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Since the Kyoto Protocol was developed in 1997, an unlikely new global partnership of bankers and environmentalists has emerged. I call it the Carbon Coalition, and while it seems like a very 21st century development, I actually trace its emergence back to the arrival of Reaganism in the 1980s. Under Ronald Reagan, Americans began to see the market itself as a potential tool of government, something politicans could work with, rather than simply against (on the left) or for (on the right). With this shift, Reagan made it possible for Democrats, and their traditional constituencies, to change: It's safe to say that it was Reagan who begat Bill Clinton, who then begat Tony Blair. For better or worse, the political right, through success, made the left become more attendant to the values of market capitalism. This affected everyone in the Democrats' tent, including environmentalists. (Read Full Article)

If you're not in the technology world, the term "data center" may sound a bit mundane. But these powerhouses are driving our digital lives - delivering your texts, storing your emails, executing your stock trades, and hosting your games. They are also a hotbed of innovation in sustainable technology. And the lessons learned in the data center have implications for other big technology infrastructure projects like hospitals, utilities and even entire cities. According to Gartner, the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is responsible for about two percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including product manufacturing and use. Traditional data centers, on average, use several thousand megawatt hours per year. The 451 Group has stated that if data centers were classed as a separate industry, they would be the sixth-largest user of electricity. (Read Full Article)