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Are Greener Gadgets Even Possible?

Posted March 03, 2009 8:21 AM

From Scientific American:

The urge to buy the latest gadget and to reform environmental misbehavior may be the twin pillars of 21st century American youth culture, but can the two ever be reconciled? Apple, Dell, Intel, Nokia and others--companies with an array of "green" initiatives and (more) environmentally friendly products--sure hope so. But wind power kite scientist and serial inventor Saul Griffith is skeptical, according to his keynote address at the Greener Gadgets conference in New York City this past Friday.

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Re: Are Greener Gadgets Even Possible?

03/28/2009 4:45 AM

Yes simple changes to many products will make them greener. The fact that they are not thrown away in 6 months like most products are now would help by only improving the quality.

The useful life of many products is 6 months if that.

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