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<book lang="en-GB"><?dbhtml filename="Ecology-HOWTO.html"?>
<book>
<bookinfo>
<title>Linux Ecology-HOWTO</title>
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<holder>Werner Heuser</holder>
</copyright>
<pubdate>v1.0, 2003-11-23</pubdate>
<abstract>
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</bookinfo>
<preface id="ecology-howto-introduction"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-introduction.html"?>
<preface id="ecology-howto-introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
<epigraph>
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Linux.
</para>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-objectives"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-objectives.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-objectives">
<title>Objectives</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-caveats"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-caveats.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-caveats">
<title>Caveats</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-about"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-about.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-about">
<title>About the Document and the Authors</title>
<sect2>
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</preface>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-power-consumption"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-power-consumption.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-power-consumption">
<title>Reduction of Power Consumption</title>
<para>
There are some means to save power when using a computer which are supported by Linux: Advanced Power Management, certain harddisk settings, working without monitor and others.
</para>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-power-management"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-power-management.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-power-management">
<title>Advanced Power Management (APM/ACPI)</title>
<sect2>
<title>Linux Compatibility Check</title>
<para>
From the Battery-Powered-mini-HOWTO " .. for APM to work on any notebook or energy-conscious desktop, the system BIOS ROM in the machine must support the APM standard. Furthermore, for APM to work with the Linux operating system, the system BIOS ROM must support either the 1.0 or 1.1 version of the APM standard, and it must also support 32-bit protected mode connections. A system that supports APM 1.1 is preferred, as it provides more features that the device driver and supporting utilities can take advantage of."
From the Battery-Powered-mini-HOWTO &quot; .. for APM to work on any notebook or energy-conscious desktop, the system BIOS ROM in the machine must support the APM standard. Furthermore, for APM to work with the Linux operating system, the system BIOS ROM must support either the 1.0 or 1.1 version of the APM standard, and it must also support 32-bit protected mode connections. A system that supports APM 1.1 is preferred, as it provides more features that the device driver and supporting utilities can take advantage of.&quot;
You may get information about the APM version with the <command>dmesg</command> command and in the <filename>/proc/apm</filename> file.
</para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-pmu"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-pmu.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-pmu">
<title>Power Management Unit - PMU (Apple PowerBook)</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-monitor"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-monitor.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-monitor">
<title>Turn Monitor off, use Keyboard LEDs</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-screensavers"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-screensavers.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-screensavers">
<title>Screensavers</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-energystar"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-energystar.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-energystar">
<title>Energy Star Label</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-power-savings-misc"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-power-savings-misc.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-power-savings-misc">
<title>Miscellaneous Power Saving Techniques</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-power-supplies"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-power-supplies.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-power-supplies">
<title>Alternative Power Supplies - Sun, Wind, Water</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-noise-reduction"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-noise-reduction.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-noise-reduction">
<title>Noise Reduction</title>
<para>
Most of the noise emitted by a computer is produced by the fan, the harddisk and the speakers.
</para>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-fan"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-fan.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-fan">
<title>Fan</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-hdd"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-hdd.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-hdd">
<title>Harddisk</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-speakers"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-speakers.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-speakers">
<title>Speakers</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-consumables"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-consumables.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-consumables">
<title>Saving Consumables (Paper, Ink, etc.)</title>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-drafts"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-printing-drafts.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-drafts">
<title>Printing of Drafts / Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-doublesided"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-printing-doublesided.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-doublesided">
<title>Double Sided Printing</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-monitor"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-printing-monitor.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-monitor">
<title>Reading From the Monitor Instead From Paper</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-other-techniques"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-printing-other-techniques.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-printing-other-techniques">
<title>Other Techniques</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-convenience"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-convenience.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-convenience">
<title>Ecological Behaviour is Convenient</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-recycling-consumables"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-recycling-consumables.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-recycling-consumables">
<title>Recycling of Consumables (Paper, Printer Cartrigdes, CD, Floppies, Tapes)</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-reduction-emission"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-reduction-emission.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-reduction-emission">
<title>Reduction of Radiation, Electro Magnetic Fields, Heat</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-lifecycle"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-lifecycle.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-lifecycle">
<title>Extending the Life Cycle of your Hardware</title>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-hardware"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-lifecycle-hardware.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-hardware">
<title>Recycling of Hardware</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-other-techniques"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-lifecycle-other-techniques.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-other-techniques">
<title>Other Techniques</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-badram"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-lifecycle-badram.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-badram">
<title>Linux BadRAM Patch</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-other-os"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-lifecycle-other-os.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-lifecyle-other-os">
<title>Other Operating Systems</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-home-automation"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-home-automation.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-home-automation">
<title>X10 - Home Automation System</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-ups"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-ups.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-ups">
<title>Uninterruptable Power Supply - UPS</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-games"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-games.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-games">
<title>Games</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-software"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-software">
<title>Ecology Software (Simulation, Datacollection, Statistics, etc.)</title>
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Though I know there is some MS-Windows based software which is used in ecological science (there is even a branch environmental informatic), I know only <command>Ecolab</command> available for Linux yet. But I guess Linux software (for instance databases or statistics programs) may easily adopted. Also it might be possible to use a Linux cluster to solve ecological simulations.
