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.
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.
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.”
Link to full story: Consumption Study Takes Aim at Game Consoles – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com.
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 … See all stories on this topic
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 … See all stories on this topic
Bionic Power: ‘Culturing an Appreciation of Energy and Power’
Green Gadgets: People-Powered Playthings
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