Greenest Electronics: Greenpeace Rates Major Companies Ahead Of Major Shopping

The latest edition of our Guide to Greener Electronics has revealed that very few firms are showing true climate leadership. Despite many green claims, major companies like Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and Apple are failing to support the necessary levels of global cuts in emissions and make the absolute cuts in their own emissions that are required to tackle climate change.

With world governments discussing a vital global deal on emission cuts this December in Poznan and concluding in Copenhagen at the end of 2009, it's time electronics companies showed climate leadership in two vital areas now -- giving their high profile support to the levels of global emissions cuts we need to tackle climate change and showing it can be done by making absolute cuts in their own emissions.

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Comments

[Earl]

TVs need to be made with a switch to turn off the picture and just listen to the sound. Many talking heads shows are a waste of electricity with the picture turned on. Also, they need to have an option to completely turn off. Most TVs use electricity when "off" because they are not truly off, but are on standby so they start up quicker. Energy Star should tighten up on its standards.

[RightWingMarine]

I'm going to buy products only from companies on the red end of the list just because I don't like earthfirsters trying to dictate how companies are run.

[TrooAmerican]

Coincidentally, the red side has a bunch of businesses that are US based, and the green side has a bunch that are foreign based.

[GoodGuysandBadGuys]

these things are good to know.

voting at the polls is great, but voting with your dollars is just as important.

[NationalTreasure]

surprise surprise the big 7 environmental groups went lock stock and barrel in support of crap and trade and loe and behold what happens it does not work just as folks in grassroots environmental groups warned -- but no the big 7 enviro groups went along with crap and trade because they did not want to loose access to the Clinton/Gore WhiteHouse

[Biofriendlyblog]

Maybe people will take that into account when they are shopping for their holiday electronic gifts...probably not, but it would be a good thing to factor in. Then these companies might take notice.

[wdw102]

i'm doing my part...........i just tossed another log on the fire.......just changing my carbon footprint