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LED Backlit TVs

40% power reduction puts LED backlit TVs at the forefront of green technology.   More on LED TVs. 
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Seaweed farms

One seaweed farm may produce enough biofuel to supply 30% of Japan's fuel consumption.  More on Seaweed farms. 
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Heat Pumps

An incredibly efficient and technically elegant solution to heating and cooling.  More on Heat Pumps.




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Arctic Ice Photos

Arctic ice and glacier photos were released last week by the Obama Administration.   More on Arctic Ice.
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Pika is running out of living spage

Endangered!

Not only are animals threat- ened with extinction, but also cities and islands.  More on Endangered.
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Picture of OXFAM global warming reportBleak Realities

Millions face difficult times in the countries most affected by global warming.  More on Bleak Realities.

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Tuesday
Jul282009

Wind-up Media Players and Power Hogs

by Deb Powers

Eco-friendly gadgets are all the rage - but are you up on the latest and greatest of them? Recently, the Sierra Club published the definitive 50 Green Gadgets You Can Use to Help Save the Planet, a list of 50 cool green tech gadgets that are fun, funky or... well, some of them are head-smacking what-were-they-thinking disasters. Here's my five favorites.