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Consumers Want, and Are Skeptical About, Eco-Electronics – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

Consumers Want, and Are Skeptical About, Eco-Electronics – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

By JOE HUTSKO

Among other findings from a survey released today by the Consumer Electronics Association, an industry group representing computer and gadget manufacturers, 89 percent of consumers said that energy efficiency would be a factor in choosing their next television — even as less than half of the 960 people surveyed said they’re generally able to make sense of the environmental attributes attached to electronics on the market.

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Greenpeace Identifies Winners and Losers Among Gadget Makers – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

Greenpeace Identifies Winners and Losers Among Gadget Makers
By JOE HUTSKO

Greenpeace today released its latest Guide to Green Electronics, which ranks the top eighteen consumer electronics manufacturers based on overall sustainability.

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Consumption Study Takes Aim at Game Consoles – NYTimes.com – Green Inc.

Consumption Study Takes Aim at Game Consoles – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com
By JOE HUTSKO

In a new study about how much energy video game consoles consume, the Natural Resources Defense Council found that consoles in use today consume “an estimated 16 billion-kilowatt hours per year,” which, the report goes on to translate, is “roughly equal to the annual electricity use of the city of San Diego.”

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Recharging More Efficiently – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

Recharging More Efficiently – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

By JOE HUTSKO

The Powerstick by Ecosol charges your gadgets and keeps an eye on its own energy consumption.

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The New MacBook’s Green Credentials – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com

The New MacBook’s Green Credentials
By JOE HUTSKO

It’s certainly a step above other notebooks on the green front, but there are still some shortcomings.

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NY Times Green Gadgets: Bionic Power and People-Powered Playthings

Two Green Gadgets posts in today’s New York Times Green Inc. section:

Bionic Power: ‘Culturing an Appreciation of Energy and Power’
New York Times – United States

By Joe Hutsko Max Donelan is an assistant professor of kinesiology at imon Fraser University near Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also the chief science …
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Green Gadgets: People-Powered Playthings
New York Times – United States
By Joe Hutsko Sony’s sustainability design group is developing a variety of crank-powered gadgets. (Photo: Sony) Among Time Magazine’s Best Innovations for …
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New Green Gadgets post for the New York Times’ Green Inc. section

On my site gGadget.org I’ve posted a link to my first Green Gadgets post for the Green Inc. Blog section of the NYTimes.com.

Saving Enough Computer Energy to “Toast 188 Slices of Bread”

Watch for new posts every Tuesday and Thursday.

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