</para>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-ecolab"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-ecolab.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-ecolab">
<title>Ecolab</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-openclassroom"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-openclassroom.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-openclassroom">
<title>OpenClassroom</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-tierra"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-tierra.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-tierra">
<title>Tierra</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-environmental-research"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-environmental-research.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-environmental-research">
<title>Linux in Environmental Research</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-swarm"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-swarm.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-swarm">
<title>SWARM</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-climate-dynamics"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-climate-dynamics.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-climate-dynamics">
<title>Climate-Dynamics</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-uncert"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-uncert.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-uncert">
<title>UNCERT</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-ecotopia"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-software-ecotopia.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-software-ecotopia">
<title>EcoTopia</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-related-projects"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-related-projects.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-related-projects">
<title>Related Projects, Mailing Lists and Newsgroups</title>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-credits"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-credits.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-credits">
<title>Credits</title>
<para>
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</chapter>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-revision-history"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-revision-history.html"?>
<chapter id="ecology-howto-revision-history">
<title>Revision History</title>
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</chapter>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-a"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-a.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-a">
<title>Appendix A - Linux with Laptops</title>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-comparison"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-comparison.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-comparison">
<title>Ecological Comparisons of Computers</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-1"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-a-1.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-1">
<title>Battery</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-2"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-a-2.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-2">
<title>PCMCIA Card Services and Advanced Power Management</title>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-a-3">
<title>Power Saving Techniques</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-b"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-b.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-b">
<title>Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-c"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-c.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-c">
<title>Appendix C - Bibliography</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-d"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-d.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-d">
<title>Appendix D - Recommendations for Buying a New Computer</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-e"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-e.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-e">
<title>Appendix E - A New Environmentally Friendly Hardware Design</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-f"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix.f.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-f">
<title>Appendix F - Computer Related Eco Labels</title>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-g"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-g.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-g">
<title>Appendix G - Other Operating Systems</title>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-g-1"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-g-1.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-g-1">
<title>DOS</title>
<para>
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</sect1>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-g-2"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-g-2.html"?>
<sect1 id="ecology-howto-appendix-g-2">
<title>Microsoft-Windows</title>
<para>
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</appendix>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-h"><?dbhtml filename="ecology-howto-appendix-h.html"?>
<appendix id="ecology-howto-appendix-h">
<title>Appendix H - URLs of Recylers</title>

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<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Ecology-HOWTO.html">
<ULINK URL="../Ecology-HOWTO/index.html">
Ecology-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Ecology HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: Feb 2003</CiteTitle>.
<CiteTitle>Updated: Nov 2003</CiteTitle>.
Discusses ways Linux computers can be used as a means to protect our
environment, by using its features to save power or paper. </Para>
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<ListItem>
<Para>
<ULINK URL="../Ecology-HOWTO.html">
<ULINK URL="../Ecology-HOWTO/index.html">
Ecology-HOWTO</ULink>,
<CiteTitle>Linux Ecology HOWTO</CiteTitle>
</Para><Para>
<CiteTitle>Updated: Feb 2003</CiteTitle>.
<CiteTitle>Updated: Nov 2003</CiteTitle>.
Discusses ways Linux computers can be used as a means to protect our
environment, by using its features to save power or paper. </Para>
</ListItem>