Download PDF Green Gadgets For Dummies by Joe Hutsko

Sinopsis

Just because a company says that it and its products are green doesn’t necessarily make them so, as I explain further in Chapter 9, the chapter that dispels the myths of greenwash hype. In a 2008 Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) survey, 74 percent of consumers polled said that companies should do more to protect the environment. Yet only 17 percent of consumers said they felt familiar with the policies and reputations of companies that manufacture consumer electronics. What’s more, more than half of the people polled said they felt that companies overstate the environmental friendliness of their products in order to sell more of them. To quote the environmental organization Greenpeace (http://greenpeace. org/electronics) about the findings of its 2008 Green Electronics Survey, it found “no products that could claim the title of a truly green product.” However, both Greenpeace and the CEA report that companies manufacturing gadgets are increasingly eliminating toxic chemicals from their products while making them more energy-efficient and easier to recycle.

Content

1. Settling into a Green Gadget Mindset
2. Mother Nature’s Green-Eyed View of Gadgets
3. Practicing Green Gadget Living
4. Getting Green with Gadgets You Own
5. Saving Money (and the Planet) with Rechargeable Batteries
6. Maximizing Energy Savings for Your Portable Gadgets
7. Energy Savings All Around the House
8. Minimizing Your Computer’s Carbon Footprint
9. Your Computer’s Energy Use
10. Reducing Energy Consumption in Windows Conserving Power with Your Mac’s Energy-Saver Settings
11. Acquiring Green Gadgets and Gear
12. Knowing the Difference Between Truly Green and Greenwash Hype
13. Choosing Green Mac and Windows Computers
14. Buying Green Mobile Phones and Handheld Gadgets
15. Getting Green Gadgets for on the Go
16. Adding Green Gadgets around the House
17. Ridding Yourself of Gadgets the Green Way
18. Donating, Gifting, and Selling Unwanted Gadgets
19. Erasing Your Personal Information before Getting Rid of Gadgets
20. Recycling and Properly Disposing of Hopelessly Useless Gadgets
21. The Part of Tens
22. Ten Cool Green PC Peripherals and Accessories
23. Ten Green Gadget Designs
24. Ten Green Gadget Buying Tips
25. Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Green Gadgets

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