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Saving More Than Whales

Greenpeace’s 4th edition of its Green Electronics Guide rates the computer makers. Leading the pack were Nokia and Dell with 8 and 7. 3 out of 10, respectively. To find out why and see where other manufacturers rank, click here.

HOW LOCAL?

Did that apple get to your market in a pick-up or a jumbo jet? What’s a shopper looking for locally-grown to do when the labels and signs don’t tell you? Check out this Food Network guide.

HOW COOL IS THAT? Personally air-conditioned clothing and bedding are now commercially available. Think of the energy savings if you could stay cool all night without an air conditioner. These products from Japan’s Kuchofuku were featured on treehugger.com, recently acquired by The Discovery Channel.

HOT AIR

“The Nobel Peace Prize has evolved into a forum for a political statement and away from any real meaning. It is but a mere feel-good experience for the monied elite and aristocracy of the world...”

–Letter to New York Times, reacting to Al Gore’s Nobel Prize, 10/13/07