Climate & Nature
Fight Global Warming While You Surf the Web January 29th, 2009
How many times do you search the Internet every day? Five? Ten? Twenty? Two hundred? What if every time you searched, you could do a little bit of good for the environment? Does that sound...more
Eco-Friendly Batteries? January 16th, 2009
Fuji Launches 'Landfill Safe' Disposable Batteries
At last week's Consumer Electronics Show, Fuji announced a new line of disposable batteries that the company says are so eco-friendly, they are "landfill safe." The Fuji EnviroMAX batteries are free of cadmium, mercury and PVC,...more
Motorola Introduces First Phone Made From Recycled Water Bottles January 13th, 2009
At last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Motorola introduced its new MOTO™ W233 Renew phone -- what it billed as "the world’s first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles." Of...more
GreenTech 101: Be an ENERGY STAR January 8th, 2009
Look for the Logo to Find Energy-Efficient Devices
Every product that claims to be green seems to come with a half-dozen logos on the package to back up their eco-claims. But what do they all mean? Well don't worry, we're going to tell...more
Six Simple New Years Resolutions for Greener Electronics January 1st, 2009
Hey, it's a New Year! And with it comes all of those little vows we always make -- lose 5 pounds, call your mom more often, get a promotion ... and live a greener life. Well,...more
Survey Shows Consumer Electronics Industry Thinks 25% of Consumers Don't Want Green December 26th, 2008
The consumer electronics industry isn't quite embracing going green. That's the lesson learned from a poll in a recent issue of CEA Smartbrief, a newsletter of the Consumer Electronics Association. According to poll respondents, 25.82% believe...more
Now that You've Unwrapped Your Gifts... December 25th, 2008
Take the Next Green Step with Your Technology
Ahhh...Christmas day. The gifts are unwrapped, dinner is in the oven, and the credit card bills are in the mail. What next? Well, if you bought any electronics this holiday season, there are several things you...more
Put Your Computer to Use for Good When You're Not Using It December 23rd, 2008
Grid Computing Project Aims to Discover Next-Generation Solar Materials
You're probably using only a fraction of your computer's computing power when it's on. When it's idle, you're using even less. But now you can put that unused processing power to good use coming and...more
Green IT: Fujitsu Siemens Introduces Its Own Green Label December 18th, 2008
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has unveiled a proprietary, three-star ranking system for its own computer hardware products. The Green IT label looks at FSC's products and ranks them according to such criteria as energy efficiency, the use...more
Green Your Phone with Renewable Energy Credits December 12th, 2008
Best Buy Offering Mobile Phone Energy Offsets
Looking for a way to make your cell phone a little bit greener? Best Buy has an idea -- visit one of their stores to buy wind-power energy credits to offset your phone's electricity use. The...more
