Articles by Tag Feed http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag The Most Important Thing to Know Before Upgrading Your Desktop Computer http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/important-computer-desktop-computer.html Keeping your computer longer is the green thing to do. Maybe you'd like to upgrade a component in your desktop computer, but you don't know what? Here's a few pointers. Keeping your computer longer is the green thing to do. Maybe you'd like to upgrade a component in your desktop computer, but you don't know what? Here's a few pointers. Computers Energy Efficiency Green Electronics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT Michael Graham Richard http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/important-computer-desktop-computer.html How to Go Green: Gadgets http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-guide.html Gadgets become an essential part of daily life. But electronics can have a significant impact on the environment. Our Go Green Guide will help you choose eco-friendly gadgets. Gadgets become an essential part of daily life. But electronics can have a significant impact on the environment. Our Go Green Guide will help you choose eco-friendly gadgets. Gadgets Green Electronics Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:53:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-guide.html Two Green Bloggers Make a "Tiny Choice" to Inspire Eco-Change and Create Community http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/bloggers-tiny-choice-inspire.html Makeover your dining table in minutes--and for just a few dollars--with custom-painted china pieces. Makeover your dining table in minutes--and for just a few dollars--with custom-painted china pieces. Green Electronics Green Family Green Home Sharing Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:05:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/bloggers-tiny-choice-inspire.html It's Time to Say Goodbye to e-Waste: Why Our Gadgets are Toxic to Developing Nations http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/time-remove-ewaste.html The dark side of today's hot new gadgets is the toxic e-waste being dumped into developing nations. The dark side of today's hot new gadgets is the toxic e-waste being dumped into developing nations. E-Waste Gadgets Green Electronics Waste Disposal Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:00:00 GMT Mickey Z. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/time-remove-ewaste.html The 3 Traits All Green Gadgets Have in Common http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-common-traits.html One question I get asked all the time is, "What's a green gadget?" It seems that while most people know that characteristics like organic, recyclable, or fair trade is a way to identify more eco-friendly products, we don't necessarily have an easy way identify more eco-friendly gadgets. One question I get asked all the time is, "What's a green gadget?" It seems that while most people know that characteristics like organic, recyclable, or fair trade is a way to identify more eco-friendly products, we don't necessarily have an easy way identify more eco-friendly gadgets. E-Waste Gadgets Green Electronics Technology Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:30:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-common-traits.html Sites We Love: Gizmodo Dishes Out Reviews of Great and Green Technology http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/gizmodo-green-technology.html When it comes to technology sites, Gizmodo does for geeks what Gawker does for the media-obsessed, Deadspin does for sports nuts, and Lifehacker does for DIY-ers: updating news, gossip, comment, culture, and innovation feeds on a regular basis to keep techie readers well-informed—with a healthy dose of snark. When it comes to technology sites, Gizmodo does for geeks what Gawker does for the media-obsessed, Deadspin does for sports nuts, and Lifehacker does for DIY-ers: updating news, gossip, comment, culture, and innovation feeds on a regular basis to keep techie readers well-informed—with a healthy dose of snark. Computers Gadgets Green Electronics Sites We Love Technology Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:00:00 GMT Blythe Copeland http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/gizmodo-green-technology.html 7 Great Weekend Solar Power Projects http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/solar-projects-weekend.html Looking for a fun project to take on this weekend? Looking to improve your skills with solar? We have some suggestions to accomplish both of these to-do items, ranging from quick, cheap and easy to rather involved but still pretty cheap and easy. Looking for a fun project to take on this weekend? Looking to improve your skills with solar? We have some suggestions to accomplish both of these to-do items, ranging from quick, cheap and easy to rather involved but still pretty cheap and easy. Clean Energy Do It Yourself Green Electronics Solar Power Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Jaymi Heimbuch http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/solar-projects-weekend.html Be Cool: Stick with Last Year's Model http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-lastyears-model.html Not upgrading when the latest gadgets are released is a great way to keep money in your pocket and toxic e-waste out of the landfills. And using older electronics doesn't have to be all bad. In fact, an entire community of people dedicated to celebrating their aging tech-tools has sprung up on the internet. Not upgrading when the latest gadgets are released is a great way to keep money in your pocket and toxic e-waste out of the landfills. And using older electronics doesn't have to be all bad. In fact, an entire community of people dedicated to celebrating their aging tech-tools has sprung up on the internet. Computers E-Waste Gadgets Green Electronics Recycling Websites Sun, 31 May 2009 13:30:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-gadgets-lastyears-model.html Use a Mac Mini as Home Entertainment Center http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/mac-mini-entertainment-center.html I recently moved to a small apartment, and I didn't have much to use for the entertainment center in the (small) living room, so I decided to look for the option that would allow me to do the most with the least. I recently moved to a small apartment, and I didn't have much to use for the entertainment center in the (small) living room, so I decided to look for the option that would allow me to do the most with the least. Computers Energy Efficiency Gadgets Green Electronics Home Energy Use Fri, 29 May 2009 13:30:00 GMT Michael Graham Richard http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/mac-mini-entertainment-center.html Make Your Books Sing: DIY Invisible Speakers http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-book-speakers.html If you’ve got an old pile of books lying around, you could donate or sell them—or—you could break out your sweet DIY skills and transform the dust-collectors into sneaky, inconspicuous music speakers just as Instructables suggests. If you’ve got an old pile of books lying around, you could donate or sell them—or—you could break out your sweet DIY skills and transform the dust-collectors into sneaky, inconspicuous music speakers just as Instructables suggests. Books Green Electronics Green Home Music Thu, 21 May 2009 16:01:00 GMT Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/diy-book-speakers.html