Green computing. Why should you care?

[Geek-9pm]

Green computing. Why should you care?

Green computing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
.... San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems—efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment. ...

Why should you care? Don't you want the newest, fester, cheaper amazing new thing with no concern about 'green tech' stuff?

EPEAT® is the definitive global registry for greener electronics, covering the most products from the broadest range of manufacturers. Only EPEAT combines comprehensive, objective criteria for design, production, energy and materials use and recycling with ongoing independent verification of manufacturer claims after registration. With more than 3,200 products from 45 manufacturers registered in 41 countries, EPEAT has rapidly become the most comprehensive green electronics registry in existence.
http://epeat.net/

The above indicates that 45 manufacturers registered in 41 countries thought it worthwhile to submit their products.
Question: Is your computer listed?
Click on link and do a search by product.

[harry 48]

Green computing. Why should you care?
Why should you care? Don't you want the newest, fester, cheaper amazing new thing with no concern about 'green tech' stuff?The above indicates that 45 manufacturers registered in 41

everyone upgrades their pc etc through time , but in britain most people recycle them and they are taken apart and disposed of safely but a lot of them go to charities that refurbish them and send them to poor schools in and around Africa. is this done in the countries that fellow members come from

[patio]

Green computing. Why should you care?
Why should you care? Don't you want the newest, fester, cheaper amazing new thing with no concern about 'green tech' stuff?The above indicates that 45 manufacturers registered in 41 countries thought it worthwhile to submit their products.
Question: Is your computer listed?
Click on link and do a search by product.

I don't care...

Green movement is just another money grabbing advertising concept and isn't gonna save 1 inbound fresh-water Lake...much less the Planet.

I've noticed your propensity lately to Posting hotly debated political issues and disguising them as news...

Not sure what to make of that...are you just tryin to stir the pot ? ?
Or are you genuinely concerned about "Green Computing" ? ?

If so what machine did you upgrade to recently in your crusade ? ?

[reddevilggg]

Is far as 'Green Computing' goes, i dont think it really matters if you have a green computer.

How much electricity does it take to run the internet?

[harry 48]

Is far as 'Green Computing' goes, i dont think it really matters if you have a green computer.

How much electricity does it take to run the internet?

i would love to know how much it costs to run my pc for 1 hour but i guess its not possible

[reddevilggg]

Unless you had a electricity energy monitor and switched everything off in your house apart from your PC and monitor.

[harry 48]

Unless you had a electricity energy monitor and switched everything off in your house apart from your PC and monitor.

ok thanks for that

[reddevilggg]

a bit like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130472120167&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

[rthompson80819]

Google "electricity usage monitor" and you will find a number of gadgets that are designed to monitor individual appliances, including computers.  But since the units cost from $20 to $60 US I'm not sure you will really save anything in the long run.

[Geek-9pm]

...
I've noticed your propensity lately to Posting hotly debated political issues and disguising them as news...
...
If so what machine did you upgrade to recently in your crusade ? ?

I am now using a refurbished
Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop running XP media, SP3
with1 GB RAM
1.7GHz Intel dual core
149 GB Drive.
Com cast Internet
Custom easel.
Want a picture?
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This was posted in Other.
So what could we talk about? TV programs with no political bias? Current world problems that are not hotly debated? 

OK, Got it. How about  a post on How long you should boil an egg.
Wat! That will get me in Hot Water!

[BC_Programmer]

Green movement is just another money grabbing advertising concept and isn't gonna save 1 inbound fresh-water Lake...much less the Planet.

Much like the "Carbon footprint" nonsense, where companies can throw money at these alleged regulation companies and buy "carbon offsets". What a load of crap. What are they buying exactly? The emissions still go into the air. Giving some organization any amount of money won't "offset" that, and that nonsense where "well, they use the money to plant trees" I don't know about anybody else, but around here, we have too many bloody trees. Everywhere I look. Trees. We don't need more here. Elsewhere? maybe. But what good does planting trees do? Sure, plants consume CO2, but do people seriously think we need to "nurture" poor mother nature back to health? Where do you think the forests came from originally? They developed naturally. leave that clearcut hillside alone for a few years and it will have more trees. planting some trees yourself for any amount doesn't help, because you see them use tons of potting soil, which uses all sorts of machines to sort and grade the soil using machines which themselves give off greenhouse gasses. And do they take into account the water vapour we all exhale when we breathe? Water Vapour is the worst Greenhouse gas of all.

I wonder if I can pay somebody off to get water vapour offsets?

[Geek-9pm]

We are talking about computers being green.
Why is this ranch man less worried about his computer wasting energy?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/science/earth/14australia.html
[begin sarcasm]
He needs to read our  post and come to know the real source of our problems is the gigantic mountain of energy it takes to run the internet and  the cell phones ad all those computers and gadgets.   
[end sarcasm]

[reddevilggg]

Much like the "Carbon footprint" nonsense

This is why i don't trust clowns. We breathe out Carbon Dioxide, which adds to the 'Greenhouse effect', and what do clowns do. Breathe into balloons, make a shapes out of them, then give them to children to increase their carbon footprint. The cunning devils. 

[mroilfield]

charities that refurbish them and send them to poor schools in and around Africa.

And what do you think happens to the PC's once they die in Africa? Having worked in a few African countries I can guarantee you they don't fix them up and ship to some other poor continent.

You are better off taking a PC to a place that will tear it down and turn its parts into recycled goods that could then get recycled again. If you want to send PC's to Africa buy some new ones and send them.

[reddevilggg]

Agreed, there is to much corruption going on in some African countries. I've seen News stories where food aid has been hijacked by 'bandits', then sold to people. To think this is not going to happen with electronics is daft. I'm not saying that all things get hijacked. I did some work at an RAF base, quite a few years ago, when there was were tens of thousands (maybe millions, i cant remember the details) of Rwandan refugees starving. I've seen the way our 'donatations' get treated. I wouldn't think anything would work if they went through these channels.