the Document and the Authors

2. Reduction of Power Consumption

• 2.1 Advanced Power Management (APM/ACPI)
• 2.2 Turn Monitor off, use Keyboard LEDs
• 2.3 Screensavers
• 2.4 Energy Star Label
• 2.5 Miscellaneous Power Saving Techniques

3. Alternative Power Supplies - Sun, Wind, Water

4. Noise Reduction

• 4.1 Fan
• 4.2 Harddisk
• 4.3 Speakers

5. Saving Consumables (Paper, Ink, etc.)

• 5.1 Printing of Drafts / Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper
• 5.2 Reading From the Monitor Instead From Paper
• 5.3 Other Techniques

6. Recycling of Consumables (Paper, Printer Cartrigdes, CD, Floppies, Tapes)

7. Reduction of Radiation, Electro Magnetic Fields, Heat

8. Extending the Life Cycle of your Hardware

• 8.1 Recycling of Hardware
• 8.2 Other Techniques
• 8.3 Other Operating Systems

9. X10 - Home Automation System

10. Uninterruptable Power Supply - UPS

11. Games

12. Ecology Software (Simulation, Datacollection, Statistics, etc.)

• 12.1 Ecolab
• 12.2 OpenClassroom
• 12.3 Tierra
• 12.4 Linux in Environmental Research
• 12.5 SWARM
• 12.6 Climate-Dynamics
• 12.7 UNCERT
• 12.8 EcoTopia

13. Related Projects, Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

14. Credits

15. Revision History

16. Copyright and Disclaimer

17. Appendix A - Linux with Laptops

• 17.1 Battery
• 17.2 PCMCIA Card Services and Advanced Power Management
• 17.3 Power Saving Techniques

18. Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port

19. Appendix C - Bibliography

20. Appendix D - Recommendations for Buying a New Computer

21. Appendix E - A New Environmentally Friendly Hardware Design

22. Appendix F - Computer Related Eco Labels

23. Appendix G - Other Operating Systems

• 23.1 DOS
• 23.2 MS-Windows

24. Appendix H - URLs of Recylers