John Platt

Costco has a starter pack of Sanyo "Eneloop" rechargeable batteries for ~$30. It comes with a 4x Charger, 8x AA, 4x AA to C adapters, 4x AA to D adapters, and 2x AAA. I use them for my Wii Remotes, and plan on picking up some more when I can find them in individual packs. Each rechargable battery is essentially equal to 1000 disposable batteries. Eneloops also hold their charge better, meaning that if the batteries have been sitting around for a year without being used, they'll only lose about 15% of their charge, meaning less recharging.

I've noticed that the typical rechargeable batteries go dead fairly quickly.

I hate using disposable batteries, it just seems like both of waste of materials and money.

Thanks, got a good information on how to recycle|recycling mobile phones.

no wonder why honda receives a lot of appreciations and rankings on the market. a lot of consumers nowadays are actually more practical in terms of buying greener cars like Honda Civic GX. would like to buy one someday and just thinking of putting a more modified wheels or even car covers.

I also think it's worth a closer look. I will be one of the first to give CherryPal's green computer a test drive. CherryPal is taking orders directly at their website, and you can also get a promotional discount by first visiting www.greencomputer.us.

It's impossible to say definitely which is greener, there's just not enough hard evidence out there.

I've made a guesstimate though and come down in favour of p-books. My article and explaination is here:
http://tinyurl.com/6zkh7q

If only the comparison were that simple.

First, no one says you can't resell an ebook, or give it away or do anything else you would with a print book, as long as you immediately delete it from your own computers. I share my ebook library with my husband regularly, because it's stored online with the vendor. So, I'm not violating copyright by making a copy.

Most devoted ebook readers use handheld devices, which work with rechargeable batteries. Unless you have actual data comparing the amount of energy used by said devices compared to sitting with a print book running a lamp (unless, of course, you restrict your reading to daylight hours) that particular item has no validity.

Do those devices need to be replaced from time to time? Of course, they do. On the other hand, that would be the case whether they were used to read ebooks or not. Even dedicated ebook readers like Kindle offer other functions, so that argument is a little specious as well. Maybe there are a few gadget addicts who have to replace their toy when a new version comes out but they're a minority.

The fact of the matter is that ebooks haven't had sufficient chops to deserve having any actual studies done to determine whether they have a positive, negative or neutral environmental impact, and until that's done anything said on the matter is speculation.

Print books, on the other hand, as you've noted, use paper and chemicals. They also have to be shipped in trucks and planes and ships. And they are, in the traditional business model, shipped "on loan." A bookseller can order as many or as few as they wish, keep them for a month or six then pack them up and ship them back.

Only they don't usually go back to the place they were shipped from. They go to a receiving warehouse, where they're sorted. Then the ones good enough to be sold are shipped again to the shipping warehouse...and the cycle begins again.

An inventory-free publisher who agrees to accept this silliness is usually given two options. They can let the books be destroyed, or they can pay to have them shipped to them. Except it's not the original return that gets returned; the printer does a completely new copy...and trashes the original.

Traditionally published books in hardcover or trade paperback may eventually be sold to "remainder houses," which are companies that buy unwanted books for pennies on the dollar then sell them cheaply. Mass market paperbacks, on the other hand, aren't returned. The bookseller tears off the front cover of each unwanted book and sends that in for their credit. The books go to the landfill, because it's illegal to sell them once the covers are gone. They even say so in the books.

Getting the picture?

These are great tips.
Also, http://www.conservatree.com has a handy little footer you can add to your emails, encouraging people NOT to print the email. Several levels, but there's a free version that works great.

Chris H.
www.premiereglobal.com

The non-profit advocacy group let me know about their excellent video, "The Secret Life of Cell Phones." Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkbpiL9UsY8

Not Green Enough For My Book.

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