Good point, Pat. Google's server farm, for example, uses amounts of
energy comparable to the aluminum industry which used to be in our area:

http://www.grist.org/article/google-energy-glutton/
http://wweek.com/editorial/3430/11061/

On a positive note, Ms. Noveck appears to be engaging the right people
in the discussion. However, one participant makes a telling comment: We
haven't yet solved the problems of email.

One can criticize, for example, Ms. Noveck's comments regarding data
standardization as a solution to the cost of "storage" migration. But
are our solutions any more practical? 

Dwight Wallis, CRM
Records Administrator
Multnomah County Fleet, Records, Electronics, Distribution and Stores
(FREDS)
1620 S.E. 190th Avenue
Portland, OR 97233
Phone: (503)988-3741
Fax: (503)988-3754
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