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Miley Cyrus Pimps Green Gadgets
Yesterday was Earth Day, a day for appreciating this big rock upon which we ride through space. A short list of the teen stars du-jour including Miley Cyrus, Hayden Panettiere, Zac, Efron and Hillary Duff have teamed up with a popular kid’s magazine to pimp environmentally friendly gadgets.
WEEE, EU recycles electronic waste
WEEE RoHSSo what do you do with the tons of obsolete electronics people buy every day? Just pitch it into the trash, right?
Wrong!
In just a few decades, we've upgraded and miniaturized computing power, moved from clunky computers the size of a gym to machines smaller than your hand. We do it using a variety of exotic (and toxic) chemicals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, PVC, beryllium, chromium and more.
Panasonic, Sharp and Toshiba form e-waste recycling company
Fax machine disposalHDTV sales will continue to boom through 2008 as people upgrade their standard definition TV sets. So, what will become of the old TV you discard in favor of that new 42-inch LCD panel?
Nano, the $2500 Car by Tata Motors
Tata NanoYou can now buy a pair of Nano Tatas for about the cost of breast enlargement surgery. It sports a name to make high school kids giggle (or maybe just me), but Indian manufacturer Tata Motors promises to revolutionize the auto industry with a $2500 car. Panic in Detroit? Nah, Detroit has already weathered the Yugo, I'm sure it can handle this.
Electronics and the Kyoto Protocol
Kyoto ProtocolKyoto may have been a short circuit in the right direction. What does it mean to electronics? Probably not as much as you think.
Since most electronics are produced in Asia, the Kyoto Protocol can affect the cost of equipment we buy.
